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Posted Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 9:56pm
Subaru is hopping on the Tesla charging port bandwagon. The automaker has announced that it will adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) for “certain” electric vehicles starting in 2025. Subaru says it will also supply NACS charging adapters to customers who own or lease an EV with the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard in 2025. The company has been relatively slow to adopt EVs. It currently only offers the Solterra, and even that’s only… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 9:55pm
First and foremost, side crashes account for nearly a quarter of passenger vehicle occupant deaths in the United States of America. Vehicle sides offer little space to absorb energy as opposed to the front and rear of a given vehicle, which flaunt crumple zones. Be that as it may, stronger passenger cells and side airbags make 2024 vehicles way safer than equivalents from a decade ago. Read More →
Posted Monday, October 30, 2023 at 9:43pm
While the speed of a race gives everyone an adrenaline rush, sometimes it can reach spectators at their doorstep. After all, while soaring at hundreds of miles per hour, accidents become quite commonplace. A 15-year-old clip shows a strange car crash. It captures how a slight misjudgment can lead to a massive mishap, putting vehicles in places where they simply do not belong. Read More →
Posted Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 9:40pm
Subaru, (OTCPK:FUJHY), or native ticker 7270 in Japan which is the one that I invest in, is an impressive automotive business with an upside that is one of the four Japanese companies I currently invest in. I have been invested in Subaru for about a year at this point, and despite a recent decline, I’m in the green on this position on an overall basis. Subaru has reported 1Q24 results, and these are results that… Read More →
Posted Friday, October 27, 2023 at 9:37pm
Not every comparison has a clear winner and loser. When driver engagement and other factors are virtually even, it’s down to intangibles like mission fulfillment to determine which vehicle best represents its future owners’ needs. Even then, as is the case with subcompact SUVs like the 2024 Hyundai Kona and 2024 Subaru Crosstrek, mere hairs can span the gap between first and second place. Their intended audiences might be radically different, but both of these… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 9:30pm
This year’s Tokyo auto show has been overrun by electric sports car concepts, a welcome surprise in a world increasingly dominated by crossovers. Toyota showed off the angular FT-Se, Mazda presented the sleek Iconic SP with a rotary range-extender, Honda revived the Prelude name, and Nissan hinted at a future GT-R. Not to be outdone, Subaru showed off its own concept, the brawny Sport Mobility concept seen here, complete with boxy wheel arches and vivid… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 9:27pm
Subaru and motorsport is a combination that conjures up more than a little nostalgia, so we are completely and utterly on-board for this Subaru Sport Mobility concept. Slap some rally stickers and gold wheels on it immediately. Revealed today at the Japan Mobility Show, we know one thing – and only one thing about it: it’s electric. There are no power figures or motor set-up info to go on, merely the knowledge that somewhere in… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 9:26pm
The Subaru Crosstrek has been a longtime MotorTrend favorite, and for good reason: Its charming size, smooth ride, and off-road abilities have always stood out. It continues to rank high in our Ultimate Car Rankings, and now the 2024 Crosstrek boasts a couple of important improvements. First, the arrival of a more powerful boxer engine, something it needed from its inception. Second, a new Wilderness trim elevates this small SUV to new heights by allowing… Read More →
Posted Monday, October 23, 2023 at 9:24pm
Enjoy 90 seconds of cars roaring through the forests of Michigan. Read More →
Posted Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 9:11pm
Brandon Semenuk won the Lake Superior Performance Rally in and around Marquette, Michigan last week to cap off a perfect season of American Rally Association competition. It wasn’t even close, neither for the race nor the championship as Semenuk completed the stages in the Upper Peninsula with an accumulated eight-minute margin on the competition and after winning every round during the season. “Overall, we found a setup early on,” Semenuk told NBC Sports on a… Read More →
