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Posted Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 10:04pm
Subaru Corporation announced that its 2021 vehicle lineup for US market received five TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) and four TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). 2021 TOP SAFETY PICK + Winners Crosstrek Hybrid (TSP+ for three consecutive years) *2 Forester (TSP for 15 consecutive years) *2 Legacy (TSP for 16 consecutive years) *2 Outback (TSP for 13 consecutive years) *2 Ascent (TSP for four consecutive years) *2 Read More →
Posted Monday, March 8, 2021 at 10:36pm
From the September 1983 issue of Car and Driver. When was the last time you met somebody who belonged to the Subaru Owners’ Club? Know anybody who wears a Subaru racing jacket or hauls around Subaru-monogrammed luggage? Read any good coffee-table books lately on the Subaru mystique? What we are trying to say here is that the Subaru has yet to achieve icon status with the cognoscenti. Yet its epidemic presence among the backpackers, the… Read More →
Posted Monday, March 8, 2021 at 10:34pm
The P2000-generation Subaru Impreza WRC will go down as one of the greatest rally cars ever made. In addition to being supremely fast and successful, the Prodrive-built machine looks awesome and makes a fantastic noise. Read More →
Posted Monday, March 8, 2021 at 10:33pm
Nearly 10 years ago, Tom Doll and two Subaru of America executives boarded a plane in Newark, N.J., and flew to Tokyo for Fuji Heavy Industries’ annual board of directors meeting. It would have been a routine business trip if not for the date: Sunday, March 13, 2011. Two days prior, Japan had been rocked by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami. Despite the obvious destruction that the natural disaster caused, it still wasn’t entirely… Read More →
Posted Friday, March 5, 2021 at 10:28pm
Travis Pastrana, who divides his time between motorsports competition and stunt driving, takes a run on Lake Willoughby Thursday. Mr. Pastrana who drives for the Subaru rally team was in Westmore with a large crew from Vermont Sportscar, a Milton company that does technical work for Subaru’s racing program to try out equipment for ice racing. The company made a quiet visit to the lake earlier this winter, but their runs on Thursday drew a… Read More →
Posted Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 10:27pm
Subaru of America CEO and president Tom Doll discusses plans for electric vehicles and Subaru’s partnership with Feeding America. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 10:25pm
These days there’s a subcompact crossover for every type of driver. Just look at the Subaru Crosstrek and Honda HR-V. One is a lifted hatchback with off-road aspirations, and the other is a micro-SUV built to take on city streets. Having kept both in our long-term test fleet, we know the Subaru Outback and Honda HR-V well. With each indicating the diversity of the subcompact crossover segment, which is the better choice for you? Check… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 10:22pm
ubaru of America, Inc. announced today that the automaker has won four categories in Kelley Blue Book’s 2021 Best Resale Value. The 2021 Subaru Crosstrek, Forester, Impreza, and Outback earned top spots in their respective segments. The Outback SUV secured its sixth segment win, and the seventh for the compact Impreza, over the award’s 19-year history. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 10:18pm
Subaru is steaming ahead with a number of exciting performance car offerings, including the next-generation BRZ, and there are even rumblings of an AWD hot hatch being developed with Toyota. News now comes of the 2022 Subaru WRX from the Japanese website Best Car. According to the publication, the fifth-generation WRX sedan will be bigger but will crucially carry over the controversial CVT transmission that has alienated a lot of the WRX’s fans. It’s not… Read More →
Posted Monday, March 1, 2021 at 10:15pm
New details of the 2022 Subaru WRX have emerged out of Japan, indicating the new sports sedan will continue to offer a CVT automatic as well as the familiar six-speed manual, and will grow in size compared to its predecessor. Japanese publication Best Car reports the upcoming fifth-generation version of Subaru’s rally hero will continue to offer a CVT automatic transmission – likely to the dismay of many enthusiasts hoping for a more performance-oriented transmission… Read More →
