We explain why Subaru’s boxer engine layout is especially well-suited for off-roading, from stability to traction advantages. Subaru continues using boxer engines for low center of gravity and ...

Subaru has long raced a BRZ-bodied car in the GT300 class of Japan's Super GT championship, a program that is set to continue into 2026. In the past, the car was powered by a four-cylinder engine like ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Erik Sherman is an automotive journalist and motorcycle enthusiast. Although he has served and worked all over the world in different capacities, his passions belong to all things automotive. His love ...

How boxer engines work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and a 120-year evolution traced from the 1899 Benz to the latest Porsche and Subaru boxers. Boxer engines feature flat, opposing pistons ...

For decades, timing belts have divided mechanics and drivers alike. On one hand, belts run quieter than chains, and replacing them can be straightforward on certain engines. On the other, they can ...

Michal studies Automotive Journalism at Coventry University in the UK, and has been writing for CarBuzz since March 2025. He was nominated for student culture piece of the year recently and has been ...

When discussing engine longevity, most enthusiasts and mechanics eventually get to the topic of compression. Compression is one of the most critical factors in engine health because it directly ...

In this video, we cut a Subaru WRX STI engine head in half to explore its inner workings. Mitchell provides an educational explanation of how the components, including the valves, operate together. We ...

Subaru engineers appear to be thinking really far outside the box. The automaker recently filed a patent with the World Intellectual Property Organization for a turbine engine-assisted extended-range ...

When you think of boxer engines with their flat, horizontally opposed architecture, it's likely that vintage Volkswagens such as the original Beetle spring to mind. Or perhaps Porsche, which named an ...