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Posted Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 10:58pm
Every amazing innovation and experience that the Subaru Impreza, the WRX, and the STI have bestowed upon us can trace its heritage all the way back to this single WRC car. And you can buy it. Retired racing cars aren’t all that uncommon on the used car market. Even super rare ones like the Lamborghini Diablo GTR we reported on last week are available for those willing to look hard enough. That availability can’t be… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 10:56pm
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Posted Monday, October 11, 2021 at 10:53pm
The entire automotive sector is struggling in the grip of the great 2021 chip shortage, and Subaru (OTC:FUJHY), which just reported its September sales results, is no exception. Sales plummeted 30% year over year last month. But one significant fact mentioned in its latest report could be the key to an even stronger-than-expected rebound once the chip shortage eases. Customer response to its new Wilderness models is very positive, and that matches up well with… Read More →
Posted Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 10:51pm
Having been the poster-child for rally success in the nineties, the Impreza had, mainly through win-after-win at the hands of rally legend Colin McRae, carved out a dedicated, and very loyal, fan base. Due to this, Subaru found itself in a position where it couldn’t build its four-wheel-drive turbocharged road car fast enough, and many main dealer outlets would report back that demand vastly outstripped supply. In fact, at one point, the Impreza counted for… Read More →
Posted Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 10:37pm
Though not a Subaru, I’ve included this article to give a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes..many of the drivers in film and TV these days are the folks that compete in rally. The DB5 stars in a very memorable scene in which machine guns pop out of the headlights and James Bond, played by Daniel Craig, mows down the bad guys by doing donuts, rotating in one spot. Craig’s stunt driver, famed… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 11:08pm
Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the automaker was ranked highest in Overall Quality, Vehicle Safety and Dependability in the 2021 American Customer Satisfaction Index Survey (ACSI) Automobile Study. The study, which ranks automobile brand performance, found Subaru continues to be number one for vehicle safety among mass-market vehicles for a second consecutive year. Read More →
Posted Monday, October 4, 2021 at 11:03pm
Subaru Motorsports USA took a one-two finish in the second round of the Nitro Rallycross season at ERX Motor Park, with Scott Speed earning a commanding win in his #41 WRX STI from pole position in the final; his first event victory in over two years after a back injury sustained in 2019 and the first-ever Nitro RX win for Subaru. Teammate and Nitro Rallycross mastermind Travis Pastrana fought his way to a second-place overall… Read More →
Posted Friday, October 1, 2021 at 8:25pm
After a fast weekend and challenging final fight in Salt Lake City, Subaru Motorsports USA returns for Round 2 of Nitro Rallycross this week in Minneapolis, Minnesota! The rolling terrain of ERX Motor Park will host the first-ever Nitro RX round held outside of Utah, with the Subaru trio of Travis Pastrana, Scott Speed and Andreas Bakkerud aiming to pick up the team’s first victory of the five-round season in their WRX STI rallycross cars.… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 10:37pm
Something big is going down in Japan. Five Japanese automakers – Subaru, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Mazda, and five parts manufacturers – Aisin, JATCO, Denso, Panasonic, and Mitsubishi Electric – are teaming up. This isn’t a new alliance, though. Instead, the automakers and parts makers have formed the Japan Automotive Model-Based Engineering center or JAMBE. Their goal: to promote Model-Based Development (MDB) across the automotive industry. Read More →
Posted Monday, September 27, 2021 at 10:35pm
Eight-time North American co-driver champion Craig Drew will be pairing up with Oliver Solberg for Rally Finland on 1-3 October as Aaron Johnston and Solberg agreed to go separate ways. Last week saw a huge change in the driver pairings in the FIA World Rally Championship as there were many announcements of co-driver changes happening, the experienced co-driver Drew, was co-driver for the most successful driver in USA, David Higgins between 2011 and 2019 in… Read More →
