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Posted Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 9:54pm
Two JDM heavyweights clash in the sports car segment. In one corner sits Toyota. It can be easy to jump to conclusions with excellent examples like the S2000 and the Supra MK4, but Subaru won’t go down easy. With Toyota, it all started with the fantastic S800 and stretched into the modern era. Now, more than ever, Gazoo Racing is taking bland commuter cars like the Yaris and Corolla and turning them in true performance… Read More →
Posted Friday, April 15, 2022 at 9:22pm
Travis Pastrana will forever remember 2021 as a landmark year in his four-wheeled career. A multiple-champion on bikes and in cars, he’s no stranger to success. But what he enjoyed last season was unlike anything he’s done before. As well as winning the American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship (his sixth US rallying title) and smashing the Mount Washington hillclimb record for the third time in four visits, Pastrana clinched the Nitro Rallycross… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 9:18pm
Ten-time US rally champion David Higgins will return to the American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship at next weekend’s Olympus Rally, driving a Citroën DS3 R5 for Kyle Tilley’s Era Motorsport team. Higgins has made just one ARA appearance since parting ways with Subaru Motorsports USA at the end of 2019 but won it with McKenna Motorsports in a Ford Fiesta. However Olympus will be Higgins’ first rally without long-term co-driver Craig Drew… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 9:16pm
Subaru announced its electrification intentions for the next generation of its high-performance WRX STI right around the time we tested the 2022 Subaru WRX. That made us wonder: Is this the last Subaru WRX as we know it? We explore that question in this video while covering this WRX’s test results and driving dynamics. The WRX has been a performance staple for Subaru since the 1990s. While the times have changed, the recipe—a punchy turbocharged… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:14pm
Jenson Button will compete in Nitro Rallycross’ headline Group E category this season for Xite Energy Racing. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion will line up alongside Oliver Bennett in the team, which is the first to confirm its driver pairing for the upcoming season. “I want to go racing,” said Button. “I love racing, I love competing and I want to have fun. I’m looking forward to racing Nitro RX with Xite Energy –… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:13pm
ubaru is making some small changes to the Outback for the 2023 model year, but it’s still very much recognizable as the lifted all-wheel-drive wagon with outdoorsy vibes that we’ve come to know over the years. The front end looks slightly different and the driver-assistance features are more advanced than before, but the naturally aspirated and turbocharged versions of Subaru’s 2.5-liter boxer-four are unchanged and the interior is mostly the same as well. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 9:44pm
A javelina in Arizona got stuck in a car last week during a pursuit for Cheetos, officials said. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy responded to a call on Wednesday and found the creature in a Subaru station wagon. The deputy learned from neighbors and the owner of the car that the hatchback had been left open overnight “and the javelina jumped inside attempting to eat a bag” of Cheetos, according to a… Read More →
Posted Friday, April 8, 2022 at 9:30pm
Subaru’s XT model was not in production for very long. It was produced for only six years in total, but it is still well-regarded today as one of the manufacturer’s funkiest looking sports cars. With its wedged-shaped exterior, it certainly has very different styling in comparison to other vehicles of the time period. In fact, its look was so unique that the New York Times said it has “the ultimate in jazzy design”, which was… Read More →
Posted Friday, April 8, 2022 at 9:29pm
Subaru Australia has opened the order books for the new-generation WRX, with pricing kicking off from $44,990 before on-road costs for the sedan, and $49,990 for the WRX Sportwagon. Powered by a 2.4-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder Boxer engine, the 2022 WRX punches out 202kW/350Nm to all four wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox, or a continuously variable transmission. This puts the WRX squarely in line with hot hatches like the Ford Focus ST (from $47,490), Hyundai… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 9:28pm
In sporting terms, New Zealand is famous for four things: rallying, rugby, rowing and sailing. Two of those entities will collide when the New Zealand Rally Championship gets underway next month on the Otago Rally. If you’re into your rowing, Hamish Bond will need no introduction. His Olympic gold medals (London 2012 coxless pair, Rio de Janeiro 2016 coxless pair and Tokyo 2020 in the eight division), and six gold medals in the World Rowing… Read More →
