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Posted Monday, September 22, 2025 at 10:33pm
It’s not every day that you say goodbye to a vehicle after 36 years of production, so to mark the occasion, Subaru officially sent its long-running Legacy sedan out with a fitting ceremony earlier this month as the last model rolled off the line. That’s a pretty long career for a car these days, one that leaves behind a … wait for it … interesting legacy as a solid sedan with some unique history and… Read More →
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 10:24pm
Subaru’s model lineup has felt a bit antithetical to the brand’s image for much of the 2020s. Subaru’s key demographics – with the exception of WRX bros – seem like the sort of environmentally conscious buyers in liberal states that would embrace the move toward fuel-efficient hybrid and battery-electric vehicles. But Subaru’s offerings have not catered to that sentiment at all. Subaru partners with Toyota on electric vehicles, which has meant – for better or… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:03pm
A forgotten hero, the Subaru SVX has an impeccable origin story: dreams of conquering the USA, aircraft-inspired styling like no other car before or since – and a fatal flaw that put it out of contention. That said, Subaru had form for pushing boundaries, as Jason Cammisa’s video on the XT Turbo explained. Released in 1991 in the US and Japan, then stuffed awkwardly the following year into UK showrooms the “Subaru Vehicle X”, (the… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 9:21pm
Subaru vehicles are known for their all-wheel drive capabilities, remarkable safety ratings, and durable engines. This brand offers many reliable models that can last 200,000 miles or more, especially if well-maintained. According to Subaru, 97% of its vehicles sold within the last 10 years are still on the road today. In 2024, Subaru sold 667,725 units in the United States, giving the company just over a 4% market share. With its excellent lineup of vehicles that… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 25, 2025 at 10:26pm
While automotive manufacturers tend to remain secretive when it comes to sharing the special sauce that makes their respective models their own, every now and again they understand that working with another established brand can be a worthwhile exercise in shifting some more hardware. Porsche has been involved in many of these different collaborations, and in the late 1990s, it decided to add the Subaru Legacy to its list of projects. The call Porsche got… Read More →
Posted Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 10:43pm
If you’ve ever seen drivers rallying through America in WRX racecars, you know it’s not uncommon for Subarus to spend a certain amount of time off the ground. However, what you might not realize is that Subaru not only had its origins in the aeronautics industry — it continues to build airplanes and helicopters to this day. It’s a long and twisting tale that started with Chikuhei Nakajima, who got interested in flying after he retired… Read More →
Posted Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 9:56pm
It could be argued that one of, if not the, most famous automotive rivalries to start on the rally stages… didn’t actually start on the rally stages. Certainly, when both the Subaru WRX and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1993, it kick-started a 33-year rivalry that would transcend motor racing, develop dueling fanbases, and leave one forever synonymous with the other. And yet, it could be argued that Subaru… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 9:41pm
Subaru is a brand that’s known to do things a bit differently than other mainstream car manufacturers. All but one of its cars come with standard all-wheel-drive, it has a historic commitment to occupant protection, and all of its internal combustion-engined cars feature a unique horizontally opposed engine layout. These horizontally opposed engines are called “boxer engines,” and they are oriented differently than every other engine configuration on the market. You probably already know that… 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 Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 9:38pm
When it first launched an “Outback” as little more than a trim level for the Legacy wagon, Subaru possibly didn’t expect it to become arguably as much of a brand icon for the company as the rally-bred WRX. It should have, however, because all-wheel-drive wagons are part of the genesis story of the brand, specifically the eight special-order FF-1 wagons built as service vehicles for the Tohoku power company of northern Japan. Go-anywhere wagon practicality… Read More →
