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[quote=Anonymous]In terms of safety, the Crosstrek is superior. Subaru uses a type of steel alloy in the A,B,C and D pillars, plus the door sills, that is so hard it's actually difficult to cut with rescue tools. The penalty for all this safety is weight, at 3,400 lbs without a driver. Combine that weight with only 148 hp, and you have a car that is really slow-feeling. Realistically, the Crosstrek needs at least 100 more HP for it to feel "right" for a car of that weight. For example, a Corvette is about 400 lbs lighter than a Crosstrek, and has THREE TIMES the horsepower. That shows you how far towards the "underpowered" side of the scale a Crosstrek is from the powerful cars on other side of the scale. There's a lot of room in between the two. The Crosstrek handles very well, however. It's very balanced and corners extremely well. Always feels solid and planted.

The Kona is lighter, has roughly the same power, but because it's lighter, it's faster. Handling is similar, safety is less than the Subaru because of the reduced weight and lesser quality of steels. [/quote]

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