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Posted Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 10:09pm
After three events contested in Quebec, the Eastern Canadian Rally Championship (ECRC) presented the Black Bear Rally last weekend in Ontario, as the fourth round of its 2022 season. A rally held in dusty conditions and hot summer temperatures, this event’s history includes winners as prestigious as American Travis Pastrana. This year, only teams from Ontario and Quebec were registered, with the victory going to Jonathan Drake and Ian Lantz. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 10:08pm
Subarus. We love them here at DirtFish. Every one of our Rally School vehicles sports the Pleiades star cluster on the hood – whether they’re the all-wheel-drive WRX or rear-wheel-drive BRZ. But for one day only on Sunday, August 7, DirtFish was about more than just its black and orange WRX and BRZ fleet. There were colors from the full boxer-engined spectrum. Big Northwest had come to town and DirtFish had been turned into Subaru… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 9:08pm
There are likely tons of enthusiasts who think this comparison test would never be a fair fight. Conventional wisdom suggests all-wheel-drive sport compacts like the 2022 Subaru WRX are inherently better than front-drive cars like the 2022 Honda Civic Si, thanks to their four-corner traction. They offer stability and performance you supposedly can’t get with only two driven wheels. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 9:06pm
A bear that let itself into a US couple’s car had to spend the night there after shutting itself in. The ursine intruder successfully navigated the handle on the outside of the door — possibly in a hunt for food — but seemingly couldn’t work out how to open it again from the inside. Read More →
Posted Monday, August 8, 2022 at 10:09pm
A Subaru 360 has been transformed by car services company Forest Auto Factory into a summer ride by adding orange to the car design as the color of the eye-catching hood and frame and switching up the seat style with retro stripes. The creation appeared at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2022 and, recently, at Asomobi 2022 in Makuhari (from August 7th to 8th, 2022), dressed up in its revamped look and looking ready for some… Read More →
Posted Sunday, August 7, 2022 at 8:48pm
Some time ago, I was told that the design life span on a Subaru powertrain was 500,000 miles, and that’s what Subaru advertised in Japan. Are you going to see that in the State of Minnesota? Heck no. However, we have a vehicle that is trying to come close. I purchased this 2002 Forester with 271,000 miles a decade or so ago, intending to use it to haul stuff as my other vehicle at the… Read More →
Posted Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 10:01pm
2022 Subaru Outback 37 mph updated side IIHS crash test Overall evaluation: Good Read More →
Posted Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 10:08pm
The redesigned 2022 Subaru WRX family looks a bit different from years prior. With the STI now DOA and this new GT model topping the range, you’d be forgiven for seeing this transformation as an about-face for a nameplate that grew an international following based on its motorsports forays. But despite the GT’s more luxurious pretensions, it brings some performance features to the WRX family for the first time, meriting evaluation even if its transmission… Read More →
Posted Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 9:57pm
Notes: The Subaru Outback is the only midsize car to earn a good rating.. In the test, the new barrier weighs 4,200 pounds — close to the weight of today’s midsize SUVs — and strikes the test vehicle at 37 mph, compared with a 3,300-pound barrier traveling at 31 mph in the original evaluation. Only three of seven midsize cars tested earn good or acceptable ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s updated side… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 9:27pm
If you love the Subaru WRX STI, but have always longed for a convertible version, your prayers have been answered. Just such a car has turned up at Patriot Nissan of Salem, New Hampshire. It’s not the first time we’ve seen this car up for sale, either. The vehicle in question is a 2011 Subaru WRX STI with an aftermarket convertible top fitted. It packs a 2.5L flat four under the hood, good for 305… Read More →
