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Posted Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 10:14pm
Subaru just staked out the high ground — literally, a hilltop atop a 40-degree incline of soft, shifting sand — as some of America’s favorite SUVs race to bolster their off-road credentials. Boasting new skid plates, 0.8 inch more ride height and a tweaked rear differential, the 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness hits the trails this summer, with attractive styling touches, surprising off-road ability and notably lower estimated fuel economy. Read More →
Posted Friday, May 28, 2021 at 10:12pm
The 2021 Subaru Outback Wilderness was designed to go farther out back than any Subaru before. Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu takes it into the woods to find out just how far it can go. Read More →
Posted Friday, May 28, 2021 at 10:07pm
In Japan NCAP’s latest annual safety testing, Subaru Levorg outperformed the 10 vehicles rated with 5 stars and an overall rating above 98%. At the heart of Subaru Levorg’s active safety system is the new generation EyeSight hardware, a variant of Veoneer’s 4th generation stereo vision system, re-engineered to meet Subaru’s original specification. The new generation EyeSight has two cameras mounted on a wide-baseline design doubling the field-of-view. Read More →
Posted Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 10:32pm
The vast majority of old race cars are far from original. Most have been crashed or driven into the ground, with a large percentage of parts replaced. This is especially true with old rally cars. If you’re looking for something truly original to add to your collection, this Subaru Impreza WRC car could be just the thing. Read More →
Posted Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 10:28pm
If you are on the market for a rally-inspired four-door saloon and are only wanting to spend around the 50,000 dollar mark, both the WRX and WRX STI are great choices. The Subaru WRX is built from Subaru’s elite rally history which began in 1989. The WRX has been around since the early 1990s and has improved each year with Subaru winning multiple World Rally Championships (WRC) in 2001 and 2003 with the STI-tuned version… Read More →
Posted Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 10:24pm
Rally drivers, just like the policemen they try to avoid on road sections, are getting younger. Look at it this way: Hannu Mikkola was 41 when he claimed the 1983 world rally title, making him the oldest world champion in the history of the sport. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 10:23pm
As part of a recent UK heritage fleet auction, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI Tommi Makinen Edition signed by the legendary rally driver became the most expensive Mitsubishi to ever sell at a UK auction for a whopping £100,100 ($139,341). At the same auction, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Group N Works Rally Car driven by two-time champion Guy Wilkes sold for £61,700 ($85,888). Like Mitsubishi, Subaru also has a rich rallying heritage – the… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 10:20pm
The Toyota GR Yaris took the world by storm because the world had no idea how badly it wanted a small hatchback with a three-cylinder turbocharged engine, all-wheel-drive, and a manual transmission until the Japanese carmaker said, “here, try this one out.” Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 10:18pm
The Subaru Outback Wilderness is barely more than a month old. Subaru fans and car critics have been pleased with the car, a more off-road-oriented version of Subaru’s best-selling wagon. Before the end of the year, we may see the second installment in the Forester Wilderness. According to Automotive News, Subaru told its dealers in February that it would bring out Wilderness editions of the Outback and Forester. Now that the Outback is out, we’re… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 10:17pm
Subaru has sold some 2.5 million of its toughened-up Outback station wagon/SUVs globally since 1994, and the brand’s most well-known model has become more capable with each subsequent redesign. But according to some of Subaru’s customers, as good as the current, sixth-gen Outback is for on-road commuting and light off-roading, it could be tougher still. The company agreed and set to work on a new variant called the Outback Wilderness. The trick, of course, would… Read More →
