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- ↑ Auto Trader Review Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Jalopnik
- ↑ USA Today
- ↑ AutoGuide.com.
- ↑ "Subaru Revealed Behind 2011 Mediocrity Marketing Hoax; What do you Say Kia?". 5 October 2010.