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Posted Monday, July 15, 2024 at 9:27pm
What will Brandon Semenuk bring to the World Rally Championship? An all-white car and a BMX. Expecting more than that? Don’t. The Canadian has long hankered after a chance to check out the WRC. A flying visit to last year’s Central European Rally confirmed he needed to be back. Soon. And wrapped in a rally car. And, next time out in Latvia, it’s happening. I’m delighted for him. But I’m also understanding of his aims… Read More →
Posted Monday, July 15, 2024 at 9:18pm
Travis Pastrana put on a show with the Hoonigan Huckster on the storied hillclimb at last weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, but his run ended with the extensively modified 1983 Subaru GL Wagon in a haybale. The event’s traditional climax is the timed shootout. While victory carries some prestige, it’s not really a cutthroat competition when vehicles attempting the modest ascent span over a century of history. Read More →
Posted Friday, July 12, 2024 at 9:17pm
In the absence of a true STI model, WRX fans will have to make do with the 2024 Subaru WRX TR (and soon the WRX tS). It’s comfier, more sophisticated, and better screwed together than any WRX that’s come before it, making today’s WRX more luxurious than ever—albeit at the cost of some of its soul. Call it “thrills minimized in favor of everyday competency,” as associate editor Billy Rehbock put it. The good news… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 12, 2024 at 9:14pm
A few weeks back, as Zac was on his way out of the office to go drive the new Porsche 911, he fired off a brief but exciting note: The STI accessories we’d pondered installing on our 2023 Subaru WRX Limited for several months were not only approved, but waiting for us at the local Subaru dealer. Oh, and could I have it ready for pickup in less than 24 hours? Well, heck yeah, I… Read More →
Posted Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 11:31pm
Subaru Statistics: Subaru is a Japanese automobile manufacturer known for its use of boxer engines in most of its vehicles above 1,500 cc and its signature symmetrical all-wheel drive (AWD) system. Founded in 1953, Subaru is a subsidiary of Subaru Corporation (formerly known as Fuji Heavy Industries). The brand has gained a strong reputation for producing reliable, safe, and off-road capable vehicles, which are popular in markets worldwide, particularly in North America and Australia. This… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 11:30pm
Every time I’m certain we’ve seen the last parcel of free content for Gran Turismo 7, Polyphony Digital surprises with something special or, at the very least, unexpected. This past weekend, the studio marked the first round of the 2024 World Series in Montreal with a trailer for content that’s due to arrive in two weeks. The timing is the catch—typically, GT7’s monthly updates are announced midway through the last week of a given month,… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 11:27pm
Stunt cars are the new concept cars, and that’s OK. I miss far-flung exotic design studies that “run” on plutonium as much as the next guy, but let’s not overlook the fact that companies like Ford and Subaru keep making killer performance machines that actually drive, which is more than most concepts can say. The latest from Subaru is the Project Midnight WRX, a 670-horsepower asphalt rocket built for ex-F1 and rallycross driver Scott Speed.… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 11:26pm
Subaru, well known for its rally cars that fly through the air, is taking a different approach with the Project Midnight WRX. This one is built to stick to the pavement, unlike the Airslayer that Travis Pastrana made famous in Gymkhana 2020. Like its predecessor, however, Project Midnight will be running up that hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where Scott Speed will attempt to beat Pastrana’s 2021 effort that landed a second-place overall… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 11:24pm
The Subaru Airslayer was a wicked machine. Based on a 2020 WRX STI rallycross car, it featured an 862-hp turbocharged flat-four, a flame-spitting exhaust that exited through the hood, and it also set a lap record at our annual Lightning Lap event last year. Now, Subaru has revealed a sequel to the Airslayer called Project Midnight, which will make its racing debut later this week at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Unlike its predecessor, Project… Read More →
Posted Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 11:22pm
From building a team in a Silverstone lock-up to a remarkable success in Formula One, world championships in rallying and sportscars, few have a tale to tell to match that of David Richards and Prodrive. What better time then than Sunday’s British Grand Prix as the company marks four decades of a journey for a man and team where racing is in the blood. Richards formed Prodrive in 1984 with a complement of 14 people.… Read More →
