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Posted Monday, January 24, 2022 at 10:23pm
You’d think with the debut of the “carbon neutral era” at Subaru, the automaker would be chomping at the bit to bring you news about products to follow up its new Solterra EV SUV, or at least new variants—say, maybe a sporty STI model. Instead, if you blinked, you would have missed the fact that one such Solterra debuted during the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon. As Subaru begins its EV future with the Solterra, it’s… Read More →
Posted Friday, January 21, 2022 at 10:19pm
You missed your chance if you wanted to put in a specific order for a 2022 Subaru BRZ. On Friday, Subaru confirmed with Roadshow that its entire sold order allotment is filled. The news first made its way to the FT86 Club forum last week. “The sold order allotment was met but customers can go to a Subaru retailer to purchase a 2022 BRZ,” a spokesperson said. Subaru did not comment further when asked if… Read More →
Posted Friday, January 21, 2022 at 10:05pm
Scott’s comments: “And then there’s those of us that think driving in the winter in the midst of a snowstorm is fun..” Subaru is turning worst-case winter driving scenarios on their head with a new campaign designed to position its vehicles as some of the safest in winter conditions. “Winter is Less Scary in a Subaru” builds off of the “Welcome to the Uncommon” brand platform established by the automaker last fall. It is also… Read More →
Posted Friday, January 21, 2022 at 9:55pm
Late last year, drift maestro Ken Block—known for his viral Gymkhana Youtube series—revealed his latest toy, the all-electric Audi S1 e-tron Quattro Hoonitron, which will star in a new video called Elektrikhana coming this year. But while Block has transitioned to electric power, rally driver Travis Pastrana, who took over the Gymkhana series two years ago, is sticking with internal combustion and has unveiled his latest drift machine, a heavily modified 1983 Subaru GL wagon. Read More →
Posted Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 11:14pm
Travis Pastrana isn’t much more sane than the original Head Hoonigan In Charge, Ken Block, when it comes to vehicle ideas and builds. To fully demonstrate just how wild Pastrana is willing to go with the Hoonigans and Subaru, the team came up with this amazing looking 1983 Subaru GL wagon, the predecessor of the 2022 Subaru WRX. You better believe it’s not just a decal job on a boxy 1980s classic. Read More →
Posted Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 11:13pm
There was a lot of excitement in the cluster of rusty, discarded FEMA trailers that forms Jalopnik’s world HQ about Hoonigan’s new Gymkhana car, styled to look like an ‘80s Subaru GL wagon. My first thought when I saw the car was, of course, to wonder if it had Subaru’s cyclopean Passing Lamp Some of our newer writers weren’t familiar with what this was, and when I showed them a picture, the telltale sound of… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 11:11pm
Subaru has confirmed that the BRZ STI, which was recently shown at the Tokyo Auto Show alongside the STI E-RA and Solterra STI concepts, could enter production later this year as a 2023 model. That’s good news for fans of the brand, but this model might have to deal with the same power as the regular model, since Subaru doesn’t plan to install a turbocharger. In fact, the brand says that the BRZ benefits from… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 11:09pm
About a month ago, Travis Pastrana was involved in a jump on a frozen lake behind the wheel of a Subaru Brat. For this video, the American stunt performer used what appeared like a stock 1984 Brat with a 1.8-liter boxer four-cylinder engine with just 73 horsepower (54 kilowatts). For his new project, though, it seems that he will be in control of much more power. In fact, we are not completely sure Pastrana will… Read More →
Posted Monday, January 17, 2022 at 11:07pm
Some automakers tout engine performance, cutting-edge technology or exclusivity to attract buyers. Japanese automaker Subaru has a different approach. In 2019 the company transformed 10,000 square feet of the Javits Convention Center in New York into a state-of-the-art immersive exhibit where Yellowstone’s Old Faithful geyser and Denali’s snowcapped peak were the focus — not the company’s sport utility vehicles. Read More →
Posted Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 11:05pm
Wvery year the carpet seemed to get thicker. More sumptuous. And more red. There was only one thing a deeper shade of red than the floor of Monaco’s Sporting d’Hiver: Tommi Mäkinen’s face. Twenty years ago this week, the four-time World Rally Champion marched up the stairs to sit in the place he least wanted to be: the post-event press conference following his second place on the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally. Beside him sat a… Read More →
