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Posted Friday, November 17, 2023 at 9:56pm

2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid First Look: RAV4, CR-V Hybrids Face a New Threat

Check one off the forbidden-fruit list. With the 2025 Subaru Forester hybrid, the automaker is finally bringing to the U.S. the latest version of a model that’s lived in Europe for years. Toyota and Honda should take note of the 2025 Forester hybrid, which fills one of the most gaping holes in Subaru’s lineup. As Honda brags that more than half of all CR-V sales are hybrids and Toyota sells more RAV4 Hybrids than any… Read More →

Posted Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 10:00pm

We Imagine the 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness

Officially, the 2025 Subaru Forester will come in base, Premium, Sport, Touring, and Limited trims once it goes on sale in the first half of 2024. Unofficially, the new compact SUV will almost certainly add an off-road-focused Wilderness guise to its trim-level hierarchy within a year of its debut. It’s as inevitable as the changing tides of the ocean. Read More →

Posted Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 9:57pm

2025 Subaru Forester Debuts a New Look but Is Similar Underneath

2025 Subaru Forester Debuts a New Look but Is Similar Underneath

Subaru pulled the wraps off its 2025 Forester during the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show. Big claims of “all-newness” get thrown around with abandon, but the 2025 Subaru Forester does have new sheetmetal, a stiffer chassis, and a bigger infotainment screen in its redesigned interior. You’ll be able to choose from five trim levels when it gets to dealers: base, Premium, Sport, Limited and Touring, and we expect a Wilderness trim and a hybrid option… Read More →

Posted Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 9:54pm

Redesigned 2025 Subaru Forester Gets Slippery Looks, Tech Enhancements

The Subaru Forester has gotten a timely makeover, designed to keep it competitive amongst strong-performing rivals from Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Ford and Chevrolet. It gains technology and styling from the smaller and recently redesigned Subaru Crosstrek, while keeping many of the classic Forester elements that have made it a high seller for over a decade. Read More →

Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:40pm

Japanese Scooter: 1966 Fuji Rabbit Superflow

The Fuji Rabbit was the first scooter built in Japan after World War II. Some variants would remain in production from 1946 to 1968, serving as a competitor to the better-known Italian Vespa. This Superflow was considered a top-of-the-line model back in the day and came out of a private collection where it had been sitting for a long time. Read More →

Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:38pm

FIA: 80% of WRC Rally1 car to carry over for 2027 regulations

A target of four manufacturers has been set as an ideal proposition for the WRC moving forward by the FIA. One marque known to be investigated the possibility of return to the WRC is Subaru which is understood to be considering a potential engine collaboration with Toyota. Read More →

Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:38pm

Toyota WRC drivers free to “fully attack” to claim elusive home victory

Toyota claimed a sixth constructors’ crown in Chile before Kalle Rovanpera wrapped up a second drivers’ title at Central European Rally last month. However, the team still has one objective still to complete, which is to win Rally Japan for the first time, after losing out to rival Hyundai that scored a 1-2, with Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta third, in 2022. As it currently stands only one Japanese brand has won Rally Japan previously, namely Subaru… Read More →

Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 10:17pm

2024 Subaru Impreza COTY Review: Affordable Hatchback Fun

Subaru sent us its sixth-generation Impreza—which it now offers only as a hatchback, giving it more utility—only in its most powerful RS trim. It’s an honest little car, with a low center of gravity, standard symmetrical all-wheel drive, and a rear roof spoiler. The RS trim comes, thankfully, with the 2.5-liter boxer engine. The flat-four is connected to a CVT with a manual mode and steering wheel “shift” paddles. The engine’s 182 horsepower and 178… Read More →