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I thought you wanted a 4x4? If that is not a requirement than you can toss out everything posted up to now. Nothing wrong with a Subaru, it just doesn't met your original requirements.
I live on the Front Range in CO so for me the ideal vehicle would need to be able to do a long round trip over mountains and back with 4 people and their gear safely(in bad weather), economically and comfortably.
I don't think any 4X4 really qualifies as "economical". The Samurai used to be, but wasn't exactly comfortable and was small and cramped. It was a lot of fun though and was surprisingly good off road. It was rated 28 mpg city 29 mpg highway. I actually got my stock one (except for the winch) up the Moab Rim once. Other than that, I can't think of any 4X4's that might qualify as economical.
It would be interesting, however, if manufacturers would apply the concept of the new F-150 into a smaller truck.