Do commuter cars have to be boring?



What do you get when you put a bunch of car experts and reviewers into the all-new 2015 Subaru Legacy with their significant others? Pretty darn realistic family and commuter driving situations. So that’s exactly what Subaru did with their latest review session for car reviewers and the reviewers were pleasantly surprised with the new Legacy’s capabilities.

For Peter Braun of Digital Trends, the adventure of driving the sedan started with his wife’s makeup bag exploding in the car after they transferred it from the airport to the Subaru following a bumpy flight. But, in true Subaru…

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Getting into the Rally


Launch Control is back with another episode! This time we’re returning to the 100 Acre Wood Rally in Salem, Missouri.  Whether or not you know the results of the race, this video of David Higgins and Travis Pastrana driving their Subarus to the limit is fun to watch: 
 
 
  
In this episode, the Subaru Rally America team experiences a number of problems. From Higgins’s DNF because of a mechanical problem to the accessory belt…
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Forester or Outback?


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…

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CVT or Manual for the Subaru WRX?



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…

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