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Posted Monday, March 3, 2025 at 9:37pm
Subaru dealerships ranked highest in the 2025 Pied Piper PSI® Internet Lead Effectiveness® (ILE®) Auto Industry Study, which measured responsiveness to internet sales leads coming through dealership websites. Following Subaru were Infiniti, Acura, Toyota and Lincoln. Pied Piper submitted customer inquiries through the websites of 4,023 automobile dealerships representing all major brands. Each inquiry asked a specific question about a vehicle in inventory and included a customer name, email address, and local telephone number. Pied… Read More →
Posted Friday, February 28, 2025 at 9:35pm
Twenty of the world’s greatest racing drivers will battle in a variety of racing machinery at the 2025 Race of Champions at Olympic Park, Sydney, with the final line-up now locked in for the event on March 7-8, 2025. Scotland’s Max McRae – son of Alister, nephew of the late 1995 World Rally Champion Colin – and Formula 2 driver Victor Martins from France – were the final drivers announced ahead of the first running… Read More →
Posted Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 9:47pm
20 of the world’s best drivers will race no less than six different makes of cars at the Race Of Champions (ROC) in Sydney, March 7-8 The cars will include the FC2 Rallycross car, Supercar Lite, KTM X-Bow Comp R, Polaris RZR Pro R, Subaru BRZ tS and Toyota GR86 Cup Accor Stadium to be turned into a spectacular side-by-side 1km asphalt race track when this unique event is hosted for the first time in… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 9:43pm
One of the least desirable occurrences during a winter season in the Northeast is the weather alternating between days of snow and days of freezing rain, creating a hardened and irregular surface of hard-packed icy snow. It’s not good for sledding, it’s not good for walking, and it’s terrible for driving… unless you have an all-wheel-drive car on snow tires with a manual transmission. Then it’s a lot of fun. The actual least desirable winter… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 9:42pm
Yes, that’s a massive wing towering over the rear of a Subaru WRX. No, it’s not an STI. Subaru is still on its sub-STI kick of putting out models with special kit but no extra power, and affixing a “tS” badge onto it—and while that’s all well and good, the lack of a true STI (and the whelming performance of the WRX itself) make the omission all the more glaring. This Subaru WRX tS Spec… Read More →
Posted Monday, February 24, 2025 at 9:40pm
The last time a U.S.-bound Subaru wore the STI badge was in 2021. Yet, that hasn’t stopped Subaru from releasing all manner of WRX trims and “engineering exercises” that get close but never go full STI. And the latest tease is the WRX tS Spec B. News from Australia (h/t to Carscoops) is that the newest WRX to hit the market is not unlike our version but with one big extra. Namely, the Aussie tS… Read More →
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 10:03pm
All-wheel drive (AWD) is an attractive feature in areas where winter conditions prevail for much of the year or when additional traction is required. Every major automaker acknowledges this and provides some form of AWD. Mercedes-Benz has a 4MATIC system, Audi features the legendary Quattro, and BMW offers the xDrive technology. Each of these systems aims to improve traction and stability, with their functionality ranging from basic on-demand systems to sophisticated setups that deliver independent… Read More →
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 10:01pm
Subaru’s BRZ tS is a love letter to the purists—the drivers who crave a lightweight, rear-wheel-drive coupe with a manual transmission and a short wheelbase that makes every turn feel like an event. The 2024 BRZ tS takes what made the BRZ great and sharpens it even further with track-tuned enhancements, making it arguably one of the best affordable sports cars on the market today. Read More →
Posted Friday, February 21, 2025 at 9:36pm
Long the unapologetic poster child for the station-wagon nation, the Subaru Outback blends in just enough crunchy charm to appeal to buyers who may never fully explore its off-road capabilities but take comfort in knowing they’re there if needed. The forthcoming new 2026 model appears to lean more in the direction of a traditional SUV, at least in terms of exterior design, proportions, and size, however. Read More →
Posted Friday, February 21, 2025 at 9:31pm
Subaru thrust its way into the mainstream in the 21st century thanks to its rugged, reliable, all-wheel-drive vehicles, including crossovers that drive more like normal cars than the truck-based SUVs of yore. As the traditional sedan was beginning to get replaced by the onslaught of these incredibly versatile crossovers in the late 1990s, Subaru applied the lifted all-wheel-drive treatment to its midsize sedan the Legacy to see if buyers would bite. Read More →
