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Word on the Street: The Secret of Subaru's Success
October 27, 2009

It's no secret that Subaru has been one of the biggest automotive success stories of 2009.

During one of the worst economies on record, the brand has bucked the industry's downward trend of sales to steadily gain U.S. market share, climbing from just 1.1 percent of all vehicles sold in January 2008 all the way to 2 percent in September.

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2010 Motor Trend Sport/Utility Of The Year: Subaru Outback
October 14, 2009

...For the first time since any of us can recall, an automaker has claimed the Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year title two years in a row. Last fall, deftly balancing efficiency and size, the all-new 2009 Subaru Forester went home with the Golden Calipers trophy. For 2010, fighting off several tough adversaries -- and undoubtedly some unspoken but very real bias among our judges against repeat winners -- Subaru's new, fourth-generation Outback scored a decisive 10-1 victory in the final voting.

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Executive Wheels: Think you don't like Subarus?
October 18, 2009

For the money, the 2010 Subaru Legacy is the finest car on the American market.

Better than any Toyota. Better than any Honda. Better than any Hyundai. Better than any Nissan. And for that matter, better even than any Lexus, Infiniti, Genesis (the luxury Hyundai brand) or Acura.

Really. Trust me.

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2010 Subaru Outback is far too appealing to worry about goofs
November 1, 2009

Subaru is guilty of some omissions and underachievement in the 2010 Outback but managed to make the wagon so appealing to drive, even to ride in as a passenger, that the goofs don't seem to matter.

Remarkably, Subie has made the redesigned `10 Outback much roomier inside, but only slightly bigger outside, and only about 30 pounds heavier. The optional six-cylinder engine is more powerful but uses less fuel and burns regular instead of `09's premium....

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TOP SAFETY PICK 2010
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

To determine crashworthiness - how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash - the institute rates vehicle good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests...

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1 Word for remade Legacy: Impressive
USA TODAY

...In fact, almost everything about the thoroughly remade 2010 Subaru Legacy sedan is impressive. It's as if Subaru went through a list of consumer gripes over the years and tried to address them all - much as Subie did in the remake of the 2010 Outback...

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