12/28
Autoblog: Subaru promises BRZ, Impreza STI concepts plus rally return at Tokyo Auto Salon
Unlike most cities, Japan's capital city plays host to two major automotive exhibitions: the Tokyo Motor Show and the Tokyo Auto Salon. While these terms may be interchangeable when it comes to European expos, in Tokyo, they connote two different shows altogether. The first is the Motor Show, where new concepts and production models are unveiled by the world's automakers. The Auto Salon is more of a tuner expo along the lines of the SEMA show in Las Vegas. So after Subaru made its long-anticipated splash at the Tokyo Motor Show with its new BRZ, now it's heading to the Salon with some modified versions.
Edmunds Inside Line: Subaru Bringing Two BRZ Concepts to 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon
Two concept versions of the 2013 Subaru BRZ sport coupe, one from STI and one from the tuner Prova, will be displayed at the upcoming 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon.
The Motor Report: Subaru Outback Adds EyeSight And Reversing Camera For Australia
Subaru Australia has announced availability of its new EyeSight safety system to the high-riding 2012 Outback. The entry-level Outback 2.5i variant also gains a reversing camera and satnav in its standard kit.
12/21
Motor Trend: First Drive: 2012 Subaru Impreza WRX STI S206
We almost don't want to tell you about the new SubaruImprezaWRXSTI S206. Why? Because it's the fastest, best-handling WRX Subaru's STI division has ever produced, but you can't buy it in the U.S. It's yet another special STI limited edition built exclusively for Japanese domestic consumption.
Car and Driver: 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek
For years, Europeans have ridiculed American buyers for their SUV addiction, but small-SUV sales are booming on the Continent right now. The new XV Crosstrek was conceived as a way for Subaru to capitalize on the trend, its tidy dimensions making it ideal for tight European roads. When U.S. dealers saw the XV, though, they loved it and convinced Subaru brass that it would be a hit with young urban families stateside. Here, it will be known as the XV Crosstrek.
12/19
Courthouse News Service: Competitor Says Carfax Stole Its Subaru Contract
Carfax made disparaging and false statements about another company that offers vehicle-history reports to torpedo a $2.3 million deal with Subaru, the competitor claims in a federal complaint
Jalopnik: This Subaru STI flew 100 feet into a building A 20-year-old driver in Santa Fe, Texas had a yeeee-ha moment in a Subaru Impreza STI this past weekend. He missed a turn at 90 mph, ran up a railroad embankment (aka, "ramp"), flew 100 feet through the air, and slammed through the roof of a building.
12/16
Auto Channel: All-new 2012 Subaru Impreza Awarded IIHS 2012 TOP SAFETY PICK
Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that for the third consecutive year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has recognized it as the only manufacturer with a 2012 TOP SAFETY PICK winner for all models. The all-new 36 mpg 2012 Impreza, the most fuel-efficient all-wheel drive vehicle in America, was awarded in the "Small Car" category.
Automotive Fleet: Subaru Announces 2012-MY Build Out and 2013-MY Start Up Dates
Subaru of America announced the 2012-MY build out and 2013-MY start-up dates for its vehicles. The automaker said it will build out most of its 2012 models, except the Impreza, by March 1, 2012. It will begin accepting 2013-MY orders on April 1, 2012, for the Forester, May 1 for Legacy, Outback, and Tribeca, and June 1 for the Impreza.
12/15
Business Week: Subaru Joins Toyota as Top Automaker on Insurance Safety List
Toyota Motor Corp. and Subaru emerged among the top automakers in crash tests of model-year 2012 cars and trucks conducted by a U.S. insurance industry group. Subaru, a unit of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., is the sole maker to have all of its 2012 models earn the grade, the institute said in an e-mailed statement today.
Novosti (RU): Japan's Fuji may start Subaru output in Russia in 2013-2014 - paper
Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries may start a semi-knock down production of Subaru cars in Russia in 2013-2014 to produce at least 30,000 vehicles a year, Kommersant business daily said on Thursday, quoting Russian subsidiary Subaru Motors General Director Kazushi Yoshida as saying.
12/14
Autoweek: 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Limited: Review notes
The Legacy 2.5GT is the Subaru that Impreza WRX owners graduate to when they get a little older. Maybe they need a little more room for a family and want something more comfortable, but they don't want to give up all the performance.
Straight.com: Subaru Impreza puts all wheels into action Do cars need all-wheel drive? Depends on who you talk to. On the downside, it adds to the vehicle sticker price, decreases fuel economy, and increases maintenance and repair costs. You could also argue that nine times out of 10, you just don’t need to have all four wheels churning away, delivering traction, and that for the vast majority of drivers, two-wheel drive does the job nicely, especially if it’s front-wheel drive.
Autoguide: How the Scion FR-S Almost Never Happened and Why Subaru Thought it Was a Bad Idea
The Scion FR-S might be the most exciting sports car in years and it might also be the most important project Toyota has ever launched, helping change perceptions about an automaker that has become known for building appliances. But the back-to-basics enthusiast sports car almost never happened, according to Chief Engineer Tetsuya Tada, speaking at the car’s launch last week in Japan.
