I can tell you what the previous gen was like at least. Had one from 40k miles to about 110k when a deer killed it.

Pros: Styling was like a WRX had sex with a mid-2000s Audi A4, same performance as a WRX with the insurance premium cost of a normal Subaru Legacy and a much nicer interior, stock stereo was decent for the time, loaded with features for the era; powerful acceleration with like a 5.3-5.4 second 0-60 with a clutch dump from 3500 RPM. Good in snow and rain as much as dry pavement.

Cons: Fuel economy was abysmal (17/24) on 93 octane at that; it ate through wheel bearings rapidly (I replaced 3 or 4 in total); passenger seat footwell was really shallow and the passenger seat was not height adjustable; small trunk; backseat only had legroom for children or really small adults and was low to the ground; too much body roll stock; 3000+ RPM at 75+ MPH on the highway; stock tune was prone to running lean in high gears and low throttle; stock shifter had long throws and was too rubbery, nothing like the 6 speed the spec.B and STi had at the time

It had an old school turbo experience with like nothing happening until about 2500 RPM-3500 RPM and ripped through mountain roads. I loved it for the time even with its flaws. Everyone thought it was German (BMW or Audi) lol and it got random compliments for being "fancy" all over the place in parking lots and gas stations. It was actually a good looking Subaru, rare eh? The responding tow truck wrecker driver said "...aw mann, that was a pretty car" when he got out. The cop said from the back he thought it was a BMW. Wild unsolicited reactions that made it feel special. RIP queen.

But ultimately the Audi A3 2.0t I have now, a decade newer design to be fair, is similar size and drives much tighter than it did with a much better transmission (DSG, no stick available). The Legacy GT forums are full of engine rebuild threads unfortunately as these motors tended to go right around 110-130k miles with weak spots being ringlands, and a stupid inline banjo bolt oil filter in the turbo oil feed in the 05-07 models. I think I had to fix a vacuum hose leak at some point as well.