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Posted Monday, June 4, 2012 at 2:54am

What is PZEV anyway?

It’s likely you’ve seen the term “PZEV” on a vehicle recently. You might have even assumed it was some kind of hybrid or green vehicle. If you guessed the latter, you’d be close. Read More →

Posted Monday, June 4, 2012 at 2:53am

The Subaru Outback: Here’s to compromise

We chose power, comfort and utility over fuel economy. The 2012 Subaru Outback 3.6R Premium wagon offered lots of the former three. But there wasn’t much to cheer about in the mileage arena — 25 miles per gallon in combined city and highway travel. Read More →

Posted Friday, June 1, 2012 at 2:53am

Subaru Breaks May Sales Record

Subaru of America, Inc. today reported record sales for May 2012 of 29,724 vehicles, a 48 percent gain over May 2011. The company also reported year-to-date sales of 136,602, a 22 percent gain over prior year. Read More →

Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 2:52am

2013 Subaru BRZ: First Drive

“Keep it simple” is a siren song for driving enthusiasts and weekend racers who love a certain kind of sports car. And if you hear that as meaning lightweight, rear-wheel-drive, relatively inexpensive, inherently well-balanced, and not overwhelmed by electronic controls—and excluding muscle cars—it’s been a song sung surprisingly little in recent years. Read More →

Posted Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 2:51am

Subaru Lets Enthusiasts Test Drive BRZ Sports Coupe [Video]

Jokes aside, just when media interest in the car began to slow, Subaru let a couple of guy test drive the BRZ in the mountains, where the twisty bits best show off the handling characteristics that engineers have worked many, many years to hone into the car. Read More →

Posted Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 2:51am

Subaru to increase Japanese production 78 percent, despite strong yen

While major automakers based in Japan have been frantic at expanding their overseas production in order to avoid the impact of the strong yen, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. is doing the exact opposite. It has decided to increase its domestic manufacturing. Earlier this month, Fuji Heavy said that it aims to raise Japanese production to make up around 78% of output for the fiscal year that ends March 2013, compared with 73% the prior year.… Read More →

Posted Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 2:50am

WRC: Loeb earns hat trick of Acropolis Rally wins

Sébastien Loeb has moved into another record book with very prestigious company by becoming one of the few to have earned three wins at the car breaking Acropolis Rally of Greece. The hat trick didn’t come easy for Loeb as the Citroen driver dealt with pressure from both Ford drivers for much of the FIA World Rally Championship event nicknamed as the “Rally of the Gods.” Yet as the Frenchman stayed ahead both Jari-Matti Latvala… Read More →