--- title: "These Are the Last Four Cars With CD Players in 2025" date: "2025-10-15" modified: "2025-10-15" authors: - name: "Joel Feder" job_title: "Director of Content and Product" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/joel-feder" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/these-are-the-last-four-cars-with-cd-players-in-2025" categories: - "Car Tech" - "Infotainment" - "Lexus News" - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Subaru News" --- # These Are the Last Four Cars With CD Players in 2025 ![2025 Subaru Outback CD player hero]() *\Joel Feder\* A friend of mine named Mark recently bought a new car, and there was one feature he was lamenting about not being a thing anymore: a CD player. The year is 2025, and turns out he was wrong. Over the weekend I was in Aspen via Denver and spent time in the 2025 Subaru Outback. Imagine my surprise when I opened the center arm rest and found a CD player sitting in this new car with only a few thousand miles on the odometer. Clearly my buddy Mark should've bought a Subaru Outback. Somewhat ironically he was on his second Outback while shopping for his latest car, and he didn't buy third. Perhaps mistakes were made. The 2025 Outback I tested over the weekend was a top-shelf Touring XT model, which comes standard with the CD player in the center console storage compartment. The lower-spec Touring model also comes standard with a CD player. Even more surprising is the fact that the Outback isn't the only new car, or Subaru, that comes standard with a CD player today. ![2025 Lexus IS]() Both the 2025 Lexus IS sedan and RC coupe come with a CD player mounted on the dashboard. The latter is being discontinued after 2025, the former is getting its third redesign for the current generation as it enters 2026, and both lead to the CD player disappear from the Lexus lineup. As for Subaru? The Japanese automaker still offers the CD player as an [option on the WRX](). And the Outback? It's about to be [replaced by a new generation for 2026]() and Subaru told *The Drive* it will not offer a CD player. *Got a tip about a weird or fun feature? Send us a note at tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Overseeing what you see, read, touch, hear, and interact with from the vast lakes of Minnesota, Joel Feder shapes how The Drive looks and operates as the head of content and product initiatives. On a daily basis, Joel leads the newsroom and editorial staff playing point on both short-term coverage and long-term strategic plans. His mission is to help ensure The Drive shapes the future of automotive media by helping the team execute original reporting, breaking news, and exclusive opportunities. Regarded as an industry insider and recognized by colleagues, fellow journalists, and manufacturers as a point-person and leader in the industry, Joel owns and runs the largest automotive professionals group on Facebook in an effort to serve and help others. Joel serves as a juror for the World Car Awards. In addition, he is the board chair and chair of the governance and nominating committee for Move Forward MN, a local non-profit that helps at-risk youth with barrier-free mental health and housing services. While you’re reading this he’s either on his computer or iPhone chasing the latest news or drafting a story. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Bluesky]() [Email]()