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Posted Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 10:00pm
Subaru expanded the WRX lineup for 2024 with the new manual-only TR model, which featured a series of upgrades including brakes, stiffer springs, retuned steering, and front Recaro bucket seats. Now Subaru is adding another special performance model with the 2025 WRX tS. That moniker stands for “tuned by STI,” and the latest WRX variant gains a new suspension tweaked by the STI performance division, along with a new digital gauge cluster. The headlining update… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 9:39pm
Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru are all currently trailing the rest of the industry when it comes to EV models. However, the three Japanese automakers are united in plans to develop next-gen internal-combustion engines. That news follows Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru recently announcing during a “Multipathway Workshop” that they have agreed to collaborate on future powertrains, though each company will still focuses on their own engines. Read More →
Posted Monday, May 27, 2024 at 10:52pm
Subaru Corporation is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an additional contract for two SUBARU BELL 412EPXs, from Japan Coast Guard. As a result, the total number of SUBARU BELL 412EPX orders from Japan Coast Guard has reached six. These helicopters will be used for ensuring security at sea, search and rescue operations, responding to maritime disasters, and transporting supplies to disaster-stricken areas. Japan Coast Guard has been operating a total of 46… Read More →
Posted Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 10:50pm
Ricardo Cordero has seen enough. The three-time NACAM champion came to Oregon Trail Rally as a warm-up event for his next championship round north of the border in Canada and did the unexpected, winning outright when the Subarus retired early on. A fair dose of luck was required to win. But that victory has changed Cordero’s perspective. His first order of business after spraying Champagne on the podium in downtown Dufur was how to come… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:45pm
Ricardo Cordero has ended Brandon Semenuk’s 12-rally run of ARA National Championship wins with victory on the Oregon Trail Rally. The Citroën C3 Rally2 driver took control of the event after both factory Subarus hit the same rock and retired from day two on Saturday’s opener. Cordero was initially challenged by DirtFish instructor and Ferrari-Subaru star Sam Albert before a puncture robbed the Wild West winner of his shot at a maiden National victory. After… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:44pm
Ricardo Cordero’s Oregon Trail Rally win blew a breath of fresh air through the ARA National Championship last weekend – but it might come at a cost with the series’ dominant force Brandon Semenuk admitting his early retirement gave him the opportunity to learn more about making his Subaru WRX even faster. Both factory Subarus were eliminated by the same rock on the fourth round of the American series, opening the door for Citroën C3… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:43pm
obody saw Saturday coming. After 12 American wins on the bounce, it was fair to expect Brandon Semenuk would be lining up number 13 in Oregon this weekend. Instead, Ricardo Cordero sits on a handsome lead with potentially the biggest win of his career in the palm of his hand. Oregon Trail Rally, round four of the ARA National Championship, binned the script first thing Saturday morning when both factory Subarus hit the same rock… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:42pm
Harry Bates and Coral Taylor have produced an epic comeback to win the 2024 Forest Rally and start their Bosch Motorsport Australia Rally Championship (ARC) title defence with back-to-back victories. Having suffered mechanical dramas and time penalties on the opening stage of the event, Harry and Coral managed to work their way into fourth place in Heat 1, before winning today’s second Heat in dramatic fashion – and ultimately won the event outright. Read More →
Posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:41pm
The Oregon Trail Rally result was thrown wide open on Saturday morning’s first gravel stage with both factory Subaru WRXs retiring after hitting the same rock. First on the road, Travis Pastrana was the first in trouble as he clipped the rock on the inside of a right-hand corner two miles into the Dalles Mountain Down test. The American made it through the 10-miler, but retired at the finish with significant damage to the right-rear… Read More →
Posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:40pm
Scott Pedder and Glenn Macneall have taken out top honours in Heat 1 of the 2024 Forest Rally after a dramatic first day of rallying in Western Australia. With a strong field of more than 30 Bosch Motorsport Australia Rally Championship (ARC) crews tackling the second round of the 2024 season, Pedder and Macneall ended up taking out maximum points on the opening day after beating Eddie Maguire and Zak Brakey by 23 seconds. Rounding… Read More →
