Subaru has a mixed reputation for reliability, most notably due to common problems associated with the boxer engines the automaker tends to use in its vehicles.

Subaru is a brand that's known to do things a bit differently than other mainstream car manufacturers. All but one of its cars come with standard all-wheel-drive, it has a historic commitment to ...

While Subaru vehicles are generally considered reliable, the user experience with the boxer engine isn't always smooth.

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...

In 1968, Subaru introduced the diminutive 360 as an inexpensive economy car: “Cheap and Ugly” (Subaru’s words, not mine). Only seven years later, the brand made a big move with the launch of its 4WD ...

Subaru and Porsche are the only carmakers that use the boxer engine design nowadays. Even if most of the variations that are out in the world already or are available for purchase now are known as ...

The four-cylinder, horizontally opposed "Boxer" engine is so ubiquitous within Subaru that it's only been substantially redesigned once since 1966. At least, until today. Today, Subaru has taken the ...

A “boxer” engine is one with cylinders positioned horizontally instead of vertically — the latter configuration found in inline and V-type engines — and the pistons move in the opposite direction from ...

Although the basic principles of an internal combustion engine are universal, the manner in which these engines are designed and function vary greatly. Some engine configurations are designed in a ...