The 2026 Subaru WRX is now the only new car sold in the United States that offers a CD player, a $449.95 option located in the center console. This sports sedan, available with modern infotainment ...

This once-common car feature is very nearly dead, with the exception of one Subaru.

Which Bluetooth-enabled car CD player should you buy? While more cars than ever come straight from the factory with good-quality Bluetooth-enabled stereos, there are still many millions of cars ...

The latest-generation Subaru WRX may not be as universally beloved as its predecessors, but there are plenty of reasons to get behind the wheel of the more “mature” sports sedan. For starters, the WRX ...

The very first automotive compact disc player — the Pioneer CDX-1 — launched in 1984, but it wasn't until a few years later that you could purchase a new car with a factory-equipped unit. At the time, ...

Since the mid-2010s, fewer and fewer new cars have been decked out with CD players. In-dash stereos are instead usually equipped with the long-standing car radio and some kind of media playback option ...

I once had a Pearl Jam CD stuck in my car for more than two years. That wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. I suppose if I had to pick any album to be lodged in the dashboard and playing on repeat, “Vs.” ...

Which Bluetooth-enabled car CD player should you buy? While more cars than ever come straight from the factory with good-quality Bluetooth-enabled stereos, there are still many millions of cars ...

The 2026 Subaru WRX has become the last new car in the U.S. to offer a CD player, marking the end of an era in in-car entertainment. Once a staple of vehicle audio systems, CD players have been ...

This will have to be the last model car I ever own. I had the last StarTac and the last BlackBerry. Call these first-world ...