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Posted Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 9:47pm
20 of the world’s best drivers will race no less than six different makes of cars at the Race Of Champions (ROC) in Sydney, March 7-8 The cars will include the FC2 Rallycross car, Supercar Lite, KTM X-Bow Comp R, Polaris RZR Pro R, Subaru BRZ tS and Toyota GR86 Cup Accor Stadium to be turned into a spectacular side-by-side 1km asphalt race track when this unique event is hosted for the first time in… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 9:43pm
One of the least desirable occurrences during a winter season in the Northeast is the weather alternating between days of snow and days of freezing rain, creating a hardened and irregular surface of hard-packed icy snow. It’s not good for sledding, it’s not good for walking, and it’s terrible for driving… unless you have an all-wheel-drive car on snow tires with a manual transmission. Then it’s a lot of fun. The actual least desirable winter… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 9:42pm
Yes, that’s a massive wing towering over the rear of a Subaru WRX. No, it’s not an STI. Subaru is still on its sub-STI kick of putting out models with special kit but no extra power, and affixing a “tS” badge onto it—and while that’s all well and good, the lack of a true STI (and the whelming performance of the WRX itself) make the omission all the more glaring. This Subaru WRX tS Spec… Read More →
Posted Monday, February 24, 2025 at 9:40pm
The last time a U.S.-bound Subaru wore the STI badge was in 2021. Yet, that hasn’t stopped Subaru from releasing all manner of WRX trims and “engineering exercises” that get close but never go full STI. And the latest tease is the WRX tS Spec B. News from Australia (h/t to Carscoops) is that the newest WRX to hit the market is not unlike our version but with one big extra. Namely, the Aussie tS… Read More →
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 10:03pm
All-wheel drive (AWD) is an attractive feature in areas where winter conditions prevail for much of the year or when additional traction is required. Every major automaker acknowledges this and provides some form of AWD. Mercedes-Benz has a 4MATIC system, Audi features the legendary Quattro, and BMW offers the xDrive technology. Each of these systems aims to improve traction and stability, with their functionality ranging from basic on-demand systems to sophisticated setups that deliver independent… Read More →
Posted Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 10:01pm
Subaru’s BRZ tS is a love letter to the purists—the drivers who crave a lightweight, rear-wheel-drive coupe with a manual transmission and a short wheelbase that makes every turn feel like an event. The 2024 BRZ tS takes what made the BRZ great and sharpens it even further with track-tuned enhancements, making it arguably one of the best affordable sports cars on the market today. Read More →
Posted Friday, February 21, 2025 at 9:36pm
Long the unapologetic poster child for the station-wagon nation, the Subaru Outback blends in just enough crunchy charm to appeal to buyers who may never fully explore its off-road capabilities but take comfort in knowing they’re there if needed. The forthcoming new 2026 model appears to lean more in the direction of a traditional SUV, at least in terms of exterior design, proportions, and size, however. Read More →
Posted Friday, February 21, 2025 at 9:31pm
Subaru thrust its way into the mainstream in the 21st century thanks to its rugged, reliable, all-wheel-drive vehicles, including crossovers that drive more like normal cars than the truck-based SUVs of yore. As the traditional sedan was beginning to get replaced by the onslaught of these incredibly versatile crossovers in the late 1990s, Subaru applied the lifted all-wheel-drive treatment to its midsize sedan the Legacy to see if buyers would bite. Read More →
Posted Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 9:59pm
In the gym, repetition builds muscle. On a racetrack, repetition builds muscle memory. The more laps you can string together, the more you get into a comfortable rhythm while fine-tuning your line, pushing braking points deeper, and learning to ride a car’s cornering limits. The BRZ tS enabled the continuous lapping that builds confidence and speed—something the BRZ Limited we tested here three years ago couldn’t do. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 9:58pm
Looks like we will miss out again. Thrilling many hardcore Subaru STI fans back in 2019, America got exactly 209 units of the high-performance WRX-based S209 sports sedans, but as for the just-revealed, limited edition 2025 model S210 follow-up, well, it seems as though this time we miss out. Read More →
