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Posted Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 10:21pm

SEMENUK PROMISES “NO CHILL” IN ARA FIGHT AGIANST BLOCK

Subaru Motorsports USA’s Brandon Semenuk has promised there’ll be “no chill” in his pursuit of the 2022 American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship – a relentless approach he’s kept up all season. Semenuk, a mountain bike legend, is currently in his third year as a works Subaru driver in the ARA and leads the championship standings heading into this weekend’s Ojibwe Forests Rally with a four-point buffer over team-mate and defending champion Travis… Read More →

Posted Monday, August 15, 2022 at 9:17pm

Consumer Reports Best Midsize Car Under $30,000 Is the 2022 Subaru Legacy

When Consumer Reports listed its favorite new cars under $30,000, the experts looked at overall scores, road tests, owner satisfaction, and safety. In addition, the predicted reliability score always has a significant impact. The 2022 Subaru Legacy had high scores in all of the areas. Some of the high points of the Legacy include the comfortable ride, quiet transmission, and ample amount of trunk space. Read More →

Posted Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 10:23pm

What’s the Difference Between the Subaru Forester and Subaru Outback?

he Forester and Outback are Subaru’s best-selling models, and each has a lot to offer prospective buyers looking for a fun and functional SUV with all-wheel drive versatility. But what exactly is the difference between a Subaru Forester and a Subaru Outback, anyway? And which of these two Subaru crossovers is the best option for what you need? Find out how the two vehicles stack up in our Subaru Outback vs. Forester comparison. Read More →

Posted Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10:19pm

Best Impreza Colin McRae Edition review – homage to McRae’s championship 555 racer

For me this will always be the car. Not the two-door World Rally Car rules Impreza that Colin drove in ’97 and ’98 before leaving for Ford, the Subaru that millions who played the video game associate him with. No. For me, it’ll always be about Group A, the car Subaru homologated as the Impreza 555, the Impreza that still made the deep, rumbly, window-rattling roar, the car that looked like the Turbo 2000 road… Read More →

Posted Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10:17pm

The Prodrive P25 Is A Nostalgic But Irrelevant Tribute To The Good Old Days

If you are someone who admires the late 1990s World Rally scene, you probably know of Subaru’s success with the Impreza WRX STI. Subaru, along with Mitsubishi, was the leading manufacturer on the 1990s WRC scene, and the 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B is considered one of the ultimate, road-going versions of the car. Fast-forward 24 years and the company behind many of Subaru’s rally cars, Prodrive, has come up with an epic restomod called the… Read More →

Posted Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10:15pm

2023 Subaru Ascent’s Price Ascends, But the Value Play Holds

When it comes to three-row family SUVs, the Subaru Ascent has been our number-one pick, and we rank it as the highest in value for your dollar in the segment. Moving to the 2023 model year, the Ascent’s pricing rises, but the SUV’s value (on paper) appears to hold. Even so, the Subaru sees an average price increase of around $2,400; hey, no one likes paying more, but that’s 2022 for you. Prices ascend by… Read More →

Posted Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 10:11pm

SUBARU ANNOUNCES PRICING ON 2023 ASCENT WITH NEW STYLING, ENHANCED SAFETY FEATURES, UPDATED MULTIMEDIA, AND NEW ONYX EDITION LIMITED

ubaru of America Inc. today announced pricing on the 2023 Ascent 3-row SUV with updated exterior styling as well as new safety and in-vehicle technologies. Also new for 2023, the Onyx Edition Limited debuts with a comprehensive list of features. Available in six trim levels – Base, Premium, Onyx Edition, Onyx Edition Limited, Limited, and Touring – the 2023 Ascent arrives in Subaru retailers this winter. With a starting price of $33,895, the 2023 Ascent… Read More →

Posted Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 10:09pm

Eastern Canadian Rally Championship Report

After three events contested in Quebec, the Eastern Canadian Rally Championship (ECRC) presented the Black Bear Rally last weekend in Ontario, as the fourth round of its 2022 season. A rally held in dusty conditions and hot summer temperatures, this event’s history includes winners as prestigious as American Travis Pastrana. This year, only teams from Ontario and Quebec were registered, with the victory going to Jonathan Drake and Ian Lantz. Read More →

Posted Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 10:08pm

PNW’S BIGGEST SUBARU MEET GETS THE DIRTFISH TREATMENT

Subarus. We love them here at DirtFish. Every one of our Rally School vehicles sports the Pleiades star cluster on the hood – whether they’re the all-wheel-drive WRX or rear-wheel-drive BRZ. But for one day only on Sunday, August 7, DirtFish was about more than just its black and orange WRX and BRZ fleet. There were colors from the full boxer-engined spectrum. Big Northwest had come to town and DirtFish had been turned into Subaru… Read More →

Posted Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 9:08pm

2022 Honda Civic Si vs. Subaru WRX Comparison Test: Strange Bedfellows

There are likely tons of enthusiasts who think this comparison test would never be a fair fight. Conventional wisdom suggests all-wheel-drive sport compacts like the 2022 Subaru WRX are inherently better than front-drive cars like the 2022 Honda Civic Si, thanks to their four-corner traction. They offer stability and performance you supposedly can’t get with only two driven wheels. Read More →