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Posted Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 4:12am
Wow, this 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STI is quite orange. Tangerine actually, but judging by the reaction on Twitter I’d say this car was liked. At first I hated it, which surprised me because I don’t mind a little flash. But after a whole weekend, I started enjoying the silliness of it all. Like the WR Blue version, people see the color, the wing and get out of the way. Everything from a Chevrolet Camaro… Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 4:11am
In the five minutes it took to complete a quick 2-mile jaunt on the main boulevard in Big Bear Lake, California, I counted four last-gen Subaru Foresters. That shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise, considering the crossover is the automaker’s second-best selling model after the Outback (76347 Foresters were sold in 2012), but for some reason, I was amazed at how many I saw in such a short amount of time. It’s safe… Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 4:09am
Comparison site moneysupermarket.com analysed over 13 million car insurance quotes run on its website over 12 months, and of the nation’s top 35 favourite car brands it found Subaru drivers make the fewest number of claims for motor accidents, followed by drivers of smart cars and Fiats. Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 4:08am
On major drive events, including our May tour of South Africa’s Garden Route in new 2014 Subaru Forester XTs, organizers often include a medic among the team. This ensures prompt response to emergencies when the group may be hours from the nearest medical facility. From broken bones to insect bites, car crashes to allergic reactions, the medic is not only the first responder but in some cases the only medical professional in hundreds of miles. Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 4:06am
Among the dozen mainstream midsize sedans on the market, the Subaru Legacy stands in contrast to them all with one significant standard feature: all-wheel drive (AWD). While this traction-enhancing setup should come as no surprise since it’s a Subaru — all of the automaker’s vehicles except the sporty new BRZ are born with it — all-wheel drive is a major distinguisher in this segment of front-drive cars. In fact, only one other contender even offers… Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 3:32am
Few cars matter to a manufacturer as much as the Forester SUV does to Subaru. The new Forester will take a third of the brand’s UK volume this year despite being on sale for only six months – next year it will be closer to half. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 4:02am
There’s one aspect we all agree on regarding our long-term 2013 Subaru BRZ: It’s an absolute riot to drive, which is perhaps the strongest reason why the $26,000 sports coupe took top honors as Cars.com’s Best of 2013 winner. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 4:01am
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, is pleased to announce that today marks the 60th anniversary of the company. The origins of FHI go back to the 1917 founding of the “Aircraft Research Laboratory” which was later incorporated as “Nakajima Aircraft Co. Ltd”. After World War II, Nakajima Aircraft was re-organized as “Fuji Sangyo Co. Ltd”. Fuji Sangyo was divided into 12 separate companies in 1950 and shortly thereafter, on July… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 4:00am
The Subaru PUMA RallyCross Team returned to competition in the USA after overseas Global RallyCross (GRC) rounds in Barcelona and Munich. The fourth round of the GRC was held Thursday, July 12th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on unique course using part of the track’s oval and pit lane while including dirt, tarmac and a jump. The team’s development of the Subaru STI Rallycross cars in the off-season began to pay dividends in New Hampshire… Read More →
Posted Monday, July 15, 2013 at 3:56am
Having been on sale for just two weeks since it became available to the public in late June 2013, the Subaru XV Hybrid has already breached its monthly sales target of 550 units ” by more than 10 times.” Read More →
