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Posted Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 9:48pm
The year 2008 marked the internet’s first peek inside the wild interworkings of the brain of rally-star and DC Shoes co-founder Ken Block. As deeply as his viral Gymkhana videos left their primordial tire marks on abandoned runways, so too grew the insanity of the stunts. Doing donuts around a Segway rider with a 2006 Subaru WRX STI would eventually progress into hanging 1400 hp worth of Hoonicorn Mustang beyond the last few parts of… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 9:40pm
One of the biggest downsides of modern motorsport is the extremely tight regulations that prevent manufacturers from flexing their muscles and showing what they can really do when given a blank sheet of paper. Another is that racing (and rallying) is hugely expensive. But in recent times we’ve seen a remedy for both of those issues in the shape of Hoonigan’s popular Gymkhana series. Brands get more marketing reach at a lower cost, and with… Read More →
Posted Monday, December 5, 2022 at 9:31pm
Subaru is opening a new chapter in the US with the market launch of the all-electric Solterra model (a cousin of the Toyota bZ4X). In November the company delivered the first 94 Subaru Solterra to customers and those are the first ever all-electric cars for the Japanese brand in the US. It will be really interesting to see whether the Solterra will reach a noticeable sales volume or not. Last month, the company sold a… Read More →
Posted Monday, December 5, 2022 at 9:28pm
This was a given. Redesigned for the 2022 model year and already carrying around a 10Best trophy, the new Subaru BRZ was a shoo-in for a long-term visit, especially now that it’s imbued with more power and refinement than the 2013 BRZ we last subjected to a 40,000-mile test. This is 2839 pounds of affordable rear-wheel-drive fun. Meat-and-potatoes driving enjoyment. Why’d we pick the BRZ over its also-fresh Toyota GR86 counterpart? That’s a tougher call,… Read More →
Posted Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 9:25pm
All-wheel drive has sort of always been the Subaru Crosstrek’s thing. I mean that’s the whole point of buying something called the Crosstrek, right? And, with a starting price of $24,870, it’s affordable enough that customers don’t complain about all-wheel drive being standard, even in climates where two-wheel drive will do. However, in Japan, there’s now an even cheaper, front-wheel drive version of the new third-generation Crosstrek. Read More →
Posted Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 10:37pm
Subaru Corporation announced that Subaru Solterra (European model) has achieved the maximum five star overall rating in the 2022 European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) *1 safety performance test*2. This is Subaru’s 10th top rating in the Euro NCAP safety tests following the five star rating won by Outback in 2021. The Euro NCAP evaluates “Adult Occupant Protection”, “Child Occupant Protection”, “Vulnerable Road Users Protection” and “Safety Assist” and the Solterra has registered scores*3… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 9:40pm
Although the new 2024 Subaru Impreza hatchback may look pretty similar to the outgoing model, there are some noteworthy changes with the model’s redesign. The Impreza is no longer offered as a sedan or with a manual transmission, but 2024 marks the return of the rally-inspired RS trim. Here are some reasons why the Impreza RS may be worth the wait for some shoppers. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 9:38pm
The Subaru GL Wagon built by Hoonigan for the one and only Travis Pastrana is a Gymkhana car unlike any other. Unveiled back in January, the car was created for Pastrana to continue his collaboration with the Hoonigan team. It came to life shortly after work on his 862 hp Subaru WRX STI was completed and brought to life by Subaru Motorsports USA and Vermont SportsCar. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 9:59pm
Passenger car? Pickup truck? On this week’s Jalopinions, Andy and Steve get to the bottom of this conundrum. Read More →
Posted Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 9:54pm
Team Subaru — Kylian Drumont, Takuma Miyazono, and Daniel Solis — has regained the GT World Series Manufacturers Cup title after a nailbiting final race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The 2020 champions headed into this weekend’s World Finals tied on points with defending champions Toyota, and actually ended the event still tied on points but took the title based on their relative positions in the Grand Final race itself. Read More →
