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Posted Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:24pm
The name Subaru Uncharted may evoke visions of a rugged off-roader, but this new electric SUV is charting new territory in ways that you might not expect. As a mechanical twin to the recently revealed Toyota C-HR, the Uncharted will be the smallest EV in the Subaru lineup. And though Subaru is notably a brand known for offering standard all-wheel drive across its lineup (save for the rear-wheel-drive BRZ sports car), the Uncharted will also… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:23pm
The Subaru Uncharted is the newest addition to the brand’s electric SUV roster, and it’s the baby of the bunch. Slotting in below the compact Solterra, the Uncharted has a small footprint and serves as a sort of EV companion to the gas-powered Subaru Crosstrek subcompact SUV. The Uncharted was jointly developed alongside the Toyota C-HR and shares nearly identical specs. Sport and GT models crib the C-HR’s 338-hp dual-motor electric powertrain, which grants standard… Read More →
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 →
