Comments on: Subaru Liberty Review

By: johnnyli

johnnyli — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:21:27 +0000

Totally agreed!!!
I bought mine is because I saw the real one in the showroom…

By: johnnyli

johnnyli — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:02:36 +0000

the wagon has roof rails!

By: Garry Moloney

Garry Moloney — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:34:07 +0000

I purchased a MY10 Subaru Liberty sedan premium sports in Brisbane some two months ago. Not the prettiest vehicle around but it has a presence. I am having problems with the bluetooth via the Macintosh audio system. The Nokia mobile E52 will contect to the system and make/receive calls but the sound is seriously broken up and unauditable. I have read about problems with certain phones not being able to be connected. Can anyone assist.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:43:57 +0000

Bought the bog standard 2.5i cvt Liberty sedan back in January. My first Suby having owned many cars including Mercedes. All round a great car and the AWD is awesome on the country roads I use frequently. The CVT is a bit hard to get used to but it far more responsive than it seems at first. I take the point made by Darren back in Feb about selecting Drive from Reverse etc but it’s not big problem. Still getting used to the looks, back end is quite neat, front a bit too assertive. But I just love driving it – when I can get it away from my wife!

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:49:25 +0000

Well…just took delivery of my new GT Liberty Wagon. Unlike the last series I think that the wagon looks better than the sedan, it does take a little getting used to. But OMG does it go like stink and handle, I test drove a Skoda v6 Superb, spongey and a bit soft, VW Passat R36, great drive but too expensive…Gave anything French a miss for obvious reasons and the rest of the Germans and Swede’s are too expensive for anything big enough (V70, 5 Series, E Class) or with a decent engine. Therefore in a wagon there is not much to get near the GT Liberty.

By: John

John — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:04:11 +0000

At least you guys got the better looking nose….The US version is pretty ugly. I will wait for the redux in 2 years and pray for your diesel.
-John in CO

By: gt2010

gt2010 — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:08:37 +0000

I have a 2010 auto GT wagon. Best car I have ever driven or been driven in. The only car I have enjoyed the drive of this much was an M5.

Everyone who has seen it has thought it looks absolutely fantastic. Most of these people are not previous Liberty owners, so are probably not as obsessed with the older models look.

The extra space in the back is fantastic for the kids and it has as much if not more room than every other Wagon/SUV that we looked at.

0-100 in 6.2 is not too shabby either!

By: Darren

Darren — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:43:39 +0000

I have had my MY10 2.5 Premium Wagon (not sports model) for a couple of months now. I must admit i have mixed reviews on it. Te 2.5 couple with cvt auto has fantastic economy, highway driving i am averaging between 850-950kms to a tank, just amazing. Round town it is similar to previous models averaging aroung 450-500 city driving, but highway driving is brilliant.
I also have the satnav system which is excellent (for something from the factory) if you have one of these you must get an iphone, it works perfectly everytime, it connects automatically to the bluetooth phone and audio streaming perfectly, they should give an iphone with the car when you buy one.
But i do have some negatives about the car, and the biggest i really think is a major saftey concern for people who hace not driven a cvt transmission before. Couple with subaru’s fly-by-wire electronic throttle, it makes the car a little like a digital camera to use… when you push the accelerator there is usually a slight lag in response, worst case being when you shift from reveres into drive (after having stopped the car from reversing obviously) then accelerate forward, this can be anywhere up to 1 to 1.5 second delay. I’m not sure if this is normal but it happens when i reverse out of my driveway then drive up the street, i nearly got collected today because i could not get the car back into the driveway quick enough for an oncoming car. So if you buy a cvt, expect to change your driving style, and be aware of the potential delay…. very concerning at times i must admit….

By: Johnny G

Johnny G — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:46:22 +0000

I drove the ’10 Outback the other on Saturday & about to try the Liberty wagon. Was impressed with the car- although the Outback (not surprisingly) is woolly around corners due to ride height. Thinking of a 2.5 Sports, but want to know if the extra expense for Brembo’s & “18 inchers inhibit suspension/ ride. In my experience they generally do, so would rather spend the extra $2.5k on other gear- anyone tried the 2.5 sports wagon?

As for looks, don’t mind it at all. I think the design better suits the wagon/ Outback, but at least they haven’t produced another Tribeca. That car had no features to even instill anger in anyone. It was so anodyne, vague etc, you would need a kilo of cocaine to get excited about it. At least this car has had genuine design thought put into it. Some may like it, some may not. Personally I think people will learn to like the car’s design.

Cheers, John

By: Des

Des — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:02:44 +0000

Hate it vehemently.

I’m a current owner of a MY08 GT Spec B Wagon and by and large I’m happy with it (even with its problems).

I look to punish Subaru by going elsewhere when the lease is up. Angry.

Other posters to this article who seem to love the MY2010 a little too exceedingly are obviously Subaru employees.

I curse Subaru with bad sales figures.

Done.