Posted Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10:52pm
If you’re one of those who skips to the spec chart to see who won, let’s save you the paper cuts. You’ll find the following differences: 0.0 second to 60 mph, 0.3 second to 100 mph; 0.3 second and 0.1 mph at the quarter mile, 1.0 mph in the slalom, 0.01 g on the skidpad, and 0.39 second a lap on the racetrack. There. Go ahead. Pick a winner. Read More →
Posted Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 10:49pm
When you hear Toyota or Honda, the first word that often comes to mind is reliability. However, in Consumer Reports’ latest reliability survey, another brand has taken the top spot. While Lexus and Toyota still have some of the best new cars and SUVs under $30,000, Subaru has emerged as the most reliable brand for 2025. So, what sets Subaru apart? First, let’s understand how our friends at Consumer Reports conduct their annual survey. The… Read More →
Posted Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 10:48pm
There are few automakers out there with a brand identity as fiercely loyal, or specific, as Subaru. You know the type — golden retrievers, flannel shirts, a deeply held conviction that an overlanding roof ladder is a personality trait. So what if your car itself could tell everyone at the farmers market that you not only love your dog, but you’re also an avid gardener, a marathon runner, and on your third Forester? Subaru has… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 4, 2025 at 10:46pm
Subaru is conservative these days. It sticks with technologies it knows well, evolving its cars gradually over the years. Even when it does something new, it’s often long after the rest of the industry. But in the 1990s, Subaru was gloriously weird and experimental. Witness Subaru’s largely forgotten sequentially twin-turbocharged flat-four. To the best of my knowledge, this is the only twin-turbo gas-powered four-cylinder automotive engine. Some automakers have done twin-turbo four-cylinder diesels, and before… Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 10:45pm
The Subaru WRX STi was a thing to behold back in the day, and not just because of the garish wing on the back that stood tall enough to bifurcate a driver’s rear view. When it debuted in the 2004 model year, its 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder boxer churned out what was then a monumental 120 hp per liter. It was a big deal to reach the 300-hp threshold with such a small engine—not so much… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 11:04pm
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today reported 46,515 vehicle sales for June 2025, a decrease of 15.8 percent compared with June 2024 (55,228). SOA also reported year-to-date sales of 321,775, a 0.2 percent decrease compared with the same period in 2024. Read More →
Posted Monday, June 30, 2025 at 11:02pm
The Subaru Outback has always been the most luxurious car that the company has manufactured. In the early 2000s, the Outback had an LL Bean trim, which was basically a fancy rustic cabin on wheels. It was always engineered to ride smoothly while maintaining Subaru’s legendary AWD capabilities, at an attainable price. For decades, the Outback was Subaru’s best seller, until the Crosstrek came along, anyway. Even for 2025, the Subaru’s still one of my… Read More →
Posted Monday, June 30, 2025 at 11:01pm
For its second EV in the lineup, Subaru went all-in with the Trailseeker, the most powerful Subaru ever. But it’s the off-road features that will win fans. This is an independent editorial review by our automobile contributor Scotty Reiss. Read More →
Posted Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 11:00pm
It was, according to Kris Meeke, as though somebody had thrown a duvet across the windshield of his DS3 WRC. The analogy was slightly strange, but it did the job. He was blinded by the dust. Admittedly, circumstances at that Rally Australia a decade ago were compounded by the second pass of the Valla stage running in the darkness, but it was the dust that had Meeke and Sébastien Ogier so angry. Dust is an… Read More →
Posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:54pm
All Japanese car brands importing cars into the United States are feeling the effects of President Trump’s tariffs, but of them all, Subaru is the most exposed. To lessen the blow of the tariffs, the new Forester needs to prove popular. Up until May, Subaru had managed to move 84,629 Foresters in America, showing a modest 3.9% increase over the same period in 2024. This places the Forester firmly at the top of Subaru’s sales… Read More →
