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Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 10:22pm
American rally is having a moment – and the American Rally Association (ARA) is at the center of it. In this episode of RACER Weekly, we’re joined by ARA Series Manager Preston Osborn to break down the state of rallying in the United States – from the drama of the season-opening Snowdrift Rally to the bigger picture of where the championship is heading. We talk about what makes American rally unique, how the ARA National… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 9:57pm
Nothing has been luckier for Subaru’s product planners than the incidental introduction of Outback as a trim level on the 1995 Legacy station wagon. The new variant crossed the streams and captured the zeitgeist, and now, 31 years later, the 2026 Outback Wilderness is a refreshed trim level for a car that started out as a trim level. That’s quite a legacy, given that there isn’t even a Legacy anymore. The Wilderness name isn’t new,… Read More →
Posted Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 9:52pm
In the early 2000s, Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evo and Subaru’s WRX STI took part in a fierce rivalry that forced fans to take sides. On paper, the cars were highly similar: turbocharged four-cylinder power, four-door practicality, all-wheel drive for grip. But in personality, one was razor sharp and a little unforgiving, where the other was friendly and loved to tear around in the dirt. In short, the Evo was a cat, and the WRX was a… Read More →
Posted Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 9:49pm
When most people think of “cool vintage cars,” they’re picturing muscle cars, classic Porsches, or maybe a mint-condition Datsun 240Z. But Subaru? The brand your neighbor uses to haul mulch and groceries has actually built some genuinely awesome machines over the decades. However, Subaru doesn’t just produce quirky oddities that appeal to a niche crowd of rally nerds (though we love those folks too). These are legitimate enthusiast cars that still turn heads, deliver smiles… Read More →
Posted Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 9:46pm
For car enthusiasts and casual followers of the auto industry, the most high-profile collaboration between Toyota and Subaru is likely the twin Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ sports cars. These were jointly developed by the two automakers, sharing both an assembly line and a Subaru-built flat-four engine. The BRZ and GR86 coupes, however, are not the only fruits of the growing partnership between Subaru and Toyota, which has owned a 20% stake in Subaru since 2019. Toyota… Read More →
Posted Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 9:45pm
Sno*Drift Rally winner and ARA National Championship leader Mark Piatkowski is on the hunt for a faster car to maintain a title tilt – but he says his feet remain firmly on the ground. Subaru driver Piatkowski won the Michigan event for the second time in five years last weekend, but his most recent victory came after rally leader Lia Block hit trouble two corners from the end and Javier Castro was excluded. “It was… Read More →
Posted Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 9:22pm
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games are on right now, and being racing enthusiasts, we’re all tuning in for the closest thing to car racing: the Bobsled events. Bobsledding requires inch-perfect collaboration between human and machine, the podium is often separated by hundredths of a second, and crashes can (and do) happen. Yeah, a bobsled is basically a car, and this sport is basically racing. Back in 2018 Subaru and Prodrive built an actual car with an… Read More →
Posted Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 9:09pm
Subaru seems keen on reintroducing a manual transmission SUV. The automaker recently sent out a survey to owners asking a few questions to gauge interest in a reintroduction. The last manual Subaru SUV left the brand’s lineup three years ago, but the survey specifically asks whether owners would consider buying a stick-shift SUV in the future. A screenshot shared to Reddit shows the survey, which asks if owners would “consider purchasing a manual transmission SUV… Read More →
Posted Friday, February 13, 2026 at 9:08pm
GREG CARLOSS: We’re heading off to the wilderness again, this time in the new 2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness. And while Outback and Wilderness may seem to be redundant, that’s how marketing jargon plays these days. This seventh-gen Outback just hit the streets a few months ago, now looking more like a true SUV than ever. Enough so that it’s our MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice Best Midsize Utility for 2026. Now we’re back from California with an… Read More →
Posted Friday, February 13, 2026 at 9:07pm
Subaru Pickups: A (Very) Abridged History Subaru doesn’t have a very long history when it comes to building pickups. They’ve only ever made two, but it’s safe to say that they’ve been memorable at least in enthusiast circles. We are, of course, talking about the Brat and the Baja. The Brat, also known as the Brumby, was based on the Leone and made from 1978 to 1994, spanning two generations. It was discontinued in America… Read More →
