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Posted Friday, April 18, 2025 at 9:42pm
Travis Pastrana smiled. He knew what he wanted to say, but how best to put it across? Route one. Same way he’s always gone. “Brandon Semenuk pretty much retired me,” he said, answering the question of why he’d stepped back from American rallying’s dream ticket of an Open class Subaru WRX ARA25 to the all-new Limited category equivalent. “I realized I’m no longer willing, capable maybe, I don’t know, whatever the word is, to run… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 9:38pm
When it first launched an “Outback” as little more than a trim level for the Legacy wagon, Subaru possibly didn’t expect it to become arguably as much of a brand icon for the company as the rally-bred WRX. It should have, however, because all-wheel-drive wagons are part of the genesis story of the brand, specifically the eight special-order FF-1 wagons built as service vehicles for the Tohoku power company of northern Japan. Go-anywhere wagon practicality… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 9:30pm
Since its inception, the whole point of the Subaru Outback was to be a segment-buster. What started off as a Legacy station wagon with SUV styling cues in the late-1990s went on to become a huge seller for Subaru, growing larger and larger over its successive generations. The most recent versions of the Outback, in fact, grew so bulky and tall that we began to question its status as a station wagon. In terms of… Read More →
Posted Monday, April 14, 2025 at 9:22pm
Subaru is gearing up to launch its second electric vehicle at the 2025 New York Auto Show this week, and while it’s largely a mystery, we do know what the new EV SUV will be named: it’s going to be called the 2026 Subaru Trailseeker. The name itself is enormously suggestive — it’s certainly more adventurous than “Solterra,” the name of Subaru’s first electric vehicle — so we fully expect to see a design backed… Read More →
Posted Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:47pm
The all-new WRX ARA25L from Subaru Motorsports USA makes its racing debut at Washington State’s Olympus Rally this weekend. Piloted by extreme sports legend and Subaru Motorsports USA driver Travis Pastrana, the WRX ARA25L will compete within the fast-paced and accessible American Rally Association (ARA) Limited 4-Wheel-Drive (L4WD) class. Read More →
Posted Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:44pm
West of Tacoma, east of Aberdeen, in the lower reaches of the Olympic National Forest, there’s a flash of yellow and blue between the trees. It’s not unusual at this time of the year. The engine note is familiar, just not quite as urgent. It’s the same. But different. Say hello to WRX ARA25L, Subaru Motorsports USA’s latest and all-new rally car. Built by Vermont SportsCar, this is the firm’s second tier rally car –… Read More →
Posted Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:39pm
Subaru is hoping to make a big splash at this year’s New York auto show, as the company is planning to debut two new vehicles: the redesigned 2026 Outback and a new electric SUV model called the Trailseeker. We’ve known for some time now that a new Outback was coming, but this is our first time hearing of a second EV model, as the 2026 Trailseeker will join the Solterra in Subaru’s electric lineup. Read More →
Posted Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:38pm
British motorsport firm Prodrive has seen success in pretty much every form of racing it’s entered. It’s racked up countless wins in the World Rally Championship, European Rally Championship, British Touring Car Championship, V8 Supercars, plenty of GT racing series and the World Rally Raid Championship. It even ran the BAR-Honda F1 team during its performance peak in 2004. Amid all that success, though, the company’s somehow found time to help manufacturers turn out some… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 9:54pm
Travis Pastrana is a man of extremes when it comes to just about anything with an engine. He’s raced everything from motocross bikes to rally cars and race boats, but you’ll mostly see him behind the wheel of a Subaru nowadays. His most famous machine is his highly-modified 1983 Subaru GL known as the Family Huckster, which he’s used in various stunt and Gymkhana projects. His latest stunt, however — posted to the Channel 199… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 9:53pm
Glance down the nearest street and odds are good you’ll see a crossover. Lightweight not-quite SUVs make up roughly half of the 25 bestselling passenger vehicles in the United States, scooping up more and more of the market with each turn of the calendar. Ever wonder why Detroit’s Big Three currently sell only one sedan between them? It’s because buyers don’t want cars, they want car-like SUVs—and nearly every every automaker has its own interpretation.… Read More →
