I don't know what Subaru is doing in this comparo, but each with its own..
A car is not only an engine, there are many other things included in a car, and some people don't give a $#!t about 0.3 sec here or there, a certain vehicle offers other amenities that makes it more attractive to a certain niche of customers. Not to mention there are many variables in every comparo.
BMW is a winner in here too, they just don't want to say it, it is still faster except the start when AWD has a certain advantage, its peak power is available sooner and it has an excellent handling.
I guess it is not appealing for some people since it doesn't have gold rims.
Anyway, I am waiting for the BMW versus Kia Rio comparo...