The Latest Breaking News from Subaru

Remember when nearly every car had a stick? Sadly, manual transmissions aren't as popular as they once were, as more buyers flock to automatics instead. Many automakers have phased out their six-speeds over the years as fewer customers crave the ol' do-it-yourself shifter.

Long admired by rev-heads and red-heads, Hyundai has given its feisty i30N hot hatch a sensible makeover.

It's almost 2025. I have a supercomputer in my pocket with an OLED display and a 120-hertz refresh rate that responds to inputs in a fraction of a second. And yet, the $46,000 car I'm testing—a brand-new Subaru WRX tS—still uses touchscreen technology from nearly a decade ago. And it…

Subaru is slashing the Solterra’s price for 2025, trimming $6,500 from the crossover’s MSRP. However, a slightly higher destination charge—$1,420 versus $1,345—eats into those savings, with the entry-level Solterra Premium now starting at $39,915. That’s significantly cheaper than the 2024 model, which started at $46,340. And those savings trickle up…

The 2025 Subaru Solterra will be up to $7,000 less expensive than the outgoing model when it reaches dealerships in the United States early next year. It’s a significant price cut, but that’s about everything customers will get for the new model year, as there are precisely zero new features.

The WRX tS embodies my distaste for modern Subaru. The tS is not a bad car to drive—it is, in fact, a very nice car. But it’s symbolic of what’s missing in the WRX lineup: a full-blown STI model. 

When Toyota announced the bZ4X back in 2022, more than a few people scratched their heads at the name. It sounds like a random designation for a stormtrooper from Star Wars. But there is a method to the madness. At its launch, Toyota explained that bZ stands for "beyond zero"…

The world was a bit shocked when news of a potential merger between Honda and Nissan was dropped. But the bigger question that crossed many minds was, "Why?" We know Nissan has been in some financial trouble lately, but for Honda to consider throwing it such a lifeline is perplexing.…

Nissan announced earlier this year that it has stopped spending money on combustion engines. However, other major Japanese automakers see things differently. In a joint press conference and at subsequent separate events, Toyota, Subaru, and Mazda pledged their long-term commitment to ICE by investing in new developments. Now, it's Honda's turn…