News
Posted Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 9:07pm
This week see’s Isle of Man resident Rob Fagg head west again as he travels to Canada to contest the second round of the Canadian Rally Championship, a series he currently leads following victory on the opening round back in February, the snowy Peirce Neige event. He will team up with former champion Patrick Richard again as the pair compete in the Subaru Canada Impreza on the Rallye Baie des Chaleurs based out of New… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 9:01pm
Of the criticisms of our 2013 Subaru BRZ Premium, few are louder — or more easily remedied — than those bemoaning the infotainment system. The standard system, which uses a touchscreen to link GPS navigation, Bluetooth and USB connectivity, and SiriusXM/AM/FM radio, has been criticized for its small buttons and confusing menu structure. We say easily remedied for a reason, however: the Subaru shares its dash layout (and its standard, double-DIN opening) with Scion, which… Read More →
Posted Monday, June 24, 2013 at 8:35pm
I’m not really sure why, but the Subaru SVX has definitely become my latest automotive curiosity over the last week or so. Yes, I know it only ever came with a boring 4-speed auto, but it’s a fascinating relic from the Japanese bubble era. Check out this video to see why it’s so cool! What we have here is an incredibly sexy Giugaro-designed sports coupe with a 3.3-liter six-cylinder Boxer engine and many of the… Read More →
Posted Monday, June 24, 2013 at 8:27pm
Subaru launches their first ever hybrid model and it comes with fuel-saving technology and newly released features that set it apart from the standard XV model. What we did know was that the new 2014 XV Hybrid will feature Subaru’s excellent Symmetrical all-wheel-drive system and 8.7 inches of ground clearance for off-road capability. We didn’t know the new hybrid model will get a few new features for the chassis, exterior and hybrid system to enhance… Read More →
Posted Friday, June 21, 2013 at 7:51pm
When one thinks of a safari, they naturally draw pictures in their mind’s eye of wild animals, like lions, elephants and giraffes. I’m no different, and it was with visions of long telephoto lenses over vast runes and dunes that I embarked on a 19-hour plane ride from Phoenix, Arizona to Plettenberg Bay in South Africa, camera gear in tow. My particular safari through the wilds of South Africa included none of those things, however.… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 7:49pm
When the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ twins arrived, Carlos Lago and other Motor Trend editors hoped tuners wouldn’t screw up the lightweight rear-drive coupes’ balance. On this episode of Ignition, Lago runs the turbocharged Crawford Performance Subaru BRZ through Motor Trend‘s standard tests before heading to the race track to find out if the heavily modified BRZ stays true to its roots. Read More →
Posted Friday, June 14, 2013 at 6:48pm
We recently spent three days with a new 2014 Subaru Forester XT–the more powerful turbocharged model–driving South Africa’s Garden Route along the country’s south coast, from Plettenburg Bay to Cape Town. The drive included quite a few single-lane dirt and gravel roads, along with a few memorable mountain passes. Together, they gave us a feeling for how the new Forester XT coped with the kind of rough roads that Subarus are often used on. And… Read More →
Posted Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 6:39pm
Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) is investing upwards of $400 million to expand its operations in Lafayette, Ind., to accommodate production of the Subaru Impreza. The Subaru Impreza is currently produced only in Japan. Adding production of the Impreza at the company’s Indiana plant will create 900 new jobs. The expansion will create up to 900 new jobs by the end of 2016. The SIA plant currently employs more than 3,600 at the Lafayette campus,… Read More →
Posted Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 6:37pm
Redesigned yet still familiar, the 2014 Subaru Forester gets, among other things a more dynamic appearance, much lower fuel consumption and a refurbished interior. It may not be new from the ground up, but Subaru seems to have improved the Forester in all the right places. Read More →
Posted Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 6:32pm
Subaru, long the bastion of all-wheel drive and rugged practicality, is an automaker on a hot streak. And the all-new 2014 Forester crossover shows every sign of becoming another sales hit. Read More →
