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Posted Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:25pm

Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Breaks Pelvis Following Base Jumping Stunt Gone Wrong

Rally driver and stunt performer Travis Pastrana was hospitalized this weekend following a base jumping stunt gone wrong in Florida. The stunt saw Pastrana jump from a Hyatt Hotel and although his parachute did unfurl, an Instagram video shows him hitting the ground with force. Fort Lauderdale Fire Chief Stephen Gollan said, per TMZ, that the injury happened on Saturday morning during a video shoot. “A stunt during that event did not go as planned… Read More →

Posted Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 10:26pm

Subaru WRX Wagon Officially Returns… But Not for America

Subaru hasn’t officially sold a wagon version of its popular WRX since 2014. Sure, the Levorg, a wagon version of the Impreza with WRX power, has been available in overseas markets since 2016, but it’s just not the same. Now, a real, actual WRX wagon has finally returned… but not for America. Subaru held its launch for the new WRX in Australia today, and revealed it will be offering a “Sportswagon” version of the WRX… Read More →

Posted Monday, January 24, 2022 at 10:23pm

A Subaru Solterra STI Made an Appearance In Tokyo But Remains Shrouded In Mystery

You’d think with the debut of the “carbon neutral era” at Subaru, the automaker would be chomping at the bit to bring you news about products to follow up its new Solterra EV SUV, or at least new variants—say, maybe a sporty STI model. Instead, if you blinked, you would have missed the fact that one such Solterra debuted during the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon. As Subaru begins its EV future with the Solterra, it’s… Read More →

Posted Friday, January 21, 2022 at 10:19pm

Subaru’s already done taking orders for the 2022 BRZ

You missed your chance if you wanted to put in a specific order for a 2022 Subaru BRZ. On Friday, Subaru confirmed with Roadshow that its entire sold order allotment is filled. The news first made its way to the FT86 Club forum last week. “The sold order allotment was met but customers can go to a Subaru retailer to purchase a 2022 BRZ,” a spokesperson said. Subaru did not comment further when asked if… Read More →

Posted Friday, January 21, 2022 at 10:05pm

Subaru takes the fear out of winter driving

Scott’s comments: “And then there’s those of us that think driving in the winter in the midst of a snowstorm is fun..” Subaru is turning worst-case winter driving scenarios on their head with a new campaign designed to position its vehicles as some of the safest in winter conditions. “Winter is Less Scary in a Subaru” builds off of the “Welcome to the Uncommon” brand platform established by the automaker last fall. It is also… Read More →

Posted Friday, January 21, 2022 at 9:55pm

This Radical 1983 Subaru GL Wagon Is the Latest Gymkhana Drift Car

Late last year, drift maestro Ken Block—known for his viral Gymkhana Youtube series—revealed his latest toy, the all-electric Audi S1 e-tron Quattro Hoonitron, which will star in a new video called Elektrikhana coming this year. But while Block has transitioned to electric power, rally driver Travis Pastrana, who took over the Gymkhana series two years ago, is sticking with internal combustion and has unveiled his latest drift machine, a heavily modified 1983 Subaru GL wagon. Read More →

Posted Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 11:14pm

Hoonigan’s Latest Mad Build Is a … 1980s Subaru Wagon?

Travis Pastrana isn’t much more sane than the original Head Hoonigan In Charge, Ken Block, when it comes to vehicle ideas and builds. To fully demonstrate just how wild Pastrana is willing to go with the Hoonigans and Subaru, the team came up with this amazing looking 1983 Subaru GL wagon, the predecessor of the 2022 Subaru WRX. You better believe it’s not just a decal job on a boxy 1980s classic. Read More →

Posted Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 11:13pm

Subaru Once Offered The Best Factory Lighting Option Known To Humankind

There was a lot of excitement in the cluster of rusty, discarded FEMA trailers that forms Jalopnik’s world HQ about Hoonigan’s new Gymkhana car, styled to look like an ‘80s Subaru GL wagon. My first thought when I saw the car was, of course, to wonder if it had Subaru’s cyclopean Passing Lamp Some of our newer writers weren’t familiar with what this was, and when I showed them a picture, the telltale sound of… Read More →

Posted Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 11:11pm

Subaru Could Make a BRZ STI as Soon as Next Year, but Without a Turbo

Subaru has confirmed that the BRZ STI, which was recently shown at the Tokyo Auto Show alongside the STI E-RA and Solterra STI concepts, could enter production later this year as a 2023 model. That’s good news for fans of the brand, but this model might have to deal with the same power as the regular model, since Subaru doesn’t plan to install a turbocharger. In fact, the brand says that the BRZ benefits from… Read More →