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Posted Friday, July 26, 2013 at 3:54am
Originally unveiled at the New York Motor show in March, the new Subaru WRX will get it’s European debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. The manufacturer had originally not intended on replacing the current, outgoing model in Britain and Ireland, focusing more on Eco-friendly family cars and crossovers. However, according to a spokesperson for the company, “Changing market conditions has allowed Subaru UK to re-examine the feasibility of bringing the new car into… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 26, 2013 at 3:45am
Subaru will consider the next-generation WRX saloon to go on sale in the UK if it can be imported at the right price for dealers. The old WRX model is now sold out in the UK and the decision was taken earlier this year not to import further volumes. Read More →
Posted Friday, July 26, 2013 at 3:41am
The Norwegian stopped rallying last season, preferring to compete with his own team in the European Rallycross Championship when it became clear that there was no full-time factory WRC seat for him. But Solberg will attend next weekend’s Rally Finland for meetings that he hopes will start a path back into the WRC. Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 3:34am
On Saturday, July 13, 2013, 371 Subaru owners from nine states broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ record for the “Largest Parade of Subaru Cars” in the world. In addition to breaking the record, Subaru and parade participants supported two very worthy charities — PAWS Chicago and Salute, Inc. Both organizations received $5,000 to support their individual areas of philanthropy. Subaru was the previous GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ record holder for “Largest Parade of Subaru Cars.” Subaru… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 3:30am
Now, I’ll be the first to admit to having a bias towards the 4th generation Legacy (2003-2009) with its sleek silhouette and frameless door windows – a unique design trait that most Subaru’s had up until recent years. In a visual sense, the Japanese brand seems to have conformed to the motoring mainstream whilst losing some of its aesthetic identity in the process. All is not lost though; giving the camo-clad test mule the digital… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 3:26am
Most of us don’t remember a time when Subaru wasn’t a part of our automotive landscape, but some enthusiasts remember that it was the legendary importer Malcolm Bricklin who first brought the marque to America. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 3:25am
Fuji Heavy Industries expects to hit a domestic production record of more than 620,000 Subaru vehicles in fiscal 2013, led by exports of SUVs to the US. It plans to produce around 310,000 vehicles in Japan in the first six months of FY2013 and has seen sales in the US rise almost 25% year on year in January-June this year to a record 204,597 units, led by brisk sales of the Forester. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 3:23am
Niall McShea got his Chinese rally championship campaign back on track with a strong second place on the Zhangye Rally. The former World production champion from Fermanagh, now driving for the Red Bull China Skoda team, finished just over a minute behind the Subaru of Mark Higgins and over eight minutes clear of the third-placed Li Wei, the leading Chinese driver, also in a Subaru. Read More →
Posted Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 6:10pm
Is Subaru the safest carmaker of all? According to some new research, it just might be. Findings released by a leading price comparison website show that Subaru drivers make fewer at-fault claims per 1,000 owners than drivers of any other brand of car. The website analysed nearly 13.5million quotes during the past 12months and “at fault” claims made during the previous five years, with Subaru drivers making the fewest number of claims, followed by drivers… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 19, 2013 at 1:07am
Subaru could make a U-turn on its decision to axe the WRX STI from the UK line-up, Auto Express has learned. Back in December 2012 we broke the story that the new WRX STI, shown here in our spy pictures, wouldn’t be sold in the UK due to insufficient demand, but changing market conditions means it’s back on the table. Read More →
