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's unique engine layout has driven it to incredible success over the years.

The plastic cover of a Subaru Boxer engine showing the Subaru constellation logo - Topuria Design/Shutterstock Flat engines are horizontally-opposed piston engines, and this group includes Boxer ...

The horizontally opposed engine was created in 1897, and Subaru is one of only a few automakers to rely almost entirely on its layout. Unlike more traditional engines, which align their pistons in a V ...

Famously used almost exclusively in Subarus, boxer engines are among the quirkier engine configurations still in common usage today. We all know them by their signature flat layout — a boxer is a type ...