Adventure Blog

Were you driving a Subaru at the turn of the century? The Car Connection recently compared the 2014 Forester to a 2000 Outback and found some interesting things. 

Why did they decide to compare a Forester with an Outback? In 2000, cars in general were much smaller than they are today. SUVs have become supersized and trucks are much bigger and wider now than in 2000. The 2000 Outack was the mid-size vehicle for Subaru at that time and the Forester now fills that spot in the Subaru lineup. It makes sense to compare the lineup from 2000 to today…

Choosing the right transmission for your new Subaru WRX or WRX STI all comes down to how your vehicle fits into your life. The first step to finding the right transmission for you is to really give some honest thought to how you’ll use the car most often and what kind of performance you want out of the vehicle. 

For those looking for a practical car for the road, not the racetrack, the CVT is probably the better bet out of the two transmissions.  In a recent review of the two transmissions, the reviewers at The Car Connection noted…

The Subaru Forester is a great choice, but once you've decided on a Forester, you still have to choose which model you’d like to go home with.

The Car Connection recently tackled the question of how to choose among the various models of Subaru Forester. Their conclusion: which model you should choose depends on what you plan on doing with your Forester and what kind of luxuries you want to pay for. 

The reviewers like a vehicle that can conquer a lot of jobs, from hauling 50 year old door panels for a friend to dealing with leaky…

The Subaru Rally America Team is giving everyone a run for their money, including each other. In the Oregon Rally, Travis Pastrana and David Higgins were neck and neck through the entire race, vying for the top spot on the podium. With a few upsets along the way, Higgins came out on top and Pastrana took second. Although Higgins believes Pastrana could have won if it weren’t for two flat tires in the final stages, Pastrana believes that Higgins drove better and deserved the win. All in all, Subaru’s Rally team is shaping up to be a great…

The results are in and the all-new 2015 WRX has received a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. It’s no surprise when the Impreza also received the same accolade and the WRX is based on the same body with some differences that warrant a separate testing. The WRX performed well in all of the different tests that IIHS uses to rate vehicles. 

The IIHS tested the WRX for the first time ever with the new 2015 model because there are enough differences between the 2015 WRX and the 2015 Impreza that the two models…