We did not test drive one. The four we saw were spoken for. The salesman has driven them and said they were very much like the Impreza but just a little stiffer and better breaking. We saw a black one with black cloth interior. It really did look sharp. What part of the country are you in. I have been researching this car for the past 4 months. I know of some dealers with under invoice prices for a pre-order. If you tell me where you are located i may have run across a dealer near to that you may pre-order with. It may take some time but you get the exact car that you want. Like I said we p re-ordered from my local dealer the first day it was available, August 15th. He said that we should probably get our car no later than November. Raising the car really did give it a totally different look. More of a cross-over look and not so much like a wagon. I really feel that we made the right decision with the pre- order. I dealt with Justin Weiss, the internet guy at Adventure in Northwest Arkansas. Never bought a Subaru before and we are really happy with dealing with this dealer. Nice, informative and honest. These three things seem to be rare in the car business. I have a feeling that this Subaru will not be my last.