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Old 03-26-2012, 06:29 PM   #1
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Autoexpress full review

Up today: only 4 stars! What happened to the missing one? Try to figure it out at:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carrevi...ubaru_brz.html

Yet another review pointing out that the power level is fine. Also it's the first review I've seen that talks about ride comfort:
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It has a supple ride, too, which comes as a pleasant surprise.
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Old 03-26-2012, 06:34 PM   #2
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Still dont know where that other star went...
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Old 03-26-2012, 06:38 PM   #3
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Still dont know where that other star went...
Same. I didn't see them write anything really negative in there?
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Not a very in depth review to say the least
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Give us that last star! Great review none the less. Got to love the weight being 50kg below a Caymen R.
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Firstly... who cares what some journo thinks?
Secondly... Autoexpress have the reputation for being the worst of the UK car mags, if that is of consolation to those who care.
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Still dont know where that other star went...
It got lost in the Subaru logo.
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Still dont know where that other star went...
It wasn't British enough.
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Still dont know where that other star went...
They said they weren't that impressed by they styling. That much be what they marked it down for.
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It wasn't British enough.

Bingo! It needed leather, wood, British racing green as a color option, and rust in 2 years.
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Why did they say the dash was not soft touch material , everywhere I read I see the dash has soft touch materials , maybe for the european models got harder plastic dashes??
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Interesting... the author is Matt Davis, who also wrote the much-more-detailed autoblog review (there are photos of him in both reviews and it's definitely the same guy).
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