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Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 10:03pm
All-wheel drive (AWD) is an attractive feature in areas where winter conditions prevail for much of the year or when additional traction is required. Every major automaker acknowledges this and provides some form of AWD. Mercedes-Benz has a 4MATIC system, Audi features the legendary Quattro, and BMW offers the xDrive technology. Each of these systems aims to improve traction and stability, with their functionality ranging from basic on-demand systems to sophisticated setups that deliver independent… Read More →
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 10:01pm
Subaru’s BRZ tS is a love letter to the purists—the drivers who crave a lightweight, rear-wheel-drive coupe with a manual transmission and a short wheelbase that makes every turn feel like an event. The 2024 BRZ tS takes what made the BRZ great and sharpens it even further with track-tuned enhancements, making it arguably one of the best affordable sports cars on the market today. Read More →
Posted Friday, February 21, 2025 at 9:36pm
Long the unapologetic poster child for the station-wagon nation, the Subaru Outback blends in just enough crunchy charm to appeal to buyers who may never fully explore its off-road capabilities but take comfort in knowing they’re there if needed. The forthcoming new 2026 model appears to lean more in the direction of a traditional SUV, at least in terms of exterior design, proportions, and size, however. Read More →
Posted Friday, February 21, 2025 at 9:31pm
Subaru thrust its way into the mainstream in the 21st century thanks to its rugged, reliable, all-wheel-drive vehicles, including crossovers that drive more like normal cars than the truck-based SUVs of yore. As the traditional sedan was beginning to get replaced by the onslaught of these incredibly versatile crossovers in the late 1990s, Subaru applied the lifted all-wheel-drive treatment to its midsize sedan the Legacy to see if buyers would bite. Read More →
Posted Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 9:59pm
In the gym, repetition builds muscle. On a racetrack, repetition builds muscle memory. The more laps you can string together, the more you get into a comfortable rhythm while fine-tuning your line, pushing braking points deeper, and learning to ride a car’s cornering limits. The BRZ tS enabled the continuous lapping that builds confidence and speed—something the BRZ Limited we tested here three years ago couldn’t do. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 9:58pm
Looks like we will miss out again. Thrilling many hardcore Subaru STI fans back in 2019, America got exactly 209 units of the high-performance WRX-based S209 sports sedans, but as for the just-revealed, limited edition 2025 model S210 follow-up, well, it seems as though this time we miss out. Read More →
Posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 9:56pm
At the 2025 Rally Sweden, French driver Adrien Fourmaux from the Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team was fined €10,000 for using inappropriate language during a live post-stage interview. The fine also included an additional €20,000, but this is suspended and will only be paid if he breaches the rule again in the next 12 months. Read More →
Posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 9:53pm
After they wrapped 2024 with a tally of almost 668k units, up 5.6% compared to the previous year, Subaru of America announced January 2025 as their 30th consecutive month of yearly month-over-month sales increases with a 4.1% surge in deliveries. Naturally, they are trending positively due to various novelties. The year is looking strong – in January, they also announced the fresh 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid with the next-gen 194-horsepower Subaru hybrid powertrain, and in… Read More →
Posted Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 9:52pm
The Subaru Forester is renowned for being practical, capable and a bit more rugged than its mid-sized SUV rivals, but the competition led by the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is getting ever more sophisticated. That’s why Subaru has upgraded its sixth-generation Forester with a more modern look and a host of mechanical upgrades, and we’ve driven a 2.0-litre UK-spec version ahead of the vital new model ahead of its Australian launch later this year. Read More →
Posted Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 9:51pm
If you’re even vaguely familiar with rallying then the name Nicky Grist should mean something to you: his voice was the soft but authoritative Welsh-accented one that soundtracked some truly wild onboard videos as he read pace notes to Colin McRae in the latter part of the late Scotsman’s career. Undoubtedly one of the most recognisable names among those who willingly strap themselves into the passenger seats of rally cars hurtling through forests at preposterous… Read More →
