As the crow flies, I went to college only about 60 miles from where I grew up; by car it was 100 miles almost on the dot. In good traffic, it was a breezy two-hour drive, but I more frequently measured it in album running time. A filled-to-the-brim compact disc of the day boasted 74 [...]read more2023 Subaru WRX Long-Term Update: Sound quality, and the CD player
Subaru has launched a hotter version of its WRX for 2024, but it isn’t the WRX STI. Instead it’s a new grade called the WRX TR, and we’ve just tested one. 2025 Land Rover Range Rover Sport with available Stealth Pack The Range Rover Sport gets a black pack for the 2025 model year. It’s [...]read more2024 Subaru WRX TR, 2025 Toyota GRMN Yaris: This Week’s Top Photos
When I moved to the Midwest from the mid-Atlantic back in 2016, I steadied myself against a reality I’d not grown up with: a real winter. Sure, my former home has seen its share of apocalyptic snowstorms, but such things were newsworthy because they happened infrequently. So mild were our winters that the local D.C. [...]read more2023 Subaru WRX Long-Term Update: Yay, two Christmases!
Subaru has launched a hotter version of its WRX, but it isn’t the WRX STI. Instead it’s a new grade called the WRX TR, and its modifications are focused on improving the handling of the compact sport sedan. Ford is delaying key EV programs like its T3 full-size pickup truck and a three-row SUV that [...]read more2024 Subaru WRX TR, Ford EV delays: Today’s Car News
A hole exists smack dab in the middle of the Subaru lineup. It was left by the beloved WRX STI, gone missing since 2021, and something should really be done about it. I recently drove Subaru’s effort to at least partially fill that hole, the 2024 WRX TR. This isn’t the first WRX TR. It [...]read more2024 Subaru WRX TR aims for the track, but falls short of STI
Our long-term 2023 Subaru WRX test car has now landed in my care. After just a week with the little sport sedan, I’m still just as fond of it as I was when I first drove it back in 2021, but there’s a feature I can’t stand: the silly monostable turn signal stalk. Well, there’s [...]read moreSubaru WRX Long-Term Update | Say goodbye to the silly stalk
One of the reasons we do long-term road tests of cars is so that we can discover and appreciate some of the little things that we might not have a chance to touch on, or even notice, during a first drive press trip or typical week-long loan. On our Subaru WRX, one of those little [...]read moreLong-Term Subaru WRX Update: Nifty lighting, sweet seats