The Subaru WRX is one of the most iconic cars of our time. The term "rally car for the road" is typically applied to it, and while that may be a bit of a heavy-handed description, it's not ...

The flat-four Subaru EJ engine is like that tough old man who's a fixture at a local dive bar: he won't start shit with you, but he'll definitely finish it if you step to him. Now, after 30 years in ...

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 ...

First introduced in 1989 with the Subaru Legacy and Subaru Liberty, the EJ series (and its EJ20 and EJ25 variants) became a fast favorite for the flat-four "boxer" layout. With a low center of gravity ...

Taking a look through the U.S. lineup, Subaru has two outdated models that haven’t made the switch to all-new underpinnings. These are the WRX series and BRZ, the only cars that Subaru developed ...

For over three decades, the EJ20 was the workhorse of Subaru, as the 2.0-liter flat four boxer engine would power models throughout the brand's lineup. However, it's the engine's generations of ...

Subaru is waving goodbye to the Japan-only EJ20-powered WRX STI and introducing a special edition of the performance four-door. Aptly called the WRX STI EJ20 Final Edition and limited to just 555 ...

Although they powered various Subaru or Mitsubishi models, these Japanese four-cylinder rivals became legendary in the engine bays of the rally-bred WRX STI and Lancer Evolution cars. When it comes to ...

Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a ...

While we have gradually discovered how much power an internally stock EJ20 can handle, we've been lucky enough to see others in the industry blow up engines instead of blowing up our own. This allowed ...

One of the models petrolheads will look for at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show is without a doubt the Subaru WRX STI EJ20 Final Edition. Exclusive to the Japanese market, this limited edition is an ode to ...