Posted Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 7:24pm
The upgraded Subaru Forester will be coming to the US as a 2017 model but it will be released in Japan as the 2016 model. In fact, Subaru has already revealed the upgrades the Subaru Forester will be getting when they showed it off at the Tokyo Motor Show. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 7:22pm
Determined not to be underprepared against some really tough competition in the Ford Focus RS and Honda Civic Type-R, the Subaru WRX STI will be adopting the new Subaru Global Platform (SGP) that is also making its way into others in the Japanese brand’s lineup. Read More →
Posted Monday, February 1, 2016 at 8:11pm
Appropriately called XV Hybrid STI Concept, the first show car is a sportier version of the XV Hybrid tuned by STI. Subaru won’t reveal the concept until halfway through next month, but it promises the XV Hybrid benefits from a white paint job with orange accents and a two-tone orange and beige cabin spruced up with sport seats for the front passengers. STI has made comprehensive suspension modifications to improve the ride, but whether the… Read More →
Posted Monday, February 1, 2016 at 7:23pm
Subaru’s sport-focused STI division has traveled to the Tokyo Auto Salon, an event that can best be described as Japan’s version of SEMA, to introduce two brand new concepts. Called Levorg STI Concept, the first show car is based on the Levorg station wagon that’s sold in a host of global markets including Europe, Australia, and Japan. Visually, the STI-massaged Levorg wears an eye-catching hue called WR blue pearl with red accents all around, and it looks more muscular than the regular-production wagon… Read More →
Posted Monday, February 1, 2016 at 7:18pm
Being way ahead of its North American sales goal, Subaru will have to boost supply to keep up with the demand and also plans to increase its sales target for the next year. Read More →
Posted Monday, February 1, 2016 at 7:15pm
Subaru is on a tear. It is poised to notch its seventh-straight year of record sales in North America, reaching the company’s sales target five years ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, parent company Fuji Heavy Industries forecasts another fiscal year of across-the-board records: for vehicle sales, revenue, operating profit and net income. The biggest challenge facing CEO Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, 61, is making enough cars to meet demand. Yoshinaga spoke through an interpreter with Asia Editor Hans… Read More →
Posted Monday, February 1, 2016 at 7:12pm
When the original Subaru Forester launched in 1998, it was somewhat of a square peg in a round hole. Body-on-frame SUVs ruled the day, with few consumers clamoring for a utility vehicle that was essentially a tall station wagon with all-wheel drive. But the last two decades have shown that the Forester was simply ahead of the curve rather than some oddball idea. Car-based crossovers are now the hottest vehicles in the entire industry, with… Read More →
Posted Monday, February 1, 2016 at 6:26pm
There aren’t many blues I’d pick over Subaru’s famous “WR Blue Pearl” but this “Hyper Blue” is one of the few. This exterior is exactly how I’d spec out a WRX STI, black wheels, big wing, six-speed, meaty tires for winter. I snagged the keys for a weekend of Christmas shopping and cross city driving; the only thing missing was a thick coat of December snow. Instead we had a few 60-degree spring-like days. Mental… Read More →
Posted Monday, February 1, 2016 at 6:23pm
The 2016 Subaru WRX is an enthusiast’s car. Its popularity stems from its mixture of affordable pricing (just under US$27,000 to start) and fun factor, with the surprising side note of being daily-use-friendly thanks to four-door construction and a sizeable trunk. These build on the WRX’s much-loved all-wheel drive powertrain and tight gearbox. At the pinnacle of performance for the WRX is the STI (Subaru Tecnica International), which boosts engine output considerably and adds a… Read More →
Posted Monday, February 1, 2016 at 6:21pm
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, is all about building safe cars for consumers and the latest Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP) prove that they are. Subaru announced that the 2016 Crosstrek (XV in Japan) and Impreza models equipped with Subaru’s unique EyeSight driver assist system, have received the top rating of Advanced Safety Vehicle-Plus (ASV+) in JNCAP’s preventive safety performance test. – See more at: http://www.torquenews.com/1084/new-subaru-crosstrek-and-impreza-excel-safety-performance#sthash.1ldhwbcC.dpuf Read More →
