Boston Subaru Dealer | Planet Subaru compares the Subaru XV Crosstrek with the Dodge Ram Plow Truck

"What are the differences between
Subaru Crosstrek and Dodge Ram Plowtruck?"

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Are you pulling my leg?
This comparison is a bit of a segment buster.

Did you know that Planet Subaru has a sister store in Franklin, Massachusetts named Planet Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram? It shares "your undealership" philosophy. When we needed a new plow truck to replace our rusting Ford, of course we bought the best plow truck on the market, a heavy-duty Dodge Ram 2500. And we thought comparing them might be fun.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED, LIST EVERYTHING THEY HAVE IN COMMON:

They're both orange;
And, well, that's about all they have in common.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Crosstrek offers the utility and all-weather prowess of a sport utility vehicle without the sacrifices in cost, fuel economy, and ride. Plowtruck is a piece of finely-crafted construction equipment that we use for plowing our eleven-acre facility in the winter and delivering really big autobody parts the rest of the year.

Four Minute Summary Video:

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Review

Which one is wider? You be the judge.
Length Plowtruck won't fit in any normal garage. Trust me, we've tried it.
Height Believe it or not, the camera is level with the truck bed. Good thing Crosstrek has roof rails or you wouldn't even be able to see it.

	Crosstrek	Plowtruck
Ride Quality Crosstrek wins this one. Plowtruck has more suspension travel, but it rides like a work truck.	There's less "dead cat space" between the top of the tire and the bottom of the wheel well. (That's the technical industry term, believe it or not.)	Even though we hired a dog as our greeter, we really do love cats.

Price Including the plow, Plowtruck is about $15,000 more.	Crosstrek models and prices.	Contact Planet Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram for pricing.
Image Perception If you want to impress your neighbor who works for the highway department, Plowtruck wins. But the Crosstrek comes free with a driving dog! (Just kidding. That's our Greeter, Blue.)
Standard Engine Plowtruck engine is almost three times as large!	2.0 liter, four cylinder boxer engine mated with continuously variable automatic transmission	5.7 liter, V8 mated with five-speed automatic transmission
Fuel Economy Crosstrek wins. "Economy" is generally not a word associated with the fuel consumption of a 5.7 liter Hemi V8, but in its defense, you can pull stumps with it. For a vehicle that weighs three tons and has the aerodynamics of a shoe box, 19 mpg ain't bad.	26 city, 34 highway Fuel tank: 15.9 gallons	14 city, 19 highway Fuel tank: 35.0 gallons. It only costs about $140 to fill it.
Horsepower Plowtruck wins, "barely."	148	383
Ground clearance Crosstrek wins, believe it or not. Subaru packages things very efficiently down there.	8.7 inches	7.8 inches
Vehicle Weight We'll give this category to Plowtruck.	3164 pounds	6050 pounds In case you're doing the math, that's three tons.
Cargo space Blue prefers Plowtruck, because what dog doesn't love riding around in the back of a pick-up?
Towing Capacity Plowtruck narrowly ekes out another victory in this category.	1500 pounds (small trailer)	8800 pounds (small house)
Exclusive Planet Videos	Scott's Three Favorite Things about the Subaru XV Crosstrek	All we have is plow footage. We'll spare you. It's pretty boring.
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