It has a relatively modest engine — my test car had a 256-horsepower, 3.6-liter six-cylinder engine — but it’s so competent that it feels like it has power to spare. After a redesign in 2010 ...

The updated 2.5-liter Subaru boxer engine now has direct injection and a higher 12:1 compression ratio, which help gas mileage ... though the non-turbo four-cylinder needs to be wound up to ...