subaru 50 years

Subaru marked 50 years in Australia in 2023—half a century of boxer burble, Symmetrical AWD, and more sensible shoes than a school assembly.

From early Leone runabouts to Foresters, Outbacks and the WRX that turned cul-de-sacs into special stages, the formula stayed steady: low centre of gravity, all-paw grip, and dogged reliability.

The rally heroics of the 1990s and 2000s didn’t hurt, with world titles proving the showroom cars weren’t just for snowfields and sensible cardigans.

If you’re feeling nostalgic, hunt down well-kept classics or limited editions, but as ever, service history is king and neglect is the real villain.