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Posted Friday, January 13, 2023 at 11:03pm
The Tokyo Auto Salon is not your average auto show. While automakers are no strangers to bringing the same kinds of concepts we might see in Detroit or New York, modified cars and the aftermarket parts they carry are the true stars. Subaru brought its A-game for 2023, trotting out a whole range of neat vehicles that include new models, concept parts, and a whole bunch of motorsports goodies. Read More →
Posted Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 11:02pm
End-of-year lists are yesterday’s news. No, really, that’s what they are, but at least they’re usually interesting. This week the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety listed its top five most-watched crash-test videos for 2022. There weren’t many surprises on the list, except perhaps the surprise painted all over the airbags from the dummy’s marked-up faces. (Eds note: You’re a big man cheap-shotting a dummy like that.) The list contains many of the most popular or… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 11:01pm
The Subaru Solterra electric SUV is the near-twin of the Toyota BZ4X. For a few reasons, what doesn’t work for Toyota works for Subaru, and that’s a good thing for Subaru. There’s two key ways to tell the Subaru from the Toyota as it comes toward you in traffic. Though Solterra wears the same amount of plastic cladding on its exterior as BZ4X, the front, where Toyota features its emblem on the top of the… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 9:49pm
Hours spent waiting and shivering in the freezing forest, first to hear the howl of the turbo echo through the trees, then witness just a thrilling split second as a flash of blue rushes by – off-road poetry in motion. This was the kind of devotion that the legendary Colin McRae inspired in fans while at the wheel of his Subaru Impreza 555 – a instantly recognisable machine which soon became as much of a… Read More →
Posted Monday, January 9, 2023 at 10:17pm
Travis Pastrana’s newest “Gymkhana” automobile is a 1983 Subaru GL wagon known as the Household Huckster. It could not seem to be an apparent alternative for one in all these builds, however the GL wagon made good sense to Pastrana and his crew. As defined in an episode of Subaru of America’s “Launch Management” YouTube present, Pastrana wished to observe up the Subaru WRX STI Airslayer, the one-off STI he drove in “Gymkhana 2020” and… Read More →
Posted Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 10:10pm
A celebration in blue and gold Few sights get us more excited than a blue and gold Subaru ripping through a Welsh forest, scattering mud and gravel as flames erupt from its exhaust. Many great Subaru road cars were also inspired by rallying success – such as the 1998 Impreza Terzo special edition seen above. Starting back in 1989, we’ll take a journey through the greatest sporting Subarus. Sit down and strap in for a… Read More →
Posted Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:09pm
Wounds need time to heal, and Ken Block’s family and the team will most likely need more of it to come to terms with his tragic passing. But there’s no doubt that when they will be strong enough to talk about it, they will. And we can only hope that one day we’ll get to see a feature film or documentary about his life and passion for all machines with an engine attached to them.… Read More →
Posted Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:03pm
Drift king, Ken Block, died earlier this week after a snowmobile crash in the US, but left his millions of fans worldwide with some of the best car films of all time. These are the Top 12 Ken Block videos ranked by Drive. Read More →
Posted Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 9:59pm
Seeing a full-blown race car on the street will never get old. Either blasting by on the freeway or idling in traffic, they always stand out amongst the other commuter vehicles on the road. It is not entirely legal for most race cars to have them on the street. Many race cars need to be registered and have the proper lighting or the proper safety equipment to be able to do so. But for a… Read More →
Posted Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 9:56pm
Subaru of America, Inc. today reported 56,760 vehicle sales for December 2022, an 11 percent increase compared with December 2021 (51,146). With five consecutive months of sales increases, Subaru ended calendar year 2022 with 556,581 vehicles sales, a 4.7 percent decrease compared with calendar year 2021. These year-end results are reflective of the impact that the semiconductor shortage and supply chain disruptions continue to have on the automobile industry. Read More →
