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Posted Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 4:12am
There are only two car manufacturers in the world that use “flat” engines, Porsche and Subaru. The flat layout, also commonly called “boxers” due to the opposing cylinders punching towards one another horizontally when fired, has two undeniable engineering benefits. The first is that the engines lend themselves to being mounted very low within the car, allowing a lower center of gravity. Secondly, the natural positioning of the cylinders in this configuration effectively cancels a… Read More →
Posted Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 4:09am
Kenya: The police force has spent over Sh300 million on new vehicles. In what seems to be a peculiar shift of allegiance, the police have settled for the latest Subaru Forester model, a departure from the Land Rover and Land Cruiser. Read More →
Posted Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 3:31am
Malcolm Bricklin will talk about his past if you ask. That’s where he learned his lessons. But he’d rather talk about the future and what’s next. Bricklin has made and lost fortunes, then made them again. Through it all, he’s still so full of positive energy he makes the Little Engine That Could seem like a total drudge. Read More →
Posted Friday, August 2, 2013 at 4:51am
Watch David Higgins practicing for the upcoming X Games.. Read More →
Posted Friday, August 2, 2013 at 4:04am
Harvey Lamm, then-president, Subaru of America, confirmed that the Japanese automaker was planning to bring a multipurpose four-wheel-drive vehicle to the States with introductions penned for the fall of 1977. Read More →
Posted Monday, July 29, 2013 at 3:57am
Chances are, you’ve known a good Subie. Whether you rode to school in your mom’s, drove one yourself, or cherished your significant other’s, the thoughts are fond. Now, with their latest campaign from Carmichael Lynch, Subaru has incorporated that adoration. In one new video, a Subaru makes an unexpected first date possible with diner milkshakes and roadside farmer’s market fun. In the second spot, “Redressing Room,” a mother puts up with her son’s affinity for… Read More →
Posted Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 3:53am
Hoonigan Racing’s Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino won their first New England Forest Rally (NEFR) on Saturday after outrunning Subaru Rally Team USA’s David Higgins and Craig Drew by 6.5 seconds in the Rally American National Championship event at Newry, Maine. Read More →
Posted Friday, July 26, 2013 at 3:54am
Originally unveiled at the New York Motor show in March, the new Subaru WRX will get it’s European debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. The manufacturer had originally not intended on replacing the current, outgoing model in Britain and Ireland, focusing more on Eco-friendly family cars and crossovers. However, according to a spokesperson for the company, “Changing market conditions has allowed Subaru UK to re-examine the feasibility of bringing the new car into… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 26, 2013 at 3:45am
Subaru will consider the next-generation WRX saloon to go on sale in the UK if it can be imported at the right price for dealers. The old WRX model is now sold out in the UK and the decision was taken earlier this year not to import further volumes. Read More →
Posted Friday, July 26, 2013 at 3:41am
The Norwegian stopped rallying last season, preferring to compete with his own team in the European Rallycross Championship when it became clear that there was no full-time factory WRC seat for him. But Solberg will attend next weekend’s Rally Finland for meetings that he hopes will start a path back into the WRC. Read More →
