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2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid Preview
This hybrid powertrain is based on Subaru’s distinctive 2.5-liter flat-four “boxer” engine. It boosts overall power while promising a 25-percent fuel economy improvement. Like other Subaru SUVs, this version will be all-wheel drive. The Forester is the first Subaru model to receive this next-generation hybrid powertrain. It will be followed by a Crosstrek Hybrid with matching specifications. Subaru has also…
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This Subaru Hack Exposed Location Data and Allowed Remote Access
We know that cars are better connected than ever before, which is great when you want to remember where you parked or start defrosting the vehicle windows while you’re still in bed—but this modern tech comes with security and privacy concerns, as a new hack of Subaru cars and their Starlink software has shown. Security researchers Sam Curry and Shubham…
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Subaru Starlink flaw let hackers hijack cars in US and Canada
Security researchers have discovered an arbitrary account takeover flaw in Subaru’s Starlink service that could let attackers track, control, and hijack vehicles in the United States, Canada, and Japan using just a license plate. Bug bounty hunter Sam Curry revealed on Thursday that the vulnerability was discovered on November 20, 2024, with the help of researcher Shubham Shah. They found that the security…
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2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid Preview
This spring, a Forester Hybrid goes on sale, giving the compact SUV a version to compete against the Ford Escape Hybrid, Honda CR-V Hybrid, Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, and Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. Then for the 2026 model year, the Subaru Crosstrek will also be available with a “next-generation” hybrid powertrain, targeting the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid. Built around its distinctive 2.5-liter…
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Talking Cars 453: Driving the Subaru Forester
Main theme: In this podcast episode, we share our first impressions of one of the most popular models on ConsumerReports.org, the Subaru Forester. This small SUV has been redesigned for 2025, and we just purchased a Premium model for our test program. Now in its sixth generation, the new Forester gets updated styling, highlighted by rather chunky fender flares, a…
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