Subaru stands out as the only U.S. automaker still producing a turbocharged flat-4 engine, a configuration that offers unique ...

The turbo flat-four engine is very distinctive in many respects. Sadly, it only survives in the U.S. mainstream through one ...

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Earlier this year, Subaru showed up to the Tokyo Auto Show with two surprise STI concepts. One, the Performance-B, a very near-production concept based on the current Impreza hatchback; the other, the ...

After nearly three decades on the market, Subaru was hesitant to give up this engine.

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 ...

The legendary STI badge is poised for a return, but don’t expect a boxer engine or turbo whoosh. Subaru says the future of performance is electric. Subaru fans still talk about the WRX STI like it’s a ...

We just can't help ourselves. Even after being let down for the umpteenth time by Subaru Tecnica International as recently as January, the prospect of Subaru reviving the STI brand is too alluring for ...

I have a feeling Subaru is trolling us. The second production of the WRX STI ended in 2021, people immediately started clamoring for the vehicle's return, but it's been radio silence from the Japanese ...

Garage 54 is at it again, cutting a Forester's boxer engine apart to reconfigure it into an inline-four.