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Posted Monday, June 14, 2021 at 11:03pm
Subaru is joining the electric age soon with its first electric SUV, yet remains committed to one of its most popular offerings, the WRX STI. In the first Gymkhana video not to feature Ken Block, Subaru gave insane stunt driver Travis Pastrana the craziest WRX STI ever, and the man came away from driving the car thoroughly impressed. So impressed, in fact, that Subaru and Pastrana are going to make use of the epic rally-inspired… Read More →
Posted Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 11:01pm
Subaru says EyeSight acts as an extra pair of eyes that try to see accidents before they happen to help prevent them. Those extra “eyes” are two cameras mounted on the windshield on either side of the inside mirror. The visual images and other data from the cameras are processed by the engine control, transmission control and vehicle dynamics control modules. They then determine when and how to intervene through advanced driver-assistance systems offered by… Read More →
Posted Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 10:57pm
The change of crew hands young Solberg an opportunity to resume his family dream on the fabled Safari which was first held from 27 May to 1 June 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Solberg Senior finished the WRC Safari 5th in the 1999 and 2000 editions driving a Ford Focus and navigated by his eventual Championship-winning navigator Phil… Read More →
Posted Friday, June 11, 2021 at 10:57pm
This past weekend saw the running of the annual 86 Style event at Fuji Speedway. Started in 2010 to celebrate the classic Hachiroku, it opened up to the newer Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ in later years. This year, one of the stars of the event was the new 2022 Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ. It wasn’t just the showroom stock models on display, however. The show was teeming with fettled examples from some of… Read More →
Posted Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 10:53pm
Subaru’s Onyx Edition is ready to expand to the largest vehicle the company makes. On Tuesday, Subaru teased the Ascent Onyx Edition, which will give the three-row SUV a “darker, more dramatic” look. Right now, only the Outback has an Onyx Edition and it ruggedizes the wagon/crossover quite well. Unique seats, black trim and wheels, and a special X-Mode for the elements, create a machine ready to tackle more of the outdoors. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 10:52pm
Instead of some traditional hot laps around the IMI Motorsports track, we’re taking a bit of a different approach with this video. How much faster can you get with some instruction from a pro racing driver? In this video, Tommy finds out just how quick he can hammer his classic 1993 Rover Mini around the track. But that’s not all, as Paul Gerrard — Top Gear USA’s former Stig — has Claire as his second… Read More →
Posted Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 10:16pm
A Subaru Outback is just as natural parked by a million-dollar beach home in Connecticut as it is traversing a campsite in Mount Hood. Most owners, no matter where they live or how much they make, prefer the Outback’s practicality, comfort, and affordable cost over a rock-biting, trailblazing hell of a time. The Outback Wilderness is the opposite. This is Subaru’s version of a Raptor—lifted and factory-kitted to tackle more abuse on tough terrain. We… Read More →
Posted Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 10:14pm
Subaru just staked out the high ground — literally, a hilltop atop a 40-degree incline of soft, shifting sand — as some of America’s favorite SUVs race to bolster their off-road credentials. Boasting new skid plates, 0.8 inch more ride height and a tweaked rear differential, the 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness hits the trails this summer, with attractive styling touches, surprising off-road ability and notably lower estimated fuel economy. Read More →
Posted Friday, May 28, 2021 at 10:12pm
The 2021 Subaru Outback Wilderness was designed to go farther out back than any Subaru before. Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu takes it into the woods to find out just how far it can go. Read More →
Posted Friday, May 28, 2021 at 10:07pm
In Japan NCAP’s latest annual safety testing, Subaru Levorg outperformed the 10 vehicles rated with 5 stars and an overall rating above 98%. At the heart of Subaru Levorg’s active safety system is the new generation EyeSight hardware, a variant of Veoneer’s 4th generation stereo vision system, re-engineered to meet Subaru’s original specification. The new generation EyeSight has two cameras mounted on a wide-baseline design doubling the field-of-view. Read More →