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Posted Monday, November 25, 2024 at 9:40pm
When you think of off-roading, you might picture a Jeep Wrangler, Ram 1500, or a Ford Bronco. Not a mild-mannered 2014 Subaru Outback, purchased for hauling kids around town and commuting to work. However, that’s exactly what two women in the 2024 Rebelle Rally piloted all the way to the podium for a first-place finish. Not only did driver Carey Lando and navigator Andrea Shaffer win the crossover segment in the all-female, 8-day off-road rally,… Read More →
Posted Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 9:41pm
The monkey was off his back. The duck broken. But a nation still expected. And 30 years ago today, Colin McRae delivered a home win nobody would forget. A 17-year wait for a British World Rally Championship event win was done in New Zealand, 1993. A few months on from that southern hemisphere success, it looked like the Scot would eclipse Roger Clark’s RAC Rally win of 1976. For the third year in succession he… Read More →
Posted Friday, November 22, 2024 at 9:37pm
Subaru of America, Inc. announced pricing today on the rugged 2025 Forester Wilderness SUV. The go-anywhere 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness is based on the previous-generation model and features increased capability, including 9.2 inches of ground clearance for adventure-seekers starting at $34,995 MSRP. Read More →
Posted Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 9:35pm
Subaru of America, Inc. today announced the launch of the 2024 Subaru Share the Love® Event with its newest national advertising campaign and increased donation goal of $32 million for this year’s campaign. By the end of this year’s event, Subaru and its retailers are aiming to reach nearly $320 million in overall donations to national and hometown charities over the past 17 consecutive years as part of the automaker’s largest annual charitable initiative. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 9:31pm
Subaru plans a next-generation EyeSight driver-assist system powered by artificial intelligence for its first internally developed electric vehicle as early as 2027. The system will use new sensors and semiconductors that harness the power of AI to better capture and process images to improve vehicle safety. “We plan to deploy an integrated electronic control unit and the next-generation EyeSight in our internally developed battery-electric vehicle,” Subaru Chief Digital Car Officer Eiji Shibata said at a… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 9:26pm
Cars from the Japanese auto firm Subaru are set to feature an improved forward-looking vision system, thanks to the extension of an existing collaboration with image sensor manufacturer onsemi. Arizona-headquartered onsemi says that it will be the primary supplier of advanced sensors for the next-generation “EyeSight” stereo camera sensing system in future vehicles. The selection is no surprise, with the two companies continuing a long-standing collaboration aimed at improving safety – with the ultimate goal… Read More →
Posted Monday, November 18, 2024 at 9:13pm
The newest Subaru WRX has proven Subaru’s rally-bred sedan can be refined and capable, but there’s no getting away from the void left by the lack of an STI version. Subaru Tecnica International (STI) has always created the brand’s most capable performance vehicles, going all the way back to the Legacy RS RA from 1989, and today its initials certify that a Subaru model is not to be trifled with. The WRX STI became the… Read More →
Posted Friday, November 15, 2024 at 9:08pm
Driving flat out on asphalt is cool. Gravel’s even better – it’s our bread and butter at DirtFish. But ice? That’s a whole other experience. Imagine deftly flicking a Subaru WRX between turns as you slide seamlessly from apex to apex. Imagine no more. Ice Driving USA is back on the frozen Eagle Lake in Wisconsin next February. We’ll teach you how to master the art of ice driving, gaining essential techniques while having tons… Read More →
Posted Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 10:01pm
Kelly Conroy wasn’t alone in her 1985 BMW 325e at tech inspection during the Northwest Rally Association’s first-ever Women’s Rallycross. And I don’t mean in a spiritual sense, but literally: her two children, ages three and six, were alongside her in her home-built E30-gen race car, tucked away from the danger of the race paddock. It’s hard to pinpoint where Conroy, who goes by @yourmomracesrally on Instagram, is in her rally journey — but that’s… Read More →
Posted Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 9:07pm
A new season of Subaru’s award-winning web series Launch Control begins November 20th with 10 new episodes releasing weekly. Coming aboard to narrate the season is storied motorsports TV presenter Andrew Coley, who brings his unique knowledge and perspective to Launch Control. Read More →
