Haven't driven the new Impreza yet, but I did test a 2013 Legacy sedan with the CVT and hated it with passion. Add spongy brakes and steering that reminded me of my old 225$ Mazda GLC, and the Subie finished 10th out of 11 cars in the comparo (just to show I wasn't the only one who disliked it), just ahead of the Kizashi, whose CVT I actually enjoyed.
So far, the only "un-CVT CVT" I drove is the Accord's, although it does funny moves at low speeds. Suzuki's and Scion's (iQ) behave like all CVTs, but feel well adapted to the cars and don't annoy as much as Nissan's and, especially, Subaru's. Did not mind the CVTs in Civic and Escape hybrids. either.