Subaru insurance quotes and insurance groups

Insurance group ratings take into account performance, security, damage and parts costs, new car values, availability of body shells and repair costs and times. What you'll typically find is that cars in lower insurance groups cost less to insure, whilst cars in higher insurance groups attract a higher premium - usually because they are high performance models or have high repair or replacement costs.

Subaru is well known for its involvement in rallying, namely in the World Rally Championships with the iconic blue and yellow Subaru Impreza.

Subaru is owned by Fuji Heavy Industries (a large Japanese conglomerate) and began life after World War II. Initially they manufactured small commercial vehicles until the release of the Subaru Legacy in 1989. Designed to compete against other Japanese carmakers’ vehicles such as the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, the Legacy enjoyed much success.

The success of the Legacy was partly down to the publicity it received after it was used by the Subaru World Rally Team between 1990 and 1993. The World Rally Championship was used to showcase the car’s all wheel drive capabilities. After the launch of the Subaru Impreza in 1993, Subaru enjoyed a good spell in rallying taking three consecutive World Rally Constructors Championships (between 1995 and 1997) and also recorded wins in three World Rally Drivers Championships with the late Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg at the wheel in 1995, 2001 and 2003 respectively. Unfortunately due to the global economic environment Subaru announced they would be withdrawing from World Rally Championships for the 2009 season.