Posted Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 10:16pm
According to a 2011 study by AAA and pet-product maker Kurgo, more than half of American dog owners roll with a canine co-pilot, and a third of them admit that their furry buddy can be a driving distraction. Figuring out the best method of terrier transport has been a puzzle since the earliest days of automobiles. Here are a few milestones along the way. Read More →
Posted Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 10:12pm
Subaru’s rally legacy started, fittingly, with a car called the Legacy, but it reached the peak of World Rally Championship success with the Impreza. Blue Imprezas with yellow accents defined the company’s brief moment in the rallying sun, inspired the WRX line, and briefly cemented the company’s all-wheel-drive road cars as pedigreed world-beaters. This car, a 2005 Impreza WRC2005, is a running-and-driving testament to those glory days. Read More →
Posted Friday, September 10, 2021 at 10:10pm
Subaru launched the all-wheel-drive, rally-inspired sport compact craze in the U.S. the early 2000s with the WRX. Others followed such as the Ford Focus RS, Mazdaspeed 3, and Mitsubishi Lancer. But those cars have all come and gone, leaving the WRX and the new Volkswagen Golf R as the only remaining vehicles in this space. The pioneering Subie is now entering its new generation with only a bit more power, but it rides on a… Read More →
Posted Friday, September 10, 2021 at 10:09pm
Now that Ford, Mazda, Mitsubishi, and many others have dropped out of the sport-compact segment, Subaru and Volkswagen are among the few automakers still burning the affordable performance flame. And there’s a lot of new stuff to digest for the 2022 model year, as Subaru has just debuted a new WRX and VW is bringing over the new Mk 8 Golf GTI and Golf R hot hatchbacks. Read More →
Posted Friday, September 10, 2021 at 10:08pm
It’s the go-anywhere, rip the HOA, and hoon like a hero part of Subaru. It’s Colin McRae’s 1995 World Rally Championship, and bug-eyed blue sedans that could have been styled using Play-Doh by a six-year-old. It’s not about cute little paw stickers in the back of an Outback hauling Labradoodles around Vermont. It’s about the WRX. That’s the Subaru that’s worth loving, craving and worshipping. And it’s been reformulated for 2022 in a new extra-strength… Read More →
Posted Friday, September 10, 2021 at 10:07pm
Meet the new 2022 Subaru WRX, the fifth generation of Subie’s rally and racing legend. The new model sticks pretty close to the established formula of the previous generation and at first glance, it doesn’t look all that different. However, Subaru assures me that it is “all-new from the wheels up” and after some ridealong time at a media preview, I’m intrigued. It may not be radically different, but there’s lots to talk about, including… Read More →
Posted Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 10:42pm
Subaru UK announced that the all-new European-spec Outback has achieved the maximum five-star overall rating in the 2021 European New Car Assessment Programme (EuroNCAP). Thanks to the Outback’s EyeSight driver assist technology, the crossover-wagon scored 95 percent in the Safety Assist performance. Subaru UK said that’s the “best mark ever from a Subaru vehicle.” The Outback registered scores above the minimum requirement in all four-assessment areas. These areas are Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Vulnerable Road… Read More →
Posted Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 10:37pm
The approaching announcement of an all-new Subaru WRX is an event to be viewed with equal parts excitement and trepidation. Exciting stuff: sideways gravel antics; still comes with a manual; almost surely will have more power! Worrying stuff: almost certainly not going to look like the attractive concepts; and what if Subaru messes things up? The WRX is, indeed, Subaru’s ball to drop. The current generation now being wound down is most definitely a star… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 10:14pm
Pablo Sarrazin, the son of motorsport all-rounder Stephane, is set to move into single-seaters in French Formula 4 at the same time as he starts his rallying career. The 15-year-old has spent the last few years karting, twice finishing runner-up in the Southern France championship in Nationale karts and coming 12th in the national junior championship in 2020. He’s been on Nationale karts again this year. Through 2021 he’s also been testing in F4 and… Read More →
Posted Monday, September 6, 2021 at 10:20pm
Subaru will jump into the electric vehicle fray next year with a crossover co-developed with Toyota Motor Corp. alongside Toyota’s new bZ4X. Meanwhile, the brand will continue to expand its trim offerings with a dedicated Wilderness line to bolster its off-road lineup, which begins this year with the Outback and will come soon to the Forester, Crosstrek and Ascent. Read More →
