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Posted Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 10:21pm
Subaru Motorsports USA’s Brandon Semenuk has promised there’ll be “no chill” in his pursuit of the 2022 American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship – a relentless approach he’s kept up all season. Semenuk, a mountain bike legend, is currently in his third year as a works Subaru driver in the ARA and leads the championship standings heading into this weekend’s Ojibwe Forests Rally with a four-point buffer over team-mate and defending champion Travis… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 10:40pm
Crossroads is Ojibwe Forests Rally’s first stage and is most well known for its jump. At 10.5 miles long, the stage is of medium length with three distinct sections. This year’s race start is at Gladen Construction, with a 16-mile transit heading south to the stage. A leisurely cruise out, the tension will build a bit as you approach the left turn from Hwy 64 into the stage. You descend to the initial time control… Read More →
Posted Monday, August 15, 2022 at 10:36pm
In 2004 I traveled with Doug Havir to Helsinki, Finland, for advanced rally training. Upon traveling halfway across the planet and arriving at Jakke Honkanen’s Rally School, we discovered, “Hey, this is just like northern Minnesota with different road signs!” I guess that explains the large Finnish population in northern Minnesota. The state of Minnesota boasts the biggest percentage of people with Finnish ancestry in the country. The terrain is similar. There are sandy roads… Read More →
Posted Monday, August 15, 2022 at 9:17pm
When Consumer Reports listed its favorite new cars under $30,000, the experts looked at overall scores, road tests, owner satisfaction, and safety. In addition, the predicted reliability score always has a significant impact. The 2022 Subaru Legacy had high scores in all of the areas. Some of the high points of the Legacy include the comfortable ride, quiet transmission, and ample amount of trunk space. Read More →
Posted Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 10:23pm
he Forester and Outback are Subaru’s best-selling models, and each has a lot to offer prospective buyers looking for a fun and functional SUV with all-wheel drive versatility. But what exactly is the difference between a Subaru Forester and a Subaru Outback, anyway? And which of these two Subaru crossovers is the best option for what you need? Find out how the two vehicles stack up in our Subaru Outback vs. Forester comparison. Read More →
Posted Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 8:13pm
Ojibwe Forests Preview In 2004 I traveled with Doug Havir to Helsinki, Finland, for advanced rally training. Upon traveling halfway across the planet and arriving at Jakke Honkanen’s Rally School, we discovered, “Hey, this is just like northern Minnesota with different road signs!” I guess that explains the large Finnish population in northern Minnesota. The state of Minnesota boasts the biggest percentage of people with Finnish ancestry in the country. The terrain is similar.… Read More →
Posted Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10:19pm
For me this will always be the car. Not the two-door World Rally Car rules Impreza that Colin drove in ’97 and ’98 before leaving for Ford, the Subaru that millions who played the video game associate him with. No. For me, it’ll always be about Group A, the car Subaru homologated as the Impreza 555, the Impreza that still made the deep, rumbly, window-rattling roar, the car that looked like the Turbo 2000 road… Read More →
Posted Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10:17pm
If you are someone who admires the late 1990s World Rally scene, you probably know of Subaru’s success with the Impreza WRX STI. Subaru, along with Mitsubishi, was the leading manufacturer on the 1990s WRC scene, and the 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B is considered one of the ultimate, road-going versions of the car. Fast-forward 24 years and the company behind many of Subaru’s rally cars, Prodrive, has come up with an epic restomod called the… Read More →
Posted Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10:15pm
When it comes to three-row family SUVs, the Subaru Ascent has been our number-one pick, and we rank it as the highest in value for your dollar in the segment. Moving to the 2023 model year, the Ascent’s pricing rises, but the SUV’s value (on paper) appears to hold. Even so, the Subaru sees an average price increase of around $2,400; hey, no one likes paying more, but that’s 2022 for you. Prices ascend by… Read More →
Posted Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 10:11pm
ubaru of America Inc. today announced pricing on the 2023 Ascent 3-row SUV with updated exterior styling as well as new safety and in-vehicle technologies. Also new for 2023, the Onyx Edition Limited debuts with a comprehensive list of features. Available in six trim levels – Base, Premium, Onyx Edition, Onyx Edition Limited, Limited, and Touring – the 2023 Ascent arrives in Subaru retailers this winter. With a starting price of $33,895, the 2023 Ascent… Read More →
