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Posted Monday, April 8, 2024 at 9:41pm

If You Can’t Buy the Ultimate Nineties Subaru, Build It

What’s your dream car? Are you lucky enough to be able to park it in your driveway? If you grew up with a poster of a Ferrari F40 or a Porsche 959 on the wall, the answer to the second question is probably not. And with values for everything from Datsuns to DeLoreans pretty strong these days, a lot of younger enthusiasts are priced out of the market. But for hardcore Subaru fan and artist… Read More →

Posted Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 9:39pm

Moo Moo Subaru: Why some enthusiasts are putting cow figurines on cars

Christin Vogt had just biked from Bainbridge to Columbia and back to the trail parking lot when she noticed her friend suspiciously eyeing her Subaru. “Then I saw it and thought, ‘What the heck is going on here?’ ” Vogt says. “There was this little rubbery plastic cow with a card sitting on my windshield and I was likem ‘OK, I don’t know what that’s all about.’ ” The card contained a QR code, which… Read More →

Posted Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 10:17am

2025 Subaru Forester’s Starting Price Rises $2650 to $31,090

The 2025 Subaru Forester lineup receives sizable prices increases across the board that follow its substantial redesign. Along with fresh bodywork, a stiffer platform, and myriad other upgrades, the least expensive Forester now starts at $31,090. That’s $2650 higher than the outgoing version, and the other trim levels will be similarly more expensive when they go on sale later this spring. Read More →

Posted Friday, March 29, 2024 at 10:07am

WHEN GRIST HELPED MCRAE ANSWER A DIFFERENT CALL

Martijn Wydaeghe’s story of steering a rally car from the wrong seat is nothing new. His fellow co-driver Nicky Grist has a very similar story of directing operations from the right-hand seat. But for a very different reason. Wydaeghe was called upon because Thierry Neuville got his hand stuck in his seat while adjusting his belts on Friday’s first full day of competition in Africa. The reason Grist downed the notes was for Colin McRae… Read More →

Posted Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 9:17pm

2024 NY Auto Show: 2025 Subaru Forester

The CR Recommended Forester is one of Subaru’s top-selling models, so it’s not surprising that the automaker has made sure the revamped 2025 model builds on the strengths that have made it so popular. Read More →

Posted Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 9:50pm

MCKENNA STARS, SEMENUK WINS 100 ACRE

On the face of it, it was business as usual for Brandon Semenuk and Keaton Williams in Missouri on Saturday night. The Subaru WRX pair arrived back into Salem with almost two minutes in hand over their nearest 100 Acre Wood rival. Switching the #1 car off at the finish, the driver’s door was opened and the Canadian was greeted by the team. Semenuk blew out his cheeks, before offering the same smile he’s delivered… Read More →

Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10:14pm

Subaru to cut output at plants in Japan, U.S. due to global chip shortage

OKYO (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Subaru Corp said on Thursday it would cut output this month by “several thousand” vehicles at plants in Japan and the United States, citing a global shortage of semiconductors. A spokesman said Subaru will adjust production at factories in Gunma, Japan and Indiana, reducing output by several thousand vehicles at each, without specifying exactly how many fewer cars will be made. Read More →

Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10:12pm

Miniature Flat-Four Air-Cooled Engine Sounds Like A Subaru Rally Car

It revs to more than 10,000 rpm. Тhe boxer engine stands out in the realm of internal combustion engines for its unique design and distinctive sound. Unlike the more common inline or V-shaped engines, the boxer engine, also known as a flat-four, boasts a configuration where its pistons move horizontally in opposite directions, creating a perfectly balanced force. This configuration is renowned for its smoothness, low center of gravity, and the unmistakable purr that has… Read More →