The greenhouse and proportions look similar, but all of the body panels have been redesigned for more modern and rugged looks. It's so painfully obvious and so widely accepted, sadly, that Subaru isn't even trying to hide it.The new generation of the Subaru Crosstrek (above) compared to its predecessor (below). They're not consumer electronics companies, and they're not generally good at it. You deserve better.Īpart from some rare exceptions like Hyundai - which is offering a CarPlay- and Android Auto-only dash option - car companies are still trying to own the experience. Sir, don't look so satisfied with the experience you just had. Or, you know, just turn your electronics over to Apple and Google, who are doing good things with CarPlay and Android Auto. Just throw more horsepower at this nonsense. Why is this okay on a shipping product in 2015? (It's not.) Put a giant, steam-powered processor in your car, Subaru. If this happened on your iPhone, your Galaxy S5, your Moto X, or what have you, you'd say 'something is seriously wrong' and you'd reboot or close some apps or go to Geek Squad or place your phone in a garbage disposal and flip the switch.

Starlink eventually got around to zooming in at something like three frames per second. A gentleman - a paid spokesperson in an official Subaru video - tried to zoom in on a map. 'Tablet-like'? What kind of jacked-up tablet are you using, Subaru?

Not Subaru, which is apparently content to let its in-dash electronics trainwreck over the course of one minute, 43 seconds. You'd think they'd make it look good companies are typically in the business of making their products seem like pure, unfiltered magic.

Subaru recently posted a YouTube video touting Starlink, the company's in-house navigation and entertainment system.

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