Posted Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 10:19pm
Subaru for the second time in four years led Consumer Reports’ annual brand report card as domestic automakers struggled in a ranking that measures factors including vehicle performance, safety and reliability.
The 2025 report card, issued about two months earlier than usual, is part of an updated data set released by Consumer Reports that packages all of its automotive rankings in one spot. The outlet on Dec. 5 also issued its 2025 list of most reliable brands, which Subaru topped as well.
Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports’ senior director of auto testing, in an interview said automakers following a more long-term strategy that isn’t reworked every few years tend to perform better.
“The more you change, the more errors can crop up,” Fisher told Automotive News. “When you look at an automaker like Toyota or Subaru — which really stays the course, makes incremental changes and already has good competitive products — they’re really poised to do quite well. Other automakers swing quite widely; there’s a new platform, new powertrains and that’s where you wind up having reliability problems.”
Posted Monday, November 25, 2024 at 9:40pm
When you think of off-roading, you might picture a Jeep Wrangler, Ram 1500, or a Ford Bronco. Not a mild-mannered 2014 Subaru Outback, purchased for hauling kids around town and commuting to work. However, that’s exactly what two women in the 2024 Rebelle Rally piloted all the way to the podium for a first-place finish.
Not only did driver Carey Lando and navigator Andrea Shaffer win the crossover segment in the all-female, 8-day off-road rally, they made Rebelle Rally history. Not only was this the first Subaru to win the rally, it was also Subaru’s first factory-sponsored team for this event. The automaker backed a champion.
Posted Monday, November 11, 2024 at 9:53pm
Wait a minute. Fun? In a Subaru Impreza? Are they kidding? Strange but true. Despite the televised pronouncements of Paul Hogan, a.k.a. Crocodile Dundee, fun and Subaru are two words that don’t form a natural electropsychological bond in the mind of the average enthusiast. Particularly when you attempt to weld the idea of driving pleasure to something as unlikely as a nearly invisible econocar. Over the years, we’ve come to… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 9:11pm
Just weeks before it came to light that Subaru would be ending production of the Outback for the Japanese market, eagle-eyed motorists spotted what looks like its replacement in the US. Multiple users on Reddit and Instagram have snapped a camouflaged wagon-style vehicle roaming the streets of California, and – despite its disguise – it bears a striking resemblance to what could be the 2026 Subaru Outback. Images of the… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 9:47pm
Subaru has introduced a new hybrid powertrain for the Japanese market Crosstrek subcompact crossover, and all indications suggest that it may soon find its way under the hood of the US-market 2025 Crosstrek and likely (for the first time) the larger Forester compact crossover. This would be a welcomed arrival, as Subaru’s hybrid offerings have historically come up a bit short regarding technology and efficiency. Automotive enthusiasts recall that the… Read More →
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