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Posted Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:04pm
Subaru used last week’s 2025 New York International Auto Show to roll out a new seventh-generation Outback, ushering in the first SUV body style for a nameplate that has traditionally been attached to a wagon. The new 2026 Outback’s arrival also feels like it marks the beginnging of the end of the mainstream wagon in America, leaving longroof fans with even fewer choices than their already limited selection. Read More →
Posted Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:00pm
Ever try to be something you’re not? There are SUVs like that. They sport some rugged outdoor name, and are festooned with durable-looking plastic body cladding. They play to the aspirations that someday you’ll conquer some rugged mountain pass. In reality, you might just be slogging through the rain on the way to the Piggly Wiggly, as said unnamed SUV is little more than a front-wheel-drive station wagon with extra ride height. All icing, no… Read More →
Posted Friday, April 25, 2025 at 9:59pm
Those seeking a bit more adventure from the new Outback already have a Wilderness trim to spec up. Debuting with the rest of the seventh-generation Outback family at the 2025 New York Auto Show, the latest Wilderness doesn’t stray far from the familiar formula. You get more ground clearance, more badges, and more copper trim. Read More →
Posted Friday, April 25, 2025 at 9:58pm
It’s unusual to see any car that isn’t a bona fide classic or a rare supercar hold its value, let alone appreciate in value over the years, so the last version of the Subaru WRX STI is a true outlier in the used car market. Even the models with high mileage have lost considerably less of their MSRP value than you would expect, and low-mileage units may sell for more than their initial asking price. Read More →
Posted Friday, April 25, 2025 at 9:55pm
Subaru, which sold 68,043 cars in Canada in 2024, is reshuffling its supply chain in response to escalating car trade scuffles. The company sold over 17,700 American-built vehicles in Canada last year, making up 26 percent of its 2024 sales. But the Japanese automaker’s Canadian division will slash US imports to just 10 percent by the 2026 model year, representing thousands of cars and millions of dollars lost. The biggest impact will be on the… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 9:54pm
Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Despite feeling relatively modern, the airbag’s roots go back more than a century, with two Birmingham, Alabama dentists submitting a patent “for the covering of aeroplane and other vehicle parts” in 1919. That said, the first automobile airbag patent application wasn’t approved until 1953, and only in the late 1980s and early 1990s did… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 9:53pm
The secret to some of Subaru’s most successful crossovers isn’t really a secret at all. To build both the Outback and the smaller Crosstrek, the brand simply took two of its existing cars — the Legacy and Impreza, respectively — and raised their ride heights. Aside from slightly more rugged styling courtesy of some body cladding, that’s all it took to create new models with more appeal than the ones they’re based on. The approach… Read More →
Posted Monday, April 21, 2025 at 9:48pm
Subaru has been slow to adopt electrified vehicles. The brand’s first all-electric vehicle, the Solterra, was built in partnership with Toyota and hasn’t been a huge success in the competitive class. That isn’t stopping Subaru from introducing its second all-electric SUV with the 2026 Subaru Trailseeker. While it’s based on the current Solterra, the new Trailseeker is a larger SUV with a lot more power and an eye toward off-roading capability. Compared to the Solterra,… Read More →
Posted Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 9:44pm
The magical world of rallying has turned so many humdrum family cars into generation-defining performance heroes. On their own, the names Delta, Escort and Lancer offer little to get enthusiasts excited, but tag Integrale, Cosworth and Evolution onto them, and you get the sort of late 20th century legend that gets a certain type of person bidding their life savings away on online auctions. Then there was the Subaru Impreza, another small, run of the… Read More →
Posted Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 9:42pm
To the relief of practically anybody who drives a car regularly, Japanese carmaker Subaru has brought back physical buttons and knobs for its 2026 Outback midsize SUV. It’s yet another sign that carmakers are finally starting to listen, ditching massive touchscreens that have taken over a vast number of vehicle controls in favor of tactile buttons, switches, and knobs. Read More →
