With one driver's hands griping a sporty steering wheel and the automatic transmission's manual shift mode set in the lowest gear, a Forester 2.5XT Touring edition applies big torque from a gutsy turbo-charged four-cylinder engine to all four wheels through a four-wheel-drive (4WD) mechanism which operates automatically. Read More »
Impreza has been redesigned in a fourth generation of models for 2012, which conform as a 4-door notchback sedan and 5-door hatchback. Collectively, these new vehicles are stronger, more powerful and more serious than any previous Imprezas, and they look streamlined slick dressed in sleek new packages. Read More »
This wild car and its high-performance brother, the STI, are the closest you can get to driving a European-style rally racer on the streets of America. The WRX is loud, raw and abrasive, which is exactly why people like me love it. Read More »
New Car Review of the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle Base MSRP Range: $30,695 – $33,895 Base Invoice Range: $28,792 – $31,571 MSRP As Tested: $38,320 Versions: Base, Limited. Vehicle Category: Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle Engine Location: Front Engine Drive Wheels: All-Wheel Drive. Standard Engine: 3.0-liter, Dual Overhead Cam, 24-valves, H-6, 250 – horsepower at 6600 rpm ... Read More »
New Car Review of the 2006 Subaru Legacy Mid-Size Sedan and Wagon Base MSRP Range: $21,695 – $33,995 Base Invoice Range: Read More »
With a car-like body and SUV-like versatility, the Subaru Forester has been doing for years what many newly designed cars are trying to do in 2006. It's a wonderful car mechanically that feels remarkably similar to the expensive German sedans, but not everybody likes the way it looks. A practical, well-packaged cabin is great for hauling a family and all their gear. In addition to comfortable seating areas, it has a big cargo area in back that outshines many small SUVs' cargo capacity. Read More »
Subaru commemorates its trophy-collecting rally cars by producing sedan and wagon variations of Impreza WRX, a small package with wide track and independent suspension plus turbo-charging of a horizontally-opposed engine tied to a close-ratio manual transmission and AWD traction. Read More »
Subaru's crossover is part car and part truck -- the car up front and truck in back. Read More »
The chassis of a sporty coupe -- Subaru's Impreza -- underpins agile Forester the sport-utility vehicle. Read More »
Subaru's rakish crossover SUV blends favored traits of a high-rider SUV and a pavement-hugging sports sedan. Like the SUV, Tribeca has a wagon's format with four passenger doors and rear liftgate for cargo. But like a sports sedan, it rides on a car's platform. Read More »
