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Posted Friday, November 26, 2021 at 10:22pm
Alongside the WRX S4, Subaru unveiled the updated JDM-spec Levorg range which besides a series of minor model year updates gains an STI Sport R trim level that is powered by the turbocharged 2.4-liter engine of its sporty four-door sibling. The current generation of the Levorg was unveiled in 2020. The fact that the model is sharing the Subaru Global Platform, several body panels, and the interior with the WRX makes it a fitting choice… Read More →
Posted Friday, November 26, 2021 at 10:20pm
Subaru Corp. expects slumping U.S. sales to finally rebound in 2022, but only after two-straight years of declines, the brand’s first back-to-back sales retreat since the mid-1990s. CEO Tomomi Nakamura, in a Thursday interview, told Automotive News that sales in the Japanese automaker’s most important market aren’t expected to reach 600,000 units in 2021. Read More →
Posted Friday, November 26, 2021 at 10:20pm
fter a long teaser campaign, Subaru has officially unveiled the WRX S4 for the Japanese market, which is actually not that different from the US-spec Subaru WRX that was unveiled in September. Visually, the WRX S4 can be distinguished by the different headlight graphics (no reflectors), the S4 badge on the tailgate, and the red STI badges on the grille and tailgate of the STI Sport R trim levels. The Japanese specification also gets a… Read More →
Posted Friday, November 26, 2021 at 10:19pm
hroughout his professional career, Richard Burns has only raced with Robert Reid as his co-driver. The latter’s voice can also be heard in the Richard Burns Rally game, the only racing simulator that had the champion’s name on it. It was released in 2004 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC, but never got the chance for a sequel after the rally champion’s death in 2005. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 10:23pm
The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion has just added another race to his schedule. Chase Elliott will compete in the final round of the Nitro Rallycross season on December 4-5. Nitro Rallycross, the creation of Travis Pastrana, revealed the news on Tuesday, November 23, with an introductory video. The series confirmed that Elliott will drive the “GoNitro” ZipRecruiter Subaru during the trip to The Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park. Key partner A Shoc Energy… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 8:40pm
The first-generation Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86/Scion FR-S were fun cars that emphasized the subjective driving experience over cold performance numbers. Hey, if you can slide around in a rear-wheel-drive coupe with a manual transmission, who cares if you’re doing it at 10 mph, right? It’s theater of the mind, people. But now that we’ve tested the new 2022 Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR86, we’ve affirmed that you can have it both ways—lightweight, naturally aspirated,… Read More →
Posted Monday, November 22, 2021 at 10:57pm
Subaru Motorsports USA took a third consecutive Nitro Rallycross event win with a 1-2-3 podium sweep at Glen Helen Raceway. Travis Pastrana in the #199 WRX STI earned his second straight victory, with teammate and fellow championship contender Scott Speed taking second in the final. Andreas Bakkerud, returning for his third outing of the five-round NRX season, picked up his best finish of the year to round out the podium in third. Pastrana and Speed… Read More →
Posted Monday, November 22, 2021 at 10:56pm
The Subaru WRX has been a success story for the Japanese carmaker, although it is one of the most ticketed cars of all time. Mostly because once you are in the WRX, you cannot stop yourself from pressing the pedal to the metal. And they are perfect daily drivers too. It’s built to ride tough and last long, to make sure a WRX owner gets the best sporty experience from this sports compact. The WRX… Read More →
Posted Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 10:52pm
However, the draw of the exhibit is the new Subaru Solterra EV. The Solterra is Subaru’s first global EV, and it can be a potential game-changer for the automaker. The Subaru exhibit was among the most crowded, and our stories on the Solterra are among our most visited. Read More →
Posted Friday, November 19, 2021 at 11:27pm
Subaru has unveiled at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show its first real electric car (aside from some special projects like the Subaru Stella EV kei car in Japan, a decade ago) – the Subaru Solterra. The car was first shown a week earlier in Japan. It’s a crossover/SUV type of vehicle, based on the e-Subaru Global Platform (a sister platform to the Toyota e-TNGA) and it is actually a cousin of the Toyota bZ4X. Read More →
