People who love Subarus really, really love their Subarus. But this Subaru engine is designed in such a way that big problems are commonplace.

Toyota has never been a brand content to stand still, and the GR86 is about to prove it. The boxer engine — a flat-four shared with Subaru for well over a decade — is on its way out of the ...

A brand-new engine layout in 2026? Yes please ...

The 2027 Subaru Impreza is now the most affordable all-wheel-drive compact car. Along with adopting a more powerful engine, the entry-level Impreza now starts at $25,840; the $30,740 RS trim remains ...

CAMDEN, N.J., Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc., today announced the 2027 Subaru Impreza will start at $24,595 MSRP when it goes on sale later this year. The new pricing lowers ...

CAMDEN, N.J., Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced pricing for its 2027 Subaru Forester and Forester Hybrid SUVs, including the new 2027 Subaru Forester Wilderness ...

First introduced in 1989 with the Subaru Legacy and Subaru Liberty, the EJ series (and its EJ20 and EJ25 variants) became a fast favorite for the flat-four "boxer" layout. With a low center of gravity ...

Famously used almost exclusively in Subarus, boxer engines are among the quirkier engine configurations still in common usage today. We all know them by their signature flat layout — a boxer is a type ...

Everllence has announced a new technology called Engine Supported Air Lubrication (ESAL). To coincide with the announcement, the company has released an industry white paper entitled, “A leap in ...

Subaru just apparently pulled the plug on one of its powertrains that could really come in handy right now. Japanese media, Nikkei, reports the Fuji Heavy Industries-owned automaker will be pulling ...

Subaru will phase out its mild-hybrid e-BOXER powertrain this September, splitting the lineup into three camps. From that point on, the range divides between straight combustion engines, strong ...

We added a section in defense of CVTs by offering specific examples of models with reliable, efficient, or smooth CVTs. Subaru's boxer engine really is one of the longest-lasting powerplants in the ...