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Posted Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 9:56pm
The Toyota Highlander has long been a go-to pick in the three-row SUV segment, but Subaru introduced an appealing alternative with the Ascent for 2019. Our rankings position the Ascent as the overall superior offering, but depending on your priorities and how you’ll use the vehicle, the Highlander could be a smarter buy. Keep reading to learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the 2021 Toyota Highlander and 2021 Subaru Ascent. Read More →
Posted Friday, January 8, 2021 at 11:27pm
Few cars in automotive history have been designed with pure performance in mind. The mythical Impreza also has an impressive pedigree in the competition, something in which the initials STi have a lot to do. In 1992, Subaru launched the Impreza, a C segment passenger car that came to face the Honda Civic, the Toyota Corolla or what would eventually end up being its intimate enemy: the Mitsubishi Lancer. And, like all of them except… Read More →
Posted Friday, January 8, 2021 at 11:26pm
Before his partnership with Ford, Block spent five years driving Subaru WRX STIs, beginning his professional rally career in 2005 with Vermont SportsCar, makers of Subaru’s official factory stage rally cars. Now that Block is free to drive whatever he wants, it’ll be interesting to see where he (and his Hoonigan team) go next. A Monster-branded Toyota GR Yaris Gymkhana car, perhaps? We can only pray. Read More →
Posted Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 11:25pm
As the automotive industry is going through a major transformation, a field of technologies needed for automobile development, such as electrified power unit and vehicle technologies, software, and connectivity, is becoming more diverse. Read More →
Posted Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 11:22pm
Drifting, which is quite literally a controlled skid, has in recent years taken a shape of its own among drivers. It looks good, feels good, and will also run down your tires real good! Ken Block and Travis Pastrana individually represent some of the best drifters to ever walk the planet. Their careers have been crafted in a way that would eventually see them cross paths, and cross paths they did, forging a friendship over… Read More →
Posted Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 11:20pm
A genuine Prodrive Subaru Impreza 555 driven by New Zealand rallying legends Possum Bourne and ‘Smoken’ Joe McAndrew has been put up for sale. After its last competitive outing in the 1997 New Zealand Rally Championship, the car was stored away in a private collection in Italy for 18 years. The car has since resurfaced and has appeared on the market with an approximate asking price of NZD $640,000. Before landing into its Kiwi owners’… Read More →
Posted Friday, January 1, 2021 at 11:17pm
Hailed as one of rally’s most Iconic drivers, Scottish national Colin McRae was a true embodiment of the sport. Born in 1968 in Lanark, Scotland, Colin soon found interest in motorsports and was fond of going fast, following his father’s footsteps, Jimmy McRae, who was a five-time British Rally Champion. Colin would soon cement his name in rally history as the first Scottish person and the youngest to win the World Rally Championship drivers’ title.… Read More →
Posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 11:13pm
Tesla and Subaru were the leaders in brand loyalty in a recent Experian Automotive analysis of U.S. auto registrations, followed by Toyota, Honda, and Ford. In terms of manufacturers that produce several brands, General Motors had the highest loyalty, Experian said. Read More →
Posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 11:12pm
The year was 2005. YouTube was founded, Dubya was elected to four more years in the White House, and I got my first cell phone — for emergencies only! Oh, and after 30 years of GM, my dad ditched domestic for a then-brand-new, fourth-generation Subaru Legacy. The Legacy was always something of a secret handshake in a time when people didn’t think they automatically needed an SUV, offering four-season capability and better-than-usual driving dynamics and… Read More →
Posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 11:10pm
Winding along gravel roads criss-crossing 1600 hectares of forest, I pull my car to a stop in the heart of Walters Arena, the rally stage and test venue half an hour north east of Swansea, Wales, and pinch myself. Through the windscreen I can see a Subaru Legacy RS, and Impreza and Focus World Rally Cars, all bearing the surname McRae on their back windows. But that’s not why I pinch myself; I’m in Wales… Read More →
