Posted Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 9:42pm
The New York Auto Show was the place he chose Japanese company Subaru To introduce the updated Subaru Outback to the world an adventure vehicle that will arrive at the Japanese company’s dealerships on the other side of the ocean this year with minor cosmetic tweaks and improvements to its driving assistance systems. Read More →
Posted Friday, April 29, 2022 at 9:40pm
The fresh bison droppings were the giveaway: Less than half an hour into our off-road drive in the 2023 Subaru Solterra electric crossover we were on the wrong trail, separated from the rest of the test cars and in a no-cell-signal zone. We knew we were on our own because though we’d started behind several other Solterras, the bison patties on the brush-choked trail hadn’t been flattened by vehicles that should’ve been ahead of us. Read More →
Posted Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 10:42pm
Subaru Motorsports pairing Brandon Semenuk and Travis Pastrana are running first and second on DirtFish Olympus Rally with one loop of stages to go, as chief rival Barry McKenna crashed out on Wildcat. McKenna had started Sunday strong with a stage win on Dayton and took further time out of rally leader Semenuk on the SIP superspecial, reducing the lead gap to 23.5 seconds. But trying to make further inroads on Wildcat, McKenna went off… Read More →
Posted Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 10:40pm
Ken Block’s DirtFish Olympus Rally has come to an early end after he crashed out of the third round of the American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship on the third special stage. An early three-way fight for the lead had emerged between Block and Subaru drivers Brandon Semenuk and Travis Pastrana. Semenuk struck first with a stage win on Kuhnle Up but after dropping 6.2 seconds on the rally’s opener, Block responded with… Read More →
Posted Friday, April 22, 2022 at 10:38pm
The 2022 American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship makes its way out to its first West Coast event this weekend for the DirtFish Olympus Rally. Famous for being the final world championship rally to host Group B in 1986, Olympus has been a long-standing event with a ton of history, known for its wet, deceptive, and challenging stages, as well as some of the most beautiful views in US rallying. And this weekend… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 10:36pm
Three years ago, Subaru Motorsports USA welcomed Canadian rally driver and BMX legend Brandon Semenuk to its lineup to bring a new face to the team and for him to learn the US rally circuit. But now that Semenuk has two years in the American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship under his belt, it’s make-or-break time for the rising star’s US rally career. A trial by fire for his first few seasons with… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 10:34pm
Ken Block smiled. He’s seen it all before. And he’s given as good as he’s got. But this time Travis Pastrana had him stumped. The words DirtFish had got from the Subaru star after the 100 Acre Wood Rally put Block briefly on the back foot. “Did you read it?” he asks. I did. “I read that and I was like: ‘Really, dude?’ “I like Travis, he and I are great competitors, but he’s got… Read More →
Posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:02pm
The Subaru Forester has changed quite a bit since its earliest days when the idea of a special variant meant offering the sport-tuned XT or, in other markets, the Forester STi. Times have obviously changed as the 2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness shows. It’s all about getting muddier and going further off-road than other Foresters rather than carving canyons quicker. While such a pivot over time may be painful for high-octane car enthusiasts, there are very… Read More →
Posted Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 9:54pm
Two JDM heavyweights clash in the sports car segment. In one corner sits Toyota. It can be easy to jump to conclusions with excellent examples like the S2000 and the Supra MK4, but Subaru won’t go down easy. With Toyota, it all started with the fantastic S800 and stretched into the modern era. Now, more than ever, Gazoo Racing is taking bland commuter cars like the Yaris and Corolla and turning them in true performance… Read More →
Posted Friday, April 15, 2022 at 9:22pm
Travis Pastrana will forever remember 2021 as a landmark year in his four-wheeled career. A multiple-champion on bikes and in cars, he’s no stranger to success. But what he enjoyed last season was unlike anything he’s done before. As well as winning the American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship (his sixth US rallying title) and smashing the Mount Washington hillclimb record for the third time in four visits, Pastrana clinched the Nitro Rallycross… Read More →
