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Posted Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 8:05pm
While automotive manufacturers tend to remain secretive when it comes to sharing the special sauce that makes their respective models their own, every now and again they understand that working with another established brand can be a worthwhile exercise in shifting some more hardware. Porsche has been involved in many of these different collaborations, and in the late 1990s, it decided to add the Subaru Legacy to its list of projects. That said, the resulting… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 10:03pm
Subaru’s SUV lineup in 2026 feels much broader than it did a few years ago. Buyers can enter at the compact end with the Crosstrek or stretch all the way to the three row Ascent. The middle of the range looks especially crowded now. Subaru has its traditional compact pair, a larger redesigned Outback, and an expanding electric family that includes the Uncharted, Solterra, and Trailseeker. That spread gives the brand a much wider footprint… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 10:16pm
In customer clinics where Subaru showed regular-degular people the 2026 Trailseeker, most of them apparently guessed it was a Subaru even though the badges were covered up, according to the automaker. Pull quotes with descriptors given by said customers like “rugged and adventurous” and “spacious and versatile” are shown to us during Subaru’s morning presentation on our drive day for the brand’s new electric wagon, followed by lots of psychographic data about how genuinely outdoorsy,… Read More →
Posted Monday, March 2, 2026 at 10:08pm
I have been avoiding something for years. I am a twenty-something guy who lives in San Diego, has a dog, hikes a lot, and loves to camp inside his SUV. Everyone on Earth knows what I should be driving: a Subaru Outback. I know it, too, but truth be told I’ve always found the modern Subie wagons to be quite boring. Enter the Trailseeker, an electric Outback-sized SUV with plenty of ground clearance, a massive… Read More →
Posted Friday, February 13, 2026 at 8:56pm
Subaru has some priors as a small pickup truck manufacturer. In the 1970s and 1980s, Subaru built the BRAT, which avoided the prohibitive Chicken Tax by bolting seats into the bed. The Japanese brand revived the concept in the 2000s with the Outback-related Baja, which had a four-year run from 2003 to 2006. Following the Ford Maverick’s sales success, there have been rumors that Subaru may return to the American market with a new pickup.… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:02pm
If you trawl around patent databases long enough, you’ll spot something interesting from time to time. This time around, it comes from Subaru, and it might change the dynamic of performance EVs should the company push through and actually build it. Forget simulated gear shifts (sorry, Ioniq 5 N, we still love you), Subaru is thinking of a way to add a true manual mode to battery-powered vehicles, clutch and all. Spotted first by CarBuzz,… Read More →
Posted Friday, January 2, 2026 at 9:52pm
CR purchased a 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Sport Hybrid for our test program. We break down performance, pricing, fuel economy numbers, and how this new hybrid AWD system compares to the standard Crosstrek. We also take a close look at interior space, tech features, cargo practicality, value vs competitors like the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, and what else you should know before you buy. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 9:07pm
Remember the Gymkhana videos? Founded by the late, great Ken Block and Brian Scotto, those videos have cleared more than a half a billion views, with YouTube reports citing over 500 million views for the core Gymkhana series, while the Gymkhana Practice and Climbkhana add another 160 million. So far. When we lost Ken Block almost two years ago, who knew where all that would go? Well, it’s back, and riding in a Subaru. Hoonigan… Read More →
Posted Sunday, August 7, 2022 at 8:48pm
Some time ago, I was told that the design life span on a Subaru powertrain was 500,000 miles, and that’s what Subaru advertised in Japan. Are you going to see that in the State of Minnesota? Heck no. However, we have a vehicle that is trying to come close. I purchased this 2002 Forester with 271,000 miles a decade or so ago, intending to use it to haul stuff as my other vehicle at the… Read More →
Posted Monday, February 21, 2022 at 8:32pm
The question every year at Snodrift is, “What will the road surface be like?” The surface may range from melting snow with mixed gravel and mud to a solid sheet of ice. This year was of the “solid sheet of ice” variety. I have been competing in this event off and on since 2002. There have been numerous years where the roads have been icy, but the year that sticks out in my mind is… Read More →
