Posted Monday, April 4, 2022 at 9:56pm
Subaru has come a long way since the days of Paul Hogan and pioneering LGBTQ-friendly ads. Back in the ’80s and ’90s, it was a scrappy upstart of a Japanese car company in the U.S. market, attempting to separate itself from the pack with fun features like four-wheel-drive and extra ground clearance. Obviously, that bet paid off. The brand saw sales rise for more than 70 consecutive quarters, as buyers responded warmly to the idea of many different flavors of vehicles that drove like cars but could play-act at being SUVs.