When Did Subaru Start Using CVT Transmissions (And Do All Its Vehicles Have One?)

CVT stands for continuously variable transmission and was first built in the late 19 th century. An inventor, Milton Reeves, ...
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CVT vs. Automatic Transmission: Your Burning Questions Answered

What is a continuously variable transmission? Is it better to drive, more reliable, more efficient, or better than an ...
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When (And Why) Did Subaru Start Using CVT Transmissions?

Japanese automaker Subaru has a fairly extensive range of vehicles in the U.S. Among the more successful models sold by the company include the Subaru Crosstrek, the Forester, and the Subaru Outback.
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‘CVT was a big mistake’: Woman buys Subaru thinking it’ll last. Then she gets to 100,000

When TikTok user @amandarants purchased a Subaru, she thought that the vehicle would run for 300,000 miles. Then, her supposedly reliable car stopped working because of its CVT. “I have had people in ...
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Subaru Tops Consumer Reports Annual Auto Reliability Survey

Nonprofit research, testing and advocacy organization Consumer Reports has released the results of its annual Auto Reliability Survey, and for the first time ever, Subaru gets the crown of most ...

2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness First Drive Review: Off-Road Ready in Oregon’s Mountains

I took the 2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness through Oregon’s rugged trails to see if its new off-road upgrades live up to the ...
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Unsurprisingly, Most Subaru WRX Buyers Get the Manual Transmission Over the CVT

Lyn Woodward's first drive video review of the 2025 Subaru WRX tS for Kelley Blue Book confirms that most WRX buyers in the United States of America prefer the manual over the somewhat pointless ...
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Subaru Brings Back WRX STI With A CVT

Subaru lied. Three years after declaring that a true STI version of the WRX was off the table, the company unveiled the WRX STI S210 at the Tokyo Auto Salon. Based on the Japanese-market WRX S4 STI ...