Posted Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 10:24pm
Rally drivers, just like the policemen they try to avoid on road sections, are getting younger. Look at it this way: Hannu Mikkola was 41 when he claimed the 1983 world rally title, making him the oldest world champion in the history of the sport. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 10:23pm
As part of a recent UK heritage fleet auction, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI Tommi Makinen Edition signed by the legendary rally driver became the most expensive Mitsubishi to ever sell at a UK auction for a whopping £100,100 ($139,341). At the same auction, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Group N Works Rally Car driven by two-time champion Guy Wilkes sold for £61,700 ($85,888). Like Mitsubishi, Subaru also has a rich rallying heritage – the… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 10:20pm
The Toyota GR Yaris took the world by storm because the world had no idea how badly it wanted a small hatchback with a three-cylinder turbocharged engine, all-wheel-drive, and a manual transmission until the Japanese carmaker said, “here, try this one out.” Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 10:18pm
The Subaru Outback Wilderness is barely more than a month old. Subaru fans and car critics have been pleased with the car, a more off-road-oriented version of Subaru’s best-selling wagon. Before the end of the year, we may see the second installment in the Forester Wilderness. According to Automotive News, Subaru told its dealers in February that it would bring out Wilderness editions of the Outback and Forester. Now that the Outback is out, we’re… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 10:17pm
Subaru has sold some 2.5 million of its toughened-up Outback station wagon/SUVs globally since 1994, and the brand’s most well-known model has become more capable with each subsequent redesign. But according to some of Subaru’s customers, as good as the current, sixth-gen Outback is for on-road commuting and light off-roading, it could be tougher still. The company agreed and set to work on a new variant called the Outback Wilderness. The trick, of course, would… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 17, 2021 at 10:15pm
Any car geek nudging around their mid-thirties has likely shed a number of tears now. Mitsubishi is leaving the UK, and while we won’t miss the Mirage all that much, it’s yet another reminder that the halcyon days of Lancer Evolutions trading blows with Impreza Turbos are gone for good. Its former rally-stage nemesis Subaru soldiers on in Great Britain, but sells only SUVs and sells them on safety. Yet both marques – and namely… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 17, 2021 at 10:14pm
As if the brand voted best in the world by Mossy Redwood Quarterly needed to print it on its cars, Wilderness is going to be a reoccurring name in new Subaru models. The 2022 Outback Wilderness is the first out the door. The Subaru Outback was already a popular choice for outdoorsy types who weren’t into hardcore rock-crawling, and the Wilderness package incorporates changes that Outback owners were already making to their cars to make… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 10:00pm
Subaru will soon be joining the EV crossover craze with a new model that we now know will be called Solterra. Combining the Latin words for “sun” and earth,” this new moniker is meant to emphasize the car’s environmentally friendly milieu. The Solterra will go on sale in the U.S. in 2022 and newly released teaser photos give us an idea of its overall shape and a few details. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 9:59pm
After making a triumphant return to the WRC in 2018, Toyota strongly pushed Mitsubishi and Subaru, another brand that retired from WRC around 15 years ago, to return to boost their appeal. It seems as though Toyota’s influence may have had something to do with the firm’s ultimate decision. Read More →
Posted Monday, May 10, 2021 at 9:09pm
The Subaru WRX is an automotive legend. It’s the rallying car of choice for the World Rally Championship (WRC). Here’s the second generation WRX story, from the Bugeye to the Blobeye and the Hawkeye. The Subaru WRX (standing for ‘World Rally eXperimental’) exploded on the car scene in 1992, immediately becoming one of the most sought-after, enthusiast performance cars. Combining the practicality of a four-door body, power of the turbocharged, flat-four engine, and incredible road… Read More →
