In the past few weeks, we've had the chance to test drive both sport options offered by the Japanese automaker Subaru. We wanted to go in a different direction and put them together to showcase each vehicle's best attributes. Let's start with the price; the Subaru BRZ we tested cost $35,895, while the WRX cost $41,895. Both were manufactured at the Gunma plant in Japan. Context Let's start with a little bit of context on both vehicles: the Subaru BRZ is a collaboration with t

Following the great feedback we got from an earlier post about two variants of the same model, we wanted to repeat the exercise. This time, we will discuss the 2022 Subaru Forester, especially the new Wilderness trim and Premier. Both models are assembled at the Ōta plant in Japan and have an MSRP of $38,995 and $40,595, respectively. Subaru debuted the new generation of the Forester for the 2019 model year. For the 2022 model, they facelifted the model to keep it as fresh as

This week we are reviewing the Subaru Outback Wilderness. Our vehicle was assembled at the Lafayette plant in USA and had an MSRP of CAD 43.683.00. The Subaru Outback's continuous success shows that Americans are still fond of wagons, even if most of them are now in the luxury segment where a more sophisticated clientele wants something practical, sporty, and good-looking all at the same time. While the Outback might not be the prettiest wagon, it's the cheapest in the mid-si

This week we are reviewing the Subaru Crosstrek Outdoors. Our vehicle was assembled at the Yajima plant in Japan and had an MSRP of 32,108.00 CAD. Fun Factor: 7 Can it Family: 7 Fuel-Friendly: 7 HWY-warrior: 7 Karaoke Friendly: 5 Baby-friendly: 7 City Cruising: 6 The Subaru Crosstrek Outdoors is not just another trim in the Crosstrek lineup. It comes with a punchier 2.5L Boxer engine that you can also find in the Forester; you can read its review here. The only fault we can g

This week we are reviewing the 2021 Subaru Forester Sport. Our vehicle was assembled at the Ōta plant in Japan and has an MSRP of $37,908 CAD. Fun Factor: 6 Can it Family: 9 Fuel-Friendly: 7 HWY-warrior: 7 Karaoke-Friendly: 5 Baby-Friendly: 7 City Cruising: 6 The Forester's boxy shape is almost a trademark for Subaru. While this 5th generation is not as square-shaped as past Forester's, it remains the vehicle of choice when affordability & practicality are in question. It's p

This week we are reviewing the 2020 Subaru Ascent in the Premier trim. Our vehicle was assembled at the Lafayette plant in the Indiana and has an MSRP of $50995.00 CAD Fun Factor: 7 Can it Family: 9 Fuel-Friendly: 7 HWY-warrior: 7 Karaoke Friendly: 7 Baby-friendly: 8 City Cruising: 6 The Subaru Ascent has been one of the surprises for us this year; from the outside, it doesn't look like much, especially in that crystal black silica colour we drove. Once the doors opened, and

This weeks review is a beautiful and practical Subaru Crosstrek. Fun Factor: 5 Can it Family: 7 Fuel-Friendly: 9 HWY-warrior: 7 Karaoke Friendly: 6 Baby engagement: 8 The Crosstrek is a love child for North Americans families, it’s versatility of being able to handle anything from dirt roads, snowstorm with their renown AWD system. Being able to haul a family in nearly any scenario makes this 5 door Crosstrek an ideal choice under the compact crossover segment. Why would some