From the February/March 2022 issue of Car and Driver.In 1982, my parents replaced their rear-drive Buick Regal with a four-wheel-drive Subaru GL wagon, a car that revolutionized Maine winter driving for the Dyer household. No more begging for ashes from a neighbor’s wood stove to throw under the tires—just pull the stubby lever to the left of the shifter and you were on your way. The GL’s deep-snow acumen implied all-terrain invincibility. And as soon as spring arrived, my
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