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Posted Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 10:25pm
Subaru’s additional big debut at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show was a car that seems more real than its Performance-E STI standmate. As in, there’s a boxer turbo four under the hood, and of course, it utilizes a version of the automaker’s symmetrical all-wheel drive. It’s called the Performance-B (badass?) STI Concept, a car that, according to the blurb announcing it, “symbolizes the Subaru performance scene.” Why yes, it does. It also symbolizes a hatchback… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 10:22pm
Subaru appears to be doubling down on its investment in performance models, but like so many other automakers, it’s not ready to fully commit to electrification. Today, Subaru revealed two new STI concept cars at the Tokyo auto show. Notably, both of them are hatchbacks, and one of them is the first STI-spec EV. Meanwhile, the other sticks to Subaru’s roots with a four-cylinder boxer engine. The electric model is called the Performance-E STI concept,… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 10:19pm
Subaru made waves at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show with a concept that sure looks like a production-ready manual STI hatchback, but the brand’s performance aspirations do not stop there. That Performance-B STI Concept was paired with another five-door Subaru with the brand’s most prestigious performance badge, the Performance-E STI Concept. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 10:18pm
Subaru just gave a massive shot of hope to its fans during its Japan Mobility Show 2025 presentation. After four long years without the brand’s top-flight performance model, Subaru just showed off the Performance-E STI and Performance-B STI Concepts. While the former looks like your typical auto show fancifulness, the latter sure seems like a teaser for an upcoming STI model. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 10:13pm
Although Subaru didn’t invent flat engines, and isn’t the only automaker still using them, those motors have become a defining characteristic of the brand. (The same can be said for all-wheel drive, of course, but we’ll leave that for another day.) In fact, Subaru has relied on flat engines, also called boxer engines, for nearly all of its vehicles since the Subaru 1000 reached the road in 1966. And every gas-powered member of the current… Read More →
Posted Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 10:11pm
Pick-up trucks are what keep America moving. Whether they are hauling haybales or livestock, tools or jet skis, these utilitarian machines are the modern day equivalent of the coach and horses. With myriad options, from gas V8s to torquey diesels that could pull a tree out of the ground, there is a pick-up for everyone. Every now and again, however, someone tries to slightly reinvent the pick-up formula – and it doesn’t always work –… Read More →
Posted Friday, October 24, 2025 at 10:06pm
o this point, Subaru has been a relatively minor player in the hybrid game, but adding a hybrid option to their wildly popular Forester shows that’s about to change. So, let’s find out what the Forester Hybrid has to offer greener-minded Subaru buyers. The Subaru Forester kicked off its sixth generation earlier this year, and in our Road Test we praised Subaru for delivering a Forester that wasn’t all that different than before, just better… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 10:48pm
It’s hard to believe the Subaru WRX STI hasn’t been a thing for going on five years. We’ve heard multiple times that the accessible performance icon isn’t truly dead—it’s just on hiatus, to be revived in some electrified form, whether hybrid or battery-electric. At the Japan Mobility Show at the end of October, Subaru will pull covers off of two STI-themed concepts—one fully electric, and another that retains the WRX’s signature horizontally-opposed engine as a base. Now, on the… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 10:44pm
For those of us who like to have some fun behind the wheel, it’s been a bummer that Subaru hasn’t sold a performance-focused STI variant in America since the 2021 model year. While we can’t yet say for sure that the storied moniker will be returning to our streets, it’s a good sign that Subaru plans to reveal two new STI concepts at the Tokyo auto show later this month. The automaker today released a… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 10:41pm
The Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR) is coming to Upper Michigan this weekend, with some changes this year. That includes a new route and a downtown celebration to cap off the event. Also this year, the Parc Expose will take place on Thursday evening at Fox Marquette Subaru, instead of Friday morning as in previous years. That offers fans the opportunity to view the cars and chat with competitors, sponsors and vendors. The change in… Read More →
