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Posted Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:22pm
Subaru of America today unveiled the all-new 2026 Subaru Uncharted EV in New York City. The all-new, all-electric compact crossover is the latest addition to Subaru’s growing electric vehicle lineup. It offers buyers a small, sporty CUV with up to 338 horsepower and a 0-60 mph time of less than 5 seconds, fast charging from 10% to 80% in around 30 minutes, Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive as standard on most models, and an available manufacturer-estimated range… Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:19pm
As someone who is attempting to survive on a writer’s salary in Los Angeles, I have no idea how people can afford a new car. The average transaction price of a new car last year was nearly $50,000, and it seems like more and more small, cheap cars are getting the axe each year. As much as I love driving exotic cars with six-figure pricetags, I get tired of advising The Rich on which shiny… Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 9:56pm
Shortly after our 2025 Subaru Forester Sport arrived in the MotorTrend yearlong review fleet, Subaru announced a hybrid powertrain would become available in the coming year. After racking up nearly 10,000 miles in our conventionally powered Forester, I finally had the opportunity to spend some time behind the wheel of the Forester Hybrid to see how it stacks up against our naturally aspirated long-term Forester Sport. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:14pm
Ten hours transatlantic made for something of a bleary-eyed transit through Helsinki, but when Brandon Semenuk woke, there was no doubting where he was. Good morning Jyväskylä. You never forget your first trip to Finland. It’s the sauna in the corner of your hotel room, the midnight sun, pickled herring for breakfast, road signs to Lahti and mile after mile of road-side lupins. But for a driver, it’s the first time you fly Finnish airspace.… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:13pm
This past weekend, the American Rally Association (ARA) celebrated an exciting mid-summer doubleheader, with two events taking place 900 miles apart: the Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR), an ARA Eastern Championship Super Regional based in Wellsboro, Penn., and the Missouri Ozark Rally (MOR), an ARA Central Championship Regional located in Steelville, Mo. Together, the events featured more than 200 competition miles across four race days, with 40 teams and nonstop excitement for fans… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 10:46pm
Sometimes co-drivers start out behind the wheel before switching to the support role. “A lot of times it would be a driver that runs out of money,” Gelsomino said. “With co-driving, you need a suit, helmet, boots, and you can co-drive, whereas the driver needs a car.” When drivers begin hitting budgetary constraints in the famously expensive world of motorsports, she suggests they shift their focus. “Learn to be a co-driver, learn what rally is,… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 10:44pm
I am not a thrill seeker, and nobody would ever describe me as one. I drive slower than anyone I know who cares about cars. On the other end of the spectrum is Travis Pastrana. He’s the foremost authority on risk-taking, and he’s here, at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed’s Forest Rally grounds, conducting stage runs with lucky passengers in the Subaru WRX ARA25 rally car. This is the same machine that competes in… Read More →
Posted Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:43pm
Subaru will reveal its new compact electric crossover this week—yes, it’s called Uncharted—and the Trailseeker will give Subaru shoppers a battery-electric option larger than the Solterra in early 2026. But it’s the internal-combustion models (all hail the boxer!) like the Outback, Forester, and later the top-selling Crosstrek that pushed Subaru from a sleepy 188,000 US sales in 2008 to nearly 668,000 units last year. This astronomical growth has helped fund motorsports efforts for the Japanese… Read More →
Posted Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 10:42pm
f you’ve recently attended a major auto show, Subaru’s immersive national park-inspired display, featuring faux rocks and trees, is hard to miss. Beyond showcasing Subarus in their “natural habitat” by emphasizing the outdoorsy spirit of the brand, Subaru has a fenced area for rescue dogs available for adoption. Although most people won’t directly interact with the brand at an auto show, they are likely to encounter Subaru through commercials. Using cute puppies to promote products… Read More →
Posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:41pm
Like many motorsports, rally doesn’t hold the same popularity here in the United States as it does in Europe or Asia. But that doesn’t mean organizations like the American Rally Association are accepting stagnation as a standard for one of the more accessible forms of motorsport. Instead, the American Rally Association (ARA) is putting its money where it matters, as the governing body announces a major investment into growing the sport. Namely, a National Rally… Read More →
