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Posted Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 10:18pm

Subaru Forester Wilderness Expected

The Subaru Outback Wilderness is barely more than a month old. Subaru fans and car critics have been pleased with the car, a more off-road-oriented version of Subaru’s best-selling wagon. Before the end of the year, we may see the second installment in the Forester Wilderness. According to Automotive News, Subaru told its dealers in February that it would bring out Wilderness editions of the Outback and Forester. Now that the Outback is out, we’re… Read More →

Posted Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 10:17pm

Driven! The Tougher and More Capable 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness

Subaru has sold some 2.5 million of its toughened-up Outback station wagon/SUVs globally since 1994, and the brand’s most well-known model has become more capable with each subsequent redesign. But according to some of Subaru’s customers, as good as the current, sixth-gen Outback is for on-road commuting and light off-roading, it could be tougher still. The company agreed and set to work on a new variant called the Outback Wilderness. The trick, of course, would… Read More →

Posted Monday, May 17, 2021 at 10:15pm

Opinion: it’s time for Japanese super-saloons to return

Any car geek nudging around their mid-thirties has likely shed a number of tears now. Mitsubishi is leaving the UK, and while we won’t miss the Mirage all that much, it’s yet another reminder that the halcyon days of Lancer Evolutions trading blows with Impreza Turbos are gone for good. Its former rally-stage nemesis Subaru soldiers on in Great Britain, but sells only SUVs and sells them on safety. Yet both marques – and namely… Read More →

Posted Monday, May 17, 2021 at 10:14pm

Subaru Wilds Out with the 2022 Outback Wilderness

As if the brand voted best in the world by Mossy Redwood Quarterly needed to print it on its cars, Wilderness is going to be a reoccurring name in new Subaru models. The 2022 Outback Wilderness is the first out the door. The Subaru Outback was already a popular choice for outdoorsy types who weren’t into hardcore rock-crawling, and the Wilderness package incorporates changes that Outback owners were already making to their cars to make… Read More →

Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 10:00pm

Subaru EV Will Be Called Solterra, Arrives in 2022

Subaru will soon be joining the EV crossover craze with a new model that we now know will be called Solterra. Combining the Latin words for “sun” and earth,” this new moniker is meant to emphasize the car’s environmentally friendly milieu. The Solterra will go on sale in the U.S. in 2022 and newly released teaser photos give us an idea of its overall shape and a few details. Read More →

Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 9:59pm

Mitsubishi’s Rally-Winning Ralliart Brand To Make Timely Comeback

After making a triumphant return to the WRC in 2018, Toyota strongly pushed Mitsubishi and Subaru, another brand that retired from WRC around 15 years ago, to return to boost their appeal. It seems as though Toyota’s influence may have had something to do with the firm’s ultimate decision. Read More →

Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 10:08am

SUBARU NAMES NEW ALL-ELECTRIC SUV “SOLTERRA”

CAMDEN, N.J. – May 11, 2021 – Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced that it will name its new full-electric SUV Solterra. Designed as a joint venture between Subaru and Toyota, the Solterra features a new, dedicated all-electric platform named the e-SUBARU Global Platform. The joint venture combines Subaru’s expertise in all-wheel drive technology with Toyota’s vehicle electrification technology. The name Solterra was created using the Latin words for “Sun” and “Earth” to represent… Read More →

Posted Monday, May 10, 2021 at 9:09pm

The Subaru WRX: The Bugeye, Blobeye, And Hawkeye

The Subaru WRX is an automotive legend. It’s the rallying car of choice for the World Rally Championship (WRC). Here’s the second generation WRX story, from the Bugeye to the Blobeye and the Hawkeye. The Subaru WRX (standing for ‘World Rally eXperimental’) exploded on the car scene in 1992, immediately becoming one of the most sought-after, enthusiast performance cars. Combining the practicality of a four-door body, power of the turbocharged, flat-four engine, and incredible road… Read More →

Posted Friday, May 7, 2021 at 10:32pm

Subaru workers back at plant; Analysts assess microchip disruption

Workers at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette are back on the job this week, following a two-week furlough, stemming from a global shortage of semiconductors. The company suspended production last month because of an interruption in the supply of certain parts that rely on microchips, a problem the entire auto industry is facing. SIA says semitrailers full of parts arrive at the plant about every 24 minutes, and many of those parts… Read More →

Posted Monday, May 3, 2021 at 10:23pm

Subaru Of America, Inc. Reports Best-Ever April Sales

Subaru of America, Inc. today reported 61,389 vehicle sales for April 2021, the company’s best-ever April sales and a 100.5 percent increase compared to April 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic impacted the global economy at large. The automaker also reported year-to-date sales of 221,815, a 37.6 percent gain compared with the same period in 2020. Read More →