In this article What’s the Real Difference Between Symmetrical AWD and 4WD? Does It Matter for the US-50 Run Over Spooner Summit? The Practicality Axis: Ground Clearance, X-MODE, and What Actually Gets You Through So Which Should You Pick? The short version comes down to one distinction. Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive is a full-time, always-engaged…
Carson City sits at roughly 4,700 feet, and US-50 climbs sharply from here toward Spooner Summit and Lake Tahoe before your coffee is even warm. That elevation change, and the snow that lands with it between late November and March, is why you’ll want to run this checklist now (in late summer or early fall)…
There are no bunny slopes for new drivers. Once they’ve earned a driver’s license, they are on the same city streets, highways, and freeways as the rest of us. And while they may remember better than we do the number of feet before an intersection to engage your turn signal – a number the rest of us have tossed down…
TopSpeed.com points out that most people looking for a practical and economical used sedan or 4-door hatch immediately zero in on the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, and, if they are a little more open-minded, the Mazda 3. The Subaru Impreza tends to get overlooked. They think that shouldn’t be the case, and Michael Hohl Subaru agrees. Subaru is best known for its crossovers like the Outback, Forester, and the Crosstrek, the…
Your tires are the most essential element of your Subaru. They are the difference between getting you through every kind of weather and across every kind of road surface safely and securely. When it comes to changing your tires for new ones, how do you know which tires you should get for your Subaru? Or, for that matter, if your tires are old enough…
For 2026, Subaru earned three more TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety in their latest rounds of crash testing. These awards went to the 2026 Ascent, Forester, and Outback. These awards were based on a new set of stringent crash tests set by the IIHS. These tests were to further examine crashworthiness in various scenarios. For 2026, all…
Subaru is on a roll, producing fun electric vehicles that buyers actually want and need. It all started with the first-ever Solterra in 2023, followed by the Uncharted and Trailseeker crossovers for 2026. Now, a new EV SUV is hitting the streets with three rows of seats, over 300 miles of range, and standard all-wheel drive, called the Subaru Getaway. Plenty of Power and…
