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The Truth About Cars is a niche automotive news and commentary outlet focused on delivering opinionated, consumer-oriented coverage of the global car industry.
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Junkyard Find: 2013 Subaru Outback with Manual Transmission (opens the original)
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If you walk into a North American Subaru showroom today, you'll find that their only new vehicles available with three pedals are the BRZ and the WRX. In the not-so-distant past, though, the U.S.-market Outback could be purchased with a six-speed manual. I found one of the final examples of that powertrain rig in a Denver-area car graveyard last spring. The fourth-generation Outback, sold in North America for the 2010 through 2014 model years was quite a bit bigger and more SUV-like than its pre
400 HP for Under $40K: Six Ways to Buy Cheap Power (opens the original)
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New cars in the United States now average more than $50,000 for the first time. That buys you a Highlander, a Passport, or some other appliance with a badge. It does not buy you 400 horsepower unless you go shopping in the used market, where the math bends heavily in your favor. The Hagerty Price Guide lists plenty of cars making more than 400 hp, and a surprising number land under $40,000 in #3 (Good) condition — the driver-quality tier that needs a bit of sorting. What follows are six machines
Question of the Day? How Much Should a New Car Cost? (opens the original)
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There are plenty of ways to determine what’s “affordable” when it comes to a new car, truck, or crossover. But only one that really matters: What a buyer is willing to spend. Cox Automotive has a specific measurement that can determine “affordability.” They call it the “Vehicle Affordability Index.” Clever. It’s a monthly measure of the number of median weeks of income needed to purchase a new vehicle. Currently it sits at 35.5 weeks for August. It’s dipped slightly each of the last four months,
Diesel Hits Another Record as Gas Prices Catch Their Breath (opens the original)
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The good news at the pump this week is thin, but it exists. The bad news is that it's parked next to a diesel market setting fresh all-time highs and a global oil supply that isn't reaching anyone. According to AAA data, the U.S. national average for regular gasoline slipped on both Sept. 22 and 23. The relief was measured in fractions of a cent. It didn't stick. Regular sat at $4.47 yesterday before ticking up a penny to $4.48 today. One penny sounds tolerable until you remember AAA's national
GM Shares Specs on 8.3-Liter Duramax Diesel, New HD Pickups (opens the original)
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General Motors just shared details about the new 8.3-liter Duramax turbodiesel along with the relevant changes being made to the next batch of HD pickup trucks designed to accommodate the massive engine. Thanks to other manufacturers not doing much beyond showcasing a few pointless concepts and announcing some new paint options this week, General Motors’ evolving engine lineup has taken up the brunt of the automotive news cycle. We previously discussed the updated (and upsized) V8 motors slated
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