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Posted Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 10:32pm
Subaru Corporation, then known as Fuji Heavy Industries, traces its roots to the Aircraft Research Laboratory established in 1917 and, later on, called the Nakajima Aircraft Factory. The company might have gotten through a lot of name changes, but one thing always remained true: Subaru makes some of the coolest and most resilient Japanese cars on the market. FHI’s first car was the Subaru 1500 developed in 1954, which was followed by the 360 four… 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 →
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 9:18pm
Ten-time US rally champion David Higgins will return to the American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship at next weekend’s Olympus Rally, driving a Citroën DS3 R5 for Kyle Tilley’s Era Motorsport team. Higgins has made just one ARA appearance since parting ways with Subaru Motorsports USA at the end of 2019 but won it with McKenna Motorsports in a Ford Fiesta. However Olympus will be Higgins’ first rally without long-term co-driver Craig Drew… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 9:16pm
Subaru announced its electrification intentions for the next generation of its high-performance WRX STI right around the time we tested the 2022 Subaru WRX. That made us wonder: Is this the last Subaru WRX as we know it? We explore that question in this video while covering this WRX’s test results and driving dynamics. The WRX has been a performance staple for Subaru since the 1990s. While the times have changed, the recipe—a punchy turbocharged… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:14pm
Jenson Button will compete in Nitro Rallycross’ headline Group E category this season for Xite Energy Racing. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion will line up alongside Oliver Bennett in the team, which is the first to confirm its driver pairing for the upcoming season. “I want to go racing,” said Button. “I love racing, I love competing and I want to have fun. I’m looking forward to racing Nitro RX with Xite Energy –… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:13pm
ubaru is making some small changes to the Outback for the 2023 model year, but it’s still very much recognizable as the lifted all-wheel-drive wagon with outdoorsy vibes that we’ve come to know over the years. The front end looks slightly different and the driver-assistance features are more advanced than before, but the naturally aspirated and turbocharged versions of Subaru’s 2.5-liter boxer-four are unchanged and the interior is mostly the same as well. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:11pm
Infotainment systems have come a long way in the past couple of decades, driven in no small part by consumer demand for in-car navigation. But whether a system is powered by a Jones Live-Map or a constellation of Global Positioning System satellites, there’s one constant issue: Finding a precise location can be a real pain. The most straightforward fix would be to use latitude and longitude coordinates, but most of us don’t speak latitude and… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 9:44pm
A javelina in Arizona got stuck in a car last week during a pursuit for Cheetos, officials said. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy responded to a call on Wednesday and found the creature in a Subaru station wagon. The deputy learned from neighbors and the owner of the car that the hatchback had been left open overnight “and the javelina jumped inside attempting to eat a bag” of Cheetos, according to a… Read More →
