Subaru models

Beneath the radical seventh-gen remake and Wilderness schtick lies a familiar Outback experience that ticks plenty of boxes for traditional lovers of the breed

Subaru’s most unique electric model promises plenty with sporty looks but is hindered by outdated underpinnings

Pinching from Gen Z parlance, as my Subaru-badged SUV near-silently tears to 100km/h in 4.5 seconds: Mind = blown. Subies aren’t meant to do this. The The electric Outback arrives with the promise of all-terrain EV adventuring, but is the new Trailseeker simply too compromised and expensive to win buyers?

Subaru has never struggled to sell the Forester, but it has found it a challenge to develop more frugal versions of its ‘boxer’-engined midsize SUV. The How fuel efficient is Subaru’s new-generation petrol-electric midsize SUV? The answer will come as we start ‘ownership’ life with the entry-level Forester Hybrid

Australians like the Subaru Outback. It isn’t just the localised name: there’s something about the recipe that appeals to the pragmatic sensibilities of The new Outback handles Australian roads and trails well, but the lack of a sweet-spot grade and unimpressive entry powertrain leave us wanting more

When Japanese car companies aren’t sure if an investment is going to pay off, they tend to band together in alliances to spread the risk and pool any The updated Solterra shows you can’t cut corners and end up with a great EV, even if greater range and a lower price materially improve the value proposition.

Few options in the midsize SUV segment embody as much personality as the Subaru Forester, with the adventure-focused Sport grade perhaps the purest The Forester Sport is the pick for Subaru’s true-believers – but is it special enough to overcome an aging engine that drinks like a full-size 4x4

The new Forester is a big deal for Subaru Australia. It’s the company's best-selling car and, since the first generation arrived in 1997, has been Subaru’s long-standing family SUV comes in for a makeover, but don’t expect drastic changes to the Toyota RAV4 rival

Kudos to Subaru for bucking modernisation pressures to persist with an old-school WRX recipe for gearhead buyers with traditional tastes and whims. The It’s nicer, pricier and sportier, but does the WRX for devotees muster up any of that old-school STI magic?

Electric cars are making headlines, but hybrids are all the rage. You only need to look at Toyota, Australia’s biggest new car seller, to see how popular Finally, a Subaru Forester with a proper hybrid system! We take an early spin in Subie’s new Toyota RAV4 rival.

The 2024 update for the Subaru BRZ has arrived with daft recalls for kinks such as untrustworthy tail-lights now ironed out and previously absent safety It’s a flagship grade wearing beefy Brembo brakes and track-ready suspension, yet it carries a price tag that still starts with a ‘4’, so can this enhanced BRZ deliver?

The Subaru XV has a new name for 2023, with the Japanese automaker now calling its AWD-equipped small SUV the Crosstrek across all global markets – Is Subaru Crosstrek really worth buying? We’re running Subaru’s small SUV for the next six months to find out

The long-awaited first-ever fully-electric model from Subaru has finally landed in Australia, pitching itself as less of an electric vehicle, and more of It’s pitched as a go-anywhere, do-anything SUV - so is Subaru’s first ever electric vehicle the EV we’ve all been waiting for?

Try and think for a moment of an affordable all-wheel-drive hatchback that you can currently buy right here in Australia. The available options for those Small SUVs might be more popular nowadays but can Subaru’s new Impreza prove that hatches are still an attractive prospect for buyers?

The turbocharged Subaru Outback XT does a decent impression of Australia’s best all-round family car. Big call, I know. But once you’re with offspring you Subaru’s finally given its Outback the 2.4-litre turbo engine it deserved. We test the Sport grade to see how it handles Aussie family life

Heroism in vehicle form is an idea that’s easy to dream of, harder to make and almost impossible to turn into a legend – let alone trying to do so at a We get behind the wheel of the original WRX STI that forged an icon. Does it live up to the hero-worship hype?

Subaru is putting money and manpower behind cheap sports cars, but Australians might not reap the rewards. Interviewed by Japanese publication Best Car, Manuals and tuned engines all-around as Subaru seeks to reclaim its affordable sports car crown

Unveiled today, the GRMN Corolla takes the Toyota GR Corolla recipe to the limit, ditching its rear seats to save 40kg. With aerodynamic changes informed Toyota’s most hardcore hatch is coming to Australia next year with only two seats

Subaru Australia has detailed its new two-variant Trailseeker EV line-up that will hit local showrooms priced from $67,990 before on-road costs for its

Packing incredible punch and a range in excess of 500km, Subaru’s next and cheapest EV is closing in on Aussie shores in 2026

Subaru Australia last week confirmed that it would release the Trailseeker electric wagon in Q2 2026 — and this week, we’ve learned the brand is trying to

It might not have low range, diff locks or even all-terrain tyres, but Subaru Australia reckons the new Outback Wilderness is capable enough to tempt

Subaru Australia has confirmed the seventh-generation Outback will arrive in early 2026, with the long-awaited Wilderness variant leading the charge, a The Outback has been radically redesigned for its seventh generation inside and out, with more grunt and practicality – but it all comes with added cost

KGM Australia (formerly SsanYong) has today launched a plugless hybrid drivetrain for its Torres midsize SUV. The new variant marks KGM’s first production New hybrid drivetrain arrives for KGM Torres with pricing a peg above its petrol equivalent

Subaru has confirmed its slow-starter midsize electric SUV, Solterra, has been vastly upgraded and reduced in price to increase its outreach in Twin-under-the-skin to Toyota bZ4X, the Subaru Solterra gains more power, unique styling, and sharper pricing to contend with a slew of midsize EV rivals

Subaru has unveiled two unique STI Concept cars at the Japan Mobility Show, known as the Performance E STI and Performance B STI. Both models fuse design Combustion and battery powered STI concepts break cover in Tokyo, sporting design elements from several iconic Subaru models

Subaru Australia has revealed its towbar-mounted solution for the lack of a spare wheel on its new-generation Forester hybrid model following backlash An accessory has been released to patch a key weakness of the Forester hybrid, but is it good enough to appease buyers?

Subaru Australia has announced its new Forester will be available in Australia from early July, with the first units already sailing towards our shores

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The new seventh-generation Subaru Outback has debuted at the 2025 New York Auto Show with a boxy new exterior styling that firmly plants the popular 4x4

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