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Posted Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 9:38pm
The Subaru Crosstrek has overtaken the Forester as the brand’s best-selling model in the US thanks to strong sales over the past few months. While sales of the Forester SUV dropped 14% in September (13,111 units), its year-to-date total (130,098 units) is still 22% higher than the same period last year, largely driven by its strong performance in the first half of 2024. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 9:36pm
Lia Block is headed back to the American rally scene — at least for one week. The 2023 ARA Open 2WD champion is stepping into a championship-winning Subaru WRX for the Lake Superior Performance Rally later this month. It’s her first appearance for the manufacturer that was so often tied to her father, Ken. Specifically, the younger Block will be stepping into the Vermont SportsCar-built Subaru WRX ARA24 that won this year’s championship. She will… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 9:34pm
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today reported 56,414 vehicle sales for September 2024, an increase of 0.1 percent compared with September 2023 (56,355). SOA also reported year-to-date sales of 493,612 a 5.6 percent increase compared with the same period in 2023. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 9:33pm
Subaru Motorsports USA is happy to announce that the racing phenom Lia Block will guest drive Brandon Semenuk’s WRX ARA24 with co-driver Keaton Williams at her side. With a third-consecutive American Rally Association (ARA) championship clinched, Semenuk will skip the final event of the season, the October 11-12 Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR). “Excited is an understatement for the feeling going into LSPR,” says Block of her return to ARA action. “Subaru and Vermont SportsCar… Read More →
Posted Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 10:10pm
Eight cars will hit the track in a Global Time Attack class throughout the weekend as these high-horsepower machines compete to set new track and class records. In addition to entries in the Unlimited, Limited, Street and Enthusiast classes, Northern California native Scott Speed will join the competition with Subaru Motorsports USA’s “WRX: Project Midnight,” while Formula Drift driver Ryan Tuerck will compete in his Judd 4GV V10-powered Mobil 1 Toyota Supra. Race Service’s James… Read More →
Posted Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 9:37pm
Ever since the Subaru BRZ first launched alongside the Toyota GT86/Scion FR-S (remember Scion?!), fans have been asking for an STI version. Unfortunately for those fans, the 2024 Subaru BRZ tS isn’t quite the STI version they were hoping for, even if “tS” stands for “tuned by STI.” However, forget the name or what it stands for—the BRZ tS is among the most fun you can have on four wheels for less than six figures.… Read More →
Posted Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 9:36pm
A new Type RA would wake up the WRX. It’s no secret that the Subaru WRX needs help to keep the nameplate alive. Without the STI, the WRX is in mediocre land, on a sales slide from which it may not recover. You can read my report here to see what happened last month. So, let’s wake up the sports sedan with a WRX Type RA. It’s time for Subaru to push the boundaries. Do… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 9:33pm
While global giants like General Motors and the Volkswagen Group are splashing around the deep end of the pool with a slew of electric offerings, smaller, independent Subaru is standing on the edge, warily dipping its toe into the murky waters. Subaru is reportedly developing several new EVs for launch before the end of the decade, but until then the Japanese company is testing the market with the Solterra, first introduced for 2023. Jointly developed… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 9:10pm
The Subaru WRX has earned its status as a cult favourite with driving enthusiasts. The sport compact was recently updated to make it even better, giving it increased refinement and practicality to bolster its already legendary driving dynamics. It’s also among the last all-wheel-drive cars offered with a manual transmission, making it a rare breed of performance worthy of consideration if you love bombing through twisty back roads but also need something that’s somewhat practical. Read More →
Posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 9:03pm
McRae took ninth overall spot in the 2004 24 Heures du Mans alongside Darren Turner and Rickard Rydell. McRae died on September 15, 2007 in a helicopter accident near his family home in Lanark together with his five- year-old son Johnny and two family friends, Graeme Duncan and Johnny’s friend Ben Porcelli Read More →
