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Posted Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 10:49pm
Right now, Subaru executives in Japan must be facepalming over some of the reactions and comments that its vital all-new WRX has elicited since debuting last week. Revealed an agonisingly long five years after the rest of the G5 Impreza range that it shares so much with on one hand and yet so little too on the other, the response has ranged from tepid to hostile. These included “ugly”, “too much plastic”, “not enough power”,… Read More →
Posted Friday, September 24, 2021 at 10:40pm
American rallycross is set to resume after a year-long hiatus with Nitro Rallycross’ first full season. The series will finally branch into a full-fledged championship for the 2021 season featuring five tracks and seven teams to compete for gold. New faces and old return as the series kicks off this Friday at the Utah Motorsport Campus in Salt Lake City. Some familiar faces return from past iterations of American rallycross such as Tanner Foust, Travis… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 10:27pm
By now, everyone’s seen press shots of the new 2022 Subaru WRX. Takes abound concerning the plastic fender cladding, the cheap-looking black rear bumper, and the CVT-only Recaro package. What most people haven’t done, however, is actually seen the thing in person. I did, at this year’s Wicked Big Meet, and let me tell you folks: it’s good. There’s some important context to lay down in terms of Subaru design. Namely, function usually begets form… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 10:27pm
Subaru Corp. aims to start selling vehicles equipped with an equivalent of “level-2” autonomous technology that can steer, accelerate and slow down on ordinary roads in the second half of the 2020s, company officials said Tuesday. Several automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., already offer level-2 autonomous vehicles for use on expressways, but developing such vehicles running on ordinary roads has been a challenge due to the need to respond to unexpected… Read More →
Posted Monday, September 20, 2021 at 10:24pm
The first-ever Nitro Rallycross championship starts this weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Subaru has announced its lineup for the event as well as the remainder of the schedule through the end of 2021. The Nitro RX event was co-founded by five-time rally champion Travis Pastrana and will be held in five locations across the U.S. Travis Pastrana will be leading the Subaru team in the inaugural Nitro RX championship series. Joining him will… Read More →
Posted Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 10:16pm
Subaru loves a good special edition. Since 1992, there have been well over 100 different versions of Impreza WRX made alone. The brand used myriad titles to augment its turbocharged all-paw hero throughout the years. In its home market, titles like WRX STI Type RA (Rally Altered) and WRX STI Spec C were used to signify these limited-production and often high-performance versions. Locally, Subaru Australia caught the bug too. Many of the special editions that… Read More →
Posted Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 10:05pm
The Subaru WRX has been a staple in car culture for well over 20 years at this point. It has gone through many different changes, but it still remains one of the top-selling JDM cars year over year. It’s no wonder why, with its ability to be modded, its AWD rally history, and its ability to be a daily driver in all climates. The car is simply one of the best lower-end sports cars that… Read More →
Posted Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 10:05pm
Ah… the five-star Fuji Heavy Industries partnership. The first Japanese car company to use a Japanese name. The trademark of granolas. The head-gasket breakers. Subaru as a company kicked off in America with a silly little 1-and-1/3-seater car that got 61 miles to the gallon in 1958 when fuel efficiency was still ahead of its time. The little Subaru 360 was advertised and proudly proclaimed to the western world in its expensive color TV ads… Read More →
Posted Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 10:56pm
Here at Car and Driver, we take our title pretty seriously. We rarely, reluctantly relinquish control of the wheel. But if we must, we’re glad it’s to someone like Scott Speed. A three-time Global Rallycross winner, Speed has raced in practically every series, including Formula 1, NASCAR, and Formula E. Speed signed with Subaru Rally Team USA in 2019, which makes him the ideal hotshoe to introduce us to the new 2022 Subaru WRX. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 10:45pm
The fourth-generation STI will maintain its status quo as a more hardcore version of the WRX with more grunt, a sharper chassis and a more visceral driving experience. However, the 2022 WRX sits on Subaru’s latest global architecture that underpins Subaru’s cushy Impreza, Forester and Outback, so just how hardcore will the next-gen STI be? Read More →
