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Posted Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 4:06am
Among the dozen mainstream midsize sedans on the market, the Subaru Legacy stands in contrast to them all with one significant standard feature: all-wheel drive (AWD). While this traction-enhancing setup should come as no surprise since it’s a Subaru — all of the automaker’s vehicles except the sporty new BRZ are born with it — all-wheel drive is a major distinguisher in this segment of front-drive cars. In fact, only one other contender even offers… Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 3:32am
Few cars matter to a manufacturer as much as the Forester SUV does to Subaru. The new Forester will take a third of the brand’s UK volume this year despite being on sale for only six months – next year it will be closer to half. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 4:02am
There’s one aspect we all agree on regarding our long-term 2013 Subaru BRZ: It’s an absolute riot to drive, which is perhaps the strongest reason why the $26,000 sports coupe took top honors as Cars.com’s Best of 2013 winner. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 4:01am
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, is pleased to announce that today marks the 60th anniversary of the company. The origins of FHI go back to the 1917 founding of the “Aircraft Research Laboratory” which was later incorporated as “Nakajima Aircraft Co. Ltd”. After World War II, Nakajima Aircraft was re-organized as “Fuji Sangyo Co. Ltd”. Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 separate companies in 1950 and shortly thereafter, on July… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 4:00am
The Subaru PUMA RallyCross Team returned to competition in the USA after overseas Global RallyCross (GRC) rounds in Barcelona and Munich. The fourth round of the GRC was held Thursday, July 12th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on unique course using part of the track’s oval and pit lane while including dirt, tarmac and a jump. The team’s development of the Subaru STI Rallycross cars in the off-season began to pay dividends in New Hampshire… Read More →
Posted Monday, July 15, 2013 at 3:56am
Having been on sale for just two weeks since it became available to the public in late June 2013, the Subaru XV Hybrid has already breached its monthly sales target of 550 units ” by more than 10 times.” Read More →
Posted Monday, July 15, 2013 at 3:55am
The 2014 Subaru Forester XT may not be the first pick for adventurers who want to explore the plains of Africa, but host Arthur St. Antoine selects that vehicle for just such a mission in the newest episode of Epic Drives. While Land Rovers and Toyota Land Cruisers are the most common sets of wheels found traversing the African landscape, the compact Forester proves to be a worthy off-roader for a safari. Read More →
Posted Monday, July 15, 2013 at 3:53am
To celebrate his return to international competition on next week’s European championship-counting Sibiu Rally in a Stohl Racing Subaru Impreza R4 STI, here are five Toshi Arai facts to get you in the mood. Read More →
Posted Saturday, July 13, 2013 at 3:37am
Global RallyCross -GRC makes a one day stop at New Hampshire International Speedway for round number 4 of the 2013 Championship. After coming off one of the best course layouts to date for the GRC in Munich Germany, it was for the most part back to where we were last year with a course layout that used over 70 % of the Loudon Speedway track, which I have to say can get mundane at times… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 12, 2013 at 3:32am
Toomas Heikkinen won his second consecutive Global Rallycross event of the nine-race season, capturing first place in the Sylvania Silverstar zXe at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Thursday. Heikkinen overtook Tanner Foust after a last-corner accident ended Foust’s dominating run. Read More →
