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Posted Monday, May 17, 2021 at 10:15pm
Any car geek nudging around their mid-thirties has likely shed a number of tears now. Mitsubishi is leaving the UK, and while we won’t miss the Mirage all that much, it’s yet another reminder that the halcyon days of Lancer Evolutions trading blows with Impreza Turbos are gone for good. Its former rally-stage nemesis Subaru soldiers on in Great Britain, but sells only SUVs and sells them on safety. Yet both marques – and namely… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 17, 2021 at 10:14pm
As if the brand voted best in the world by Mossy Redwood Quarterly needed to print it on its cars, Wilderness is going to be a reoccurring name in new Subaru models. The 2022 Outback Wilderness is the first out the door. The Subaru Outback was already a popular choice for outdoorsy types who weren’t into hardcore rock-crawling, and the Wilderness package incorporates changes that Outback owners were already making to their cars to make… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 10:00pm
Subaru will soon be joining the EV crossover craze with a new model that we now know will be called Solterra. Combining the Latin words for “sun” and earth,” this new moniker is meant to emphasize the car’s environmentally friendly milieu. The Solterra will go on sale in the U.S. in 2022 and newly released teaser photos give us an idea of its overall shape and a few details. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 9:59pm
After making a triumphant return to the WRC in 2018, Toyota strongly pushed Mitsubishi and Subaru, another brand that retired from WRC around 15 years ago, to return to boost their appeal. It seems as though Toyota’s influence may have had something to do with the firm’s ultimate decision. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 10:08am
CAMDEN, N.J. – May 11, 2021 – Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced that it will name its new full-electric SUV Solterra. Designed as a joint venture between Subaru and Toyota, the Solterra features a new, dedicated all-electric platform named the e-SUBARU Global Platform. The joint venture combines Subaru’s expertise in all-wheel drive technology with Toyota’s vehicle electrification technology. The name Solterra was created using the Latin words for “Sun” and “Earth” to represent… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 10, 2021 at 9:09pm
The Subaru WRX is an automotive legend. It’s the rallying car of choice for the World Rally Championship (WRC). Here’s the second generation WRX story, from the Bugeye to the Blobeye and the Hawkeye. The Subaru WRX (standing for ‘World Rally eXperimental’) exploded on the car scene in 1992, immediately becoming one of the most sought-after, enthusiast performance cars. Combining the practicality of a four-door body, power of the turbocharged, flat-four engine, and incredible road… Read More →
Posted Friday, May 7, 2021 at 10:32pm
Workers at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in Lafayette are back on the job this week, following a two-week furlough, stemming from a global shortage of semiconductors. The company suspended production last month because of an interruption in the supply of certain parts that rely on microchips, a problem the entire auto industry is facing. SIA says semitrailers full of parts arrive at the plant about every 24 minutes, and many of those parts… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 3, 2021 at 10:23pm
Subaru of America, Inc. today reported 61,389 vehicle sales for April 2021, the company’s best-ever April sales and a 100.5 percent increase compared to April 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic impacted the global economy at large. The automaker also reported year-to-date sales of 221,815, a 37.6 percent gain compared with the same period in 2020. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:15pm
Another year, another win for the Subaru Forester for the lowest ownership costs over five years. You might think at this point it would be easy for Subaru’s 5-passenger compact SUV to rest on its laurels. But the Forester didn’t get to where it’s at by sitting idly. You can bet it isn’t about to start now. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:14pm
Now that the hype has settled and the result is in the bag, how do we assess Ken Block’s first outing in a Subaru for 12 years? To say Block’s pace on the DirtFish Olympus Rally, round three of the 2021 American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National season, was disappointing would be a disservice. But to say it was impressive would also be a touch hyperbolic. There are reasons for it though. Read More →
