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Posted Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 8:58pm
Subaru is a brand that has not only cemented itself in rally racing history, but it is also the go-to automaker for capable all-wheel-drive vehicles. The Japanese manufacturer has a long history that spans over 50 years and is going strong into the future with its Boxer-powered cars and SUVs. The carmaker first entered the automotive world in 1954, but it wasn’t until 1968 that it started producing cars in America. Read More →
Posted Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 10:39pm
y the middle 1980s, the Subaru Leone had become bigger and more powerful than its butt-of-jokes predecessors, and its optional four-wheel-drive system was a bigger seller than ever. Here’s a magazine advertisement hyping the ability of a turbocharged 4WD Subaru wagon to get a Wisconsin large-animal veterinarian to his patients. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 10:29pm
As of spring 2025, the Subaru Legacy is dead, and we are all sad. But maybe not too sad. The Legacy doesn’t really sell in appreciable quantities anymore. There are more efficient and attractive offerings out there, such as the new Toyota Camry, and, generally speaking, the mid-size sedan segment is as unfashionable in this modern era as polyester pants or lane discipline. The Legacy delivered on its mission, and now it is time to… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 9:56pm
What’s Subaru and when did it start making cars? Subaru began back in 1918 as the Nakajimi Aircraft Company, founded by engineer Chikuhei Nakajima. It was Japan’s first aircraft manufacturer, but forced to close in 1945 after defeat in World War Two as the Allies banned aircraft production in the country. Broken up, five of the companies came together in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries. Fuji used to make buses, train carriages, bin lorries, wind… Read More →
Posted Monday, March 25, 2024 at 10:05pm
Before we get into the meat of this top 10 list, let’s set a few parameters. When talking about the best Subaru cars of all-time, it would be very easy to just list a collection of 10 WRX/STI models. But we want to broaden this list, and in turn, make it more interesting. Therefore, from an model’s entire history, we’re only allowing one example to make the list. That means just one Impreza-based car, one… Read More →
Posted Monday, February 5, 2024 at 9:50pm
This may just be the rarest you’ll see this week. It’s a Subaru FF-1 – sometimes called the Star in the US market. Subaru sold thousands of them in the early 1970s, in Europe and the US, as part of its expansion into new markets. Then they all just disappeared into neglected, rusty piles. This little coupe has been saved, however, and its story is the genesis of Subaru as we know it. Jamie and… Read More →
Posted Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 8:29pm
The Chevrolet El Camino and Ford Ranchero were the first vehicles to populate a segment of the auto world known loosely as the “coupe utility.” As their popularity grew in the 1960s and ’70s and other compact pickup trucks began to enter the U.S. market, Subaru decided to throw its BRAT, er, hat, into the ring. The Japanese automaker took its Leone station wagon, chopped off the back of it, fitted it with a pickup… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:40pm
The Fuji Rabbit was the first scooter built in Japan after World War II. Some variants would remain in production from 1946 to 1968, serving as a competitor to the better-known Italian Vespa. This Superflow was considered a top-of-the-line model back in the day and came out of a private collection where it had been sitting for a long time. Read More →
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 9:40pm
Subaru, (OTCPK:FUJHY), or native ticker 7270 in Japan which is the one that I invest in, is an impressive automotive business with an upside that is one of the four Japanese companies I currently invest in. I have been invested in Subaru for about a year at this point, and despite a recent decline, I’m in the green on this position on an overall basis. Subaru has reported 1Q24 results, and these are results that… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 10:13pm
The Subaru Impreza WRX is highly respected and renowned in the world of rally, with its iconic blue and gold colors becoming one of the most recognizable in automotive history. The WRX’s success in rally championships and its popularity as a road car made it a legendary and beloved model, with enthusiasts still appreciating the original and later versions. The latest 2022 WRX model continues the legacy of the WRX by combining striking design, rally-inspired… Read More →
