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Eric Evarts: This group of expensive, upscale SUVs begs for a brickbat award to the new BMW X5. At almost $57,000, the most expensive in this group by $10,000. The ride is hard, the transmission hunts constantly, routine handling feels ponderous and heavy, and the six-cylinder engine seem...
Pretty good handling with low roll and quick steering." The [transmission] paddle shifters work well but are always active, so they can easily be nudged by accident." Spins wheels easily in front-wheel drive in the wet. Why not just have a mode that is on-demand AWD and leave it at that?"
We have a Subaru Forester Sports 2.5 XT in our test fleet at the moment. The Sports has the same turbocharged engine as the WRX. And Subaru decided to give it the same bright blue color scheme that’s become a trademark of the WRX—but it’s just wrong. Foresters are supposed to be the color of bluebe...