That's good to know, the off roading won't be an issue, I've used our current diesel Forester as a snow plough in the past, they're very capable, surprisingly so, have you ever attended a Subaru off road event ? It's amazing just what they can do, even on standard tyres .
It's good to read that you folks are enjoying your XV's, I've had Subarus on and off since 1984, For those who can remember that far back, I had a GLF hatch which was a great car back then. When I started to do 25k plus miles a year I was forced away from Subaru due to fuel prices and heavyish fuel consumption on the Outback I had at the time. I had several years with Diesel Toyota Ravs which were good cars and never let me down. I returned to Subaru with a 2011 Forester diesel which has served me very well. We're now about to add to that by swapping my good ladies Yaris for a new XV.
I've been really impressed with the XV we have had on an extended road test.