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Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:24pm
Subaru could probably buy out Toyota if it got a nickel every time it heard “put a turbo in the BRZ!” The brand has finally done it. The Subaru Boxer Rally Spec.Z is a turbocharged, all-wheel-drive BRZ that boasts more power than the current WRX. There’s a big catch, however: You need to be a factory pilot to drive it. Unveiled in Japan, the Boxer Rally Spec.Z was developed to compete in the JN-1 category… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 10:05pm
Subaru has been on a tear lately, quickly escalating the EV side of its SUV lineup with the Trailseeker and Uncharted joining the Solterra on dealer lots this year. Next up is a three-row family SUV called Getaway, unveiled at the 2026 New York auto show. The Getaway shares its platform—and much of its styling and interior design—with the recently unveiled Toyota Highlander EV. But while the Toyota is offered in both single- and dual-motor… Read More →
Posted Friday, March 27, 2026 at 11:02pm
Subaru did something a bit controversial last year: The company rolled out a new version of the quintessential Subaru, the Outback midsize SUV. Redesigned to look more like an SUV and less like a wagon, which the Outback has traditionally been equated with, the 2026 model is now a bit more square front and back, is slightly taller and offers a bit more cargo space. But more than that, it offers more standard luxury features—the… Read More →
Posted Monday, March 23, 2026 at 10:13pm
After years of running a bit behind the curve in terms of electric vehicles, especially for a brand so closely associated with crunchy granola types and active, outdoorsy people, Subaru has been making up for lost time in recent months by rolling out one new EV after another; the updated Solterra, the Uncharted, the Trailseeker. And on Monday, the automaker revealed that the fourth model in this battery-powered onslaught will be making its global debut… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 10:09pm
Subaru performance enthusiasts—myself included—have spent the last few years learning how to live on crumbs. A concept here, a cryptic teaser there, an ominously worded corporate statement about the future of STI somewhere in between. So when a new Japanese design registration surfaced recently, appearing to show a modern WRX STI hatchback, my reaction was excitement, but with caution. On paper, it looks like the return of something Subaru probably never should have abandoned in… Read More →
Posted Monday, March 16, 2026 at 9:13pm
Subaru may make the most money selling Crosstreks, but the outdoorsy brand’s true spiritual mascot has always been the Outback, hasn’t it? All-new for its seventh generation, the 2026 Subaru Outback loses some of its wagony charm but gains the utility and refinement of what feels like its final form. We have a great First Drive rundown of the new Outback, but upon spending a few days with it as opposed to merely a few… Read More →
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 Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 9:29pm
It’s beginning to look more and more like Subaru is trying to put a turbine engine in a car. CarBuzz has just discovered a new patent from the company for a way to control a turbine engine and power system in a vehicle, and this isn’t an accident or a one-off. It’s the second time that we’ve found a turbine patent from the Japanese automaker. We first found a turbine patent from Subaru last September.… 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 →
