News
Posted Monday, July 8, 2013 at 5:40pm
Subaru’s popular Legacy mid-size sedan is about to be replaced by an all-new model, seen here testing in prototype form for the first time. This particular prototype was spotted testing in Michigan and features many of the fixtures that will appear on the final production model. Read More →
Posted Monday, July 8, 2013 at 5:27pm
Subaru Australia has announced the availability of a new STI performance package with the introduction of the Subaru BRZ S, adding a number of interior, exterior and suspension upgrades to the rear-wheel-drive sports car. The pack is priced at $7995 (including fitment) for existing or new owners of six-speed manual BRZs and $7195 those for those with the six-speed automatic transmission. Read More →
Posted Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 5:26pm
Buyers are flocking to the new Forester for three reasons. They have reengineered the SUV with the latest technology, and it’s the safest mid-size SUV on the planet. Subaru has also stayed true to their core values of good visibility, cargo carrying ability and versatility. The Forester outscored the new Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Mazda’s CX-5 in a recent Consumer Reports rating. There is a lot to like about the new mid-size… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 5, 2013 at 5:21pm
The Subaru PUMA RallyCross Team kicked off their 2013 race season with a weekend fraught with challenges at X Games Munich. The team nearly had redemption in hand for Race Two of the double-header event when Sverre Isachsen, who was set for an impressive 4th place finish in the Final, was spun out from behind by another competitor, forcing him to retire. The offending competitor, Ken Block, was later disqualified from the Final for the… Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 4, 2013 at 5:18pm
If you haven’t seen the action from the final round at the X Games Rally Cross in Munich, you need to watch this. The Rally Cross cars always produce some exciting action, but in Munich at the X Games on Sunday, the action got even more intense for Sverre Isachsen in the #11 2013 Subaru WRX STI. In the final race, shortly after the start, he gets bumped and his Rally car gets up on… Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 4, 2013 at 5:14pm
A return to the Canadian Rally Championship for the second round of the series, the Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs, for Isle of Man co-driver Rob Fagg was rewarded with a second placed finish. Calling the notes for former champion Pat Richard again in the Subaru Canada team, the pair overcame a host of issues to stand on the podium once again and remain at the top of the championship standings. Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 4, 2013 at 5:08pm
Spanning 2,444 square kilometers that stretch from the slopes of Mount Apo to the Davao Gulf, there could be no better, more wide variety of terrain to test the Subaru XV in than Davao. This would be just the second of Subaru’s XV Drive the Moment legs wherein the brand’s top-selling cross country vehicle traverses locations in the Philippines to showcase its versatility. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 5:02pm
What you’re looking at will more than likely be the last version of the current generation WRX before its replacement arrives later this year or early next. The 2013 WRX STI tS TYPE RA features a number of upgrades such as new steering ratio, Brembo brakes on all four wheels and six-piston calipers up front, new suspension struts, coil springs and 18″ wheels. The exterior can be had in the unique Tangerine Orange Pearl paint… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 4:59pm
The first Subaru GL wagons came out in 1972, and like most Japanese cars of the era, they were light, tough, and usually rusted to pieces before they’d seen the end of two decades. So it’s pretty hard to find first, and even second generation GLs still on the road. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 4:23pm
The Subaru XV Crosstrek was introduced in concept form as a lifted version of the 5-door Impreza Sport (wagon) so in many ways, the XV Crosstrek is nearly identical to the Impreza. However, where the Impreza Sport offers more of a sporty, low slung posture – the XV Crosstrek sits quite a bit higher so it is ideal for those buyers who spend some time on the road less traveled…and less paved. Read More →