Subaru Vortex Reviews

The 2.0GT-S sits on the step above the base-specification Levorg 2.0GT in the line-up and starts at a price of $48,990.

End of financial year drive-away deals aren’t the only bait to lure customers into dealerships this month.

City types can venture off-road in Subaru’s high-riding wagon. New The idea of a high-riding station wagon with limited off-road capability seemed a clever one when Subaru introduced the Outback. After all, not everyone wanted to go serious bush-bashing and most SUV buyers really wanted the high-driving position

Souped-up Subaru WRX STi flies around Isle of Man TT course at average speed of more than 200km/h in hands of James Bond stunt driver and rally ace Mark Higgins.

New car sales are continuing at record pace, but there are big changes in the types of cars we are buying.

Ewan Kennedy road tests and reviews the Subaru Outback 2.0D Premium with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.

Paul Gover road tests and reviews the Subaru Forester 2.5i-S with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.

Bluetooth has claimed its first casualty at our house.The shabby connection and reception from the Bluetooth unit has forced brother-in-law Peter to walk away from his dream car. It was a Subaru STI.After many years as a sales representative running in a string of Commodores, he finally walked away from Holden in favour of a Subaru WRX. He was hooked and trade-up time took him, almost inevitably, into the faster STI.He loved the car until he hit the road again to lay the foundations for a new business and discovered the Bluetooth failings of his new Subaru."It's OK around town but as soon as I hit the highway it's awful. Sometimes I have to stop so people can hear me," he says."Concrete freeway surfaces are the worst. But it's never good."His reaction is exactly the same one I experienced recently in a new Hyundai, which had a telephone connection that was more like Blu-toot. The company is promising a quick solution and says I only have to wait for the next tweak on the i30.Peter went looking for solutions and eventually found one in a new Kia Sportage. It's better for the travelling showroom, too.But I will not forget the look on his face as he parked the STI for the last time, a mix of frustration and disappointment with the lingering love of a great — but flawed — car.

Alistair Kennedy road tests and reviews the Subaru Outback 2.5i and 2.0D with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.

Only a fraction of the 1.2 million cars on Australia roads with airbags that can spray shrapnel have been fixed, new figures show.