Subaru in Canada is more expensive than VWs, cheap plastic interiors no fuel efficiency no TORQUE not worth the $$ in my humble opinion and not the greatest looking cars long term rusting issues etc etc. Again beauty is the eye of the beholder but I wouldn't touch a subaru good thing I'm not a big AWD guy....
And yes no Alltrack TDI in the horizon for now. Even if miracolously they offer it's going to be automatic no manual.
Subarus used to have torque, but the ramped up fuel emmissions control/efficiency coupled with the need to produce as much peak horse power possible forced the engineers to orient the power band up high. You have to race the engine to make any power, and the fuel economy absolutely plummets. The boxer is no longer a useful torquey engine.
We had a nice, nice new Legacy Wagon (2003). Made in Indiana... They had not screwed up the engine yet, and it still made lots of torque low down and early, got 28-29mpg all around, and upwards of 33-34 on the highway. Say goodbye to that type of engine. Gone.
And diesels in America? Aside from Golf, Jetta and JSW (Golf Wagon in Canada), don't expect anything else AT ALL ever from VW. All rumors and whispers. If Amarok or Tiguan were to ever show up, in TDI, they may not be available with a manual transmission anyway. The days of a simple diesel with manual transmission are LONG gone except on Craiglist or ebay. Big trucks are a different category. Sure, you can buy a massively over built turbo diesel work truck (good for work or hauling horses, but stupid for commuting), but even Canyon is going to be oversized and only four door probably, if it ever shows up in Diesel.
The Golf AWD may show up in North America, but forget about the diesel alternative. I'd fall over in amazement if anything develops in AWD, SUV, CUV, 4WD in diesel from VW. Just fall over dumbstruck.
If I did not have two kids in school, I'd be able to afford to build/convert something. Even that is not happening!