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Posted Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 3:34am

Subaru Breaks Guinness World Record

On Saturday, July 13, 2013, 371 Subaru owners from nine states broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ record for the “Largest Parade of Subaru Cars” in the world.  In addition to breaking the record, Subaru and parade participants supported two very worthy charities — PAWS Chicago and Salute, Inc. Both organizations received $5,000 to support their individual areas of philanthropy. Subaru was the previous GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ record holder for “Largest Parade of Subaru Cars.”  Subaru… Read More →

Posted Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 3:30am

Future Cars: Subaru Plays it Safe with New 2015 Legacy

Now, I’ll be the first to admit to having a bias towards the 4th generation Legacy (2003-2009) with its sleek silhouette and frameless door windows – a unique design trait that most Subaru’s had up until recent years. In a visual sense, the Japanese brand seems to have conformed to the motoring mainstream whilst losing some of its aesthetic identity in the process. All is not lost though; giving the camo-clad test mule the digital… Read More →

Posted Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 3:25am

JAPAN: US sales lead Subaru production charge

Fuji Heavy Industries expects to hit a domestic production record of more than 620,000 Subaru vehicles in fiscal 2013, led by exports of SUVs to the US. It plans to produce around 310,000 vehicles in Japan in the first six months of FY2013 and has seen sales in the US rise almost 25% year on year in January-June this year to a record 204,597 units, led by brisk sales of the Forester. Read More →

Posted Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 3:23am

Comeback kid Niall McShea shows class in China

Niall McShea got his Chinese rally championship campaign back on track with a strong second place on the Zhangye Rally. The former World production champion from Fermanagh, now driving for the Red Bull China Skoda team, finished just over a minute behind the Subaru of Mark Higgins and over eight minutes clear of the third-placed Li Wei, the leading Chinese driver, also in a Subaru. Read More →

Posted Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 6:15pm

Fuji Heavy Industries celebrates 60th birthday

Fuji Heavy Industries, the corporate parent of Subaru, celebrated its 60th birthday a few days ago. The storied multinational company makes everything from wind turbines to airplane parts, and conducts business in more than a hundred countries. Even though the origins of the company date back to 1917, the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today was formed in 1953. But it wasn’t until the following year that the world got a look at the first… Read More →

Posted Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 6:10pm

Subaru makes a claim to be the safest of all

Is Subaru the safest carmaker of all? According to some new research, it just might be. Findings released by a leading price comparison website show that Subaru drivers make fewer at-fault claims per 1,000 owners than drivers of any other brand of car. The website analysed nearly 13.5million quotes during the past 12months and “at fault” claims made during the previous five years, with Subaru drivers making the fewest number of claims, followed by drivers… Read More →

Posted Friday, July 19, 2013 at 1:07am

Subaru WRX STI could still come to UK

Subaru could make a U-turn on its decision to axe the WRX STI from the UK line-up, Auto Express has learned. Back in December 2012 we broke the story that the new WRX STI, shown here in our spy pictures, wouldn’t be sold in the UK due to insufficient demand, but changing market conditions means it’s back on the table. Read More →

Posted Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 4:12am

2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition review notes

Wow, this 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STI is quite orange. Tangerine actually, but judging by the reaction on Twitter I’d say this car was liked. At first I hated it, which surprised me because I don’t mind a little flash. But after a whole weekend, I started enjoying the silliness of it all. Like the WR Blue version, people see the color, the wing and get out of the way. Everything from a Chevrolet Camaro… Read More →

Posted Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 4:11am

Truck Trend: 2014 Subaru Forester Manual AWD PZEV First Test

In the five minutes it took to complete a quick 2-mile jaunt on the main boulevard in Big Bear Lake, California, I counted four last-gen Subaru Foresters. That shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise, considering the crossover is the automaker’s second-best selling model after the Outback (76347 Foresters were sold in 2012), but for some reason, I was amazed at how many I saw in such a short amount of time. It’s safe… Read More →