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Posted Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:12pm
The manual transmission is an endangered species, and the proliferation of EVs (at least, until recently) probably means the end is near. Or is it? Last week, both Toyota and Subaru published patents for systems that promise to simulate the experience of driving a manual transmission as accurately as possible, even in EVs that don’t have an actual transmission. We first noticed this development by Subaru spotted by CarBuzz. But we’ve seen something like this… Read More →
Posted Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 9:45pm
From the April 2001 issue of Car and Driver. We’d been driving around in the new Subaru Impreza WRX inventing errands on a Saturday just so we could push the gas pedal and watch the tach needle motor past 3000 rpm. Layered atop the characteristic growl of the Subaru flat-four engine was the whine of a single Mitsubishi-supplied turbo cramming air into the little 2.0-liter four-cylinder at twice the pressure of the atmosphere. It sounds… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 8:59pm
Car geeks love a weird flex with their engines, and this one comes straight from Japan. Imagine a flat-four boxer engine with two turbos working in sequence, chasing boost like a rally stage start. The goal was a smoother spool, less lag, and a powerband that felt stacked with torque, not waiting to wake up. On paper, it sounded like a tuner dream. In the real world, this rare setup built roughly 247 hp and… Read More →
Posted Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 10:11pm
Pick-up trucks are what keep America moving. Whether they are hauling haybales or livestock, tools or jet skis, these utilitarian machines are the modern day equivalent of the coach and horses. With myriad options, from gas V8s to torquey diesels that could pull a tree out of the ground, there is a pick-up for everyone. Every now and again, however, someone tries to slightly reinvent the pick-up formula – and it doesn’t always work –… Read More →
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 →
