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Subaru’s first vehicles were sold in America 50 years ago, but you could say the brand really just arrived here in the past decade. The first car – the Subaru 360 – was small and plain, a far cry from…
Nearly three million trucks. That’s about how many pickups Americans will have purchased by the end of this model year. Led by the Ford F-Series, GM Silverado and Ram pickup, which account for about 70 percent of truck purchases, pickup…
Don’t worry. It will be a long time before your gasoline-powered vehicle is left behind. Unless you move to Norway. Despite what we hear about “accelerating” sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), it will be years, decades really, until we’re…
Everyone has a bad-traffic car story. The worst highway here, the worst city there, the most reckless drivers, well, anywhere. Sometimes we forget the good car driving experiences rather than celebrating them – extraordinary road trip, smooth commute to work,…
Charging-time blues. It’s the feeling electric vehicle (EV) owners may get when they pull up to a public charging station. But that’s just what those EV owners will have to do if they’re traveling 250 miles from home – unless…
A great user experience isn’t just for luxury car owners anymore. In fact, the latest WardsAuto 10 Best User Experiences list for 2017 is dominated by mainstream brands, including Ford, Dodge, Honda, Mazda, Subaru and Volkswagen. “Automotive designers and engineers…