Archive for the ‘Subaru’ Category

In Portland and Seattle, or throughout the coastal or mountain backcountry of the Pacific Northwest, you won't have to look long to find a Subaru Outback. They're every which way you look, in the driveways of everyone from windsurfers to skiers to antiquing empty nesters. And if there's an official car of this region, this is it.

With the relative ubiquity of this model, it didn't take long to feel at home behind the wheel of a 2010 Outback. Elsewhere in the country, we had to keep in mind, the Outback is still more of a niche vehicle—although the automaker is hoping to broaden its base with this completely redesigned Outback.

At first...

There hasn't been much groundbreaking news to emerge from the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, but the event has generated some intriguing statements from the handful of automakers in attendance. For example, Ikuo Mori, the president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, the manufacturer of Subaru vehicles, noted that Subaru is working with Toyota to develop a gas-electric hybrid vehicle; according to Mori, the drivetrain will appear as an option on an existing Subaru model rather than as the basis of a new, hybrid-only vehicle. (If true, things don't look so good for the Hybrid Tourer Concept pictured above.) No word on what the lucky, greener model will...

Some families still want a good traditional station wagon. Especially when they learn they're about to have twins.

Reader Ari Bajtner noticed the 2010 Subaru Outback review on our sister site FamilyCarGuide.com, and shot us a note. He writes, "Hey! My wife is expecting twins in April 2010. As our family is about to double, we will need a family car for mom, dad, and twins.

"What can you tell em about the new 2010 Subaru Outback? I really like the car, and I like the fact that it has all-wheel-drive, as safety is my first concern. Getting the Subaru is a no-brainer to me, so long as we can get two infant and baby seats in there, and all their...