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Posted Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 9:34pm
This weekend, Marcus Grönholm will be reunited with an old friend when he starts the Logiman Mythical Cars Rally. Nope, not his championship-winning Peugeot 206 WRC. Nor the Ford Focus RS WRC that he ended his full-time career with. And it certainly isn’t Peugeot’s 307 WRC. That would be a foe, not a friend! Instead, Grönholm and long-term co-driver, and brother-in-law, Timo Rautiainen will compete in a car wearing the badge of one of their… Read More →
Posted Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 9:32pm
Rumors are flying about what the 2025 Subaru Forester will bring to the table when it ships to North American markets. However, one thing is for sure, the new Subaru Forester will still be its symmetrical AWD. After all, that is one of the biggest draws people in the States have toward Subaru. They offer a reliable, fuel-efficient car that can travel over any terrain in any weather. The real question remains whether Subaru will… Read More →
Posted Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 9:31pm
Rally driver Sam Albert and his Ferrari V-8-swapped Subaru STI have lit the internet ablaze in recent weeks. The Forza Horizon-esque build captures everything we love about rallying and homebrew machines all in one, and just so happens to sound glorious in the process. Thanks to DirtFish on YouTube, we have a chance to see Albert tackle a stage in the car at the recent Oregon Trail Rally. Read More →
Posted Monday, May 22, 2023 at 9:27pm
Subaru Motorsports USA’s star man Brandon Semenuk has claimed his fifth American Rally Association National championship win in a row with victory on the Oregon Trail Rally. Semenuk’s second win on the event, following up his 2021 success, was delivered in the most complete way possible by being fastest through all 19 stages. His smallest winning margin was 5.8 seconds, and his largest was 50.6s. That meant he finished the rally with a 8m52.3s lead,… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 22, 2023 at 9:26pm
The 2024 Subaru Impreza heralds in a sixth generation for this world-renowned compact hatch and some noteworthy shake ups. Starting with what is lost, the sedan is no more. The Impreza is now a 5-door hatchback-only. There’s also no longer a manual six-speed option, now replaced by a standard CVT automatic. But it’s not all doom and gloom; under the hood of this rally-inspired hatch is one of two powertrains. The Base and Sport trims… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 22, 2023 at 9:25pm
The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek is one of our favorite small crossovers, and much of this is due to it being more of a hatchback on stilts than its more SUV-like crossover rivals, giving it car-like qualities that, if you’re like us, can be preferable. Also, unlike most others in its competitive set, the Crosstrek is legitimately good — and fun — when you go beyond paved roads. Its 8.7 inches of ground clearance, or 9.3… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 22, 2023 at 9:23pm
Subaru Australia’s boss has touted the next-generation Forester SUV as the brand’s “next big thing”, and CarExpert understands it will go into production either next year or in 2025. The current Forester has been around since 2018, and only went through a mild mid-life refresh late in 2021. A typical six- to seven-year product cycle points to a new model launching in 2024-25. “The next big big thing, because by then every model in our… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 22, 2023 at 9:22pm
After several attempts thwarted by a pandemic and even snow, the Headwaters Rally in Northern Minnesota made a triumphant return on Saturday. The 40-mile American Rally Association Central Regional Championship event has been a mainstay in the rally world. It is operated by the same group that organizes the Ojibwe Forest Rally each year, and the event is a staple for the Minnesota rally community. Fifteen cars trekked to the land of Paul Bunyan and… Read More →
Posted Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 11:10pm
Subaru Motorsports USA’s Brandon Semenuk leads the Oregon Trail Rally after the opening two stages on Friday evening. The American Rally Association points leader was fastest on the first and second passes of the Founders Olmstead, Moore, Nagle super special, and has already built a huge lead. On the first run he was fastest by 13.8 seconds over Sam Albert, driving his Ferrar-engined Subaru, with a gap of a further four seconds to Jeff Seehorn… Read More →
Posted Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 10:44am
For nearly two decades, Headwaters was a mainstay in the rally world. It’s operated by the same group that organizes the Ojibwe Forest Rally each year, and the event is a staple for the Minnesota rally community. Over the past few years, weather and Covid-19 have played havoc on the continuity of the event. Wet springs or snow canceled Headwaters in 2022 and 2018. Then, the pandemic sidelined the event in 2020 and 2021. Those… Read More →
