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Posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:05pm
Subaru made a few small changes to the North America-spec WRX at the tail end of November 2024. This month, the Japanese-market WRX S4 has entered the 2025 model year with little in the way of updates, of which a special edition is the crème de la crème. Enter the STI Sport R-Black Limited, which stands out from the STI Sport R EX in a number of ways. The list kicks off with black paint… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 10:24pm
As a professional car reviewer and a recent Subaru owner, I am always a little surprised at the exuberance everyone else seems to have for the brand. I’m not alone. Many, if not most, of my automotive peers seem to feel this way. Yet, talk to a regular person and the feelings they have for Subaru are strong. Talk to a new Subaru owner and those feelings are even stronger. I call this the “Subaru… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 10:02pm
Driving experiences rarely come more surreal than sliding a car on ice. Step foot on an icy sidewalk and you’ll be slipping and sliding all over the place – but somehow a high-performance vehicle can dance over a similar surface at high speed. Patrik Sandell knows a thing or two about driving fast cars in deepest winter. Once a Junior World Rally champion, these days he’s working with DirtFish to show anyone – whether a… Read More →
Posted Monday, December 9, 2024 at 10:00pm
Ever since the arrival of the Subaru Solterra back in 2022, long-time fans of the brand have been waiting to see some rally-inspired hardware find its way to the brand’s inaugural electric vehicle. Well, if recent reports from Japan’s BestCar are correct, it seems like those folks won’t have much longer to wait, as the rumor is that a Solterra STI could potentially arrive in 2025. The publication claims the Solterra is due for a… Read More →
Posted Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 10:28pm
Whether you are off to a Fast and the Furious convention or tackling a forest stage in Norway, the Subaru WRX is a Swiss Army Knife of a car. Since it arrived in 1994 as the Impreza Turbo 2000 AWD, the small boosted sedan has proven it can tackle anything from twisting country roads to rallies across the globe. But great as Subaru is at making small sedans, it was perhaps a stretch to think… Read More →
Posted Friday, December 6, 2024 at 10:25pm
Next year will deliver a new dawn for America’s premier rally series with an all-new promoter and sponsor for the American Rally Association. Founded by Lance Smith, one of US rallying’s highest profile and most prolific characters, RallyForward will enhance and develop the sport through a multi-year agreement focusing on all ARA activities, including the ARA National, East, Central and West Regional Championships. Kubota Tractor Corporation (presenting sponsor and official land management equipment supplier) joins… Read More →
Posted Friday, December 6, 2024 at 10:22pm
Automakers spend countless billions of dollars in the mature U.S. market building their brands, conquesting customers and developing long-term loyal drivers. That’s standard operating procedure, but these efforts get seriously diminished if the automaker can’t back up marketing with product quality. Not a problem for Subaru, as this story by Michael Martinez showed this week. The automaker dominated the holy grail of quality ratings: the Consumer Reports annual brand report card. This ranking measures factors… Read More →
Posted Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 10:19pm
Subaru for the second time in four years led Consumer Reports’ annual brand report card as domestic automakers struggled in a ranking that measures factors including vehicle performance, safety and reliability. The 2025 report card, issued about two months earlier than usual, is part of an updated data set released by Consumer Reports that packages all of its automotive rankings in one spot. The outlet on Dec. 5 also issued its 2025 list of most… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:17pm
While sports cars tend to be prohibitively pricey as well as impractical, the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR86 defy convention. Starting at $32,265 and $31,085, respectively, the two attainably priced coupes combine Mazda MX-5 Miata–rivaling driving dynamics, a pair of vestigial rear seats, and a sizable cargo hold capable of carrying three carry-on-size suitcases. This versatility gives these two sports coupes the ability to take on daily driving duties with minimal compromise. Mostly, though, it’s… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:16pm
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today reported 57,690 vehicle sales for November 2024, an increase of 8.2 percent compared with November 2023 (53,327). SOA also reported year-to-date sales of 605,854, a 5.5 percent increase compared with the same period in 2023. Read More →
