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Posted Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 9:53pm
Nobody likes a poser, we can all safely agree on that. Self-expression, trying new things, learning to be comfortable in one’s own skin are all commendable. Trying to be somebody or something you’re not, in an attempt to get attention? Not so much. In the world of new SUVs, this translates to “off-road” packages with nothing more than slapping on burlier tires, some black styling bits, maybe a roof rack, and if you’re lucky, higher… Read More →
Posted Friday, May 3, 2024 at 9:51pm
The 2025 Subaru WRX Sportwagon is coming to Mexico and adding yet another slice of forbidden fruit to the auto market just south of us, which car enthusiasts in the U.S., unfortunately, have no access to. The Mexican market is so tantalizingly close, and, yet, so far away—especially for car lovers who live along the southern border and thus get to see Mexican cars on a regular basis, like yours truly. For the first time… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 9:54pm
t’s said that life imitates art–and vice versa. In this case, director Luke Jaden borrowed from his own life for a Subaru Outback spec film that tugs at the heartstrings. However, the short tugged so movingly that Subaru embraced the piece and is using it. A young family realizes that the Australian Shepherd they rescued–named Finley–is too confined in their suburban neighborhood of tightly clustered homes. So they get in their Subaru Outback and trek… Read More →
Posted Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 9:45pm
In an updated test that evaluated the performance of the crash avoidance systems of 10 popular, small SUVs, few models excelled. Only the 2023-24 Subaru Forester earned a good rating. The first results of the new vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention testing program, aimed to encourage automakers to improve crash avoidance systems, were announced on Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a nonprofit financed by the insurance industry. “The vast majority of new vehicles… Read More →
Posted Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 9:43pm
Last year was supposed to be a celebration: 50 years of stage rallying in America. That’s 50 years of organized competition on dirt, snow, and ice-covered roads in the vast wilderness of America. A half-century of car modifications, roll cages, and bonfires. Instead, 2023 became the year of loss and grief. In fact, the previous 19 months have hit the rally world hard: three deaths during rallies and two other drivers, including one of the… Read More →
Posted Friday, April 26, 2024 at 9:42pm
Subaru owners get a bad rap in the car community. So what if that guy with the WRX knows more about vape coils than wastegates or blow-off valves? And who cares if an Outback driver memorized their Aussiedoodle’s DNA sequence but not their engine code? The cars are popular for a reason: They carry you and your stuff (almost) anywhere. I talked to a handful of Subaru owners who are making their cars even better at that core purpose by… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 9:39pm
Subaru of America, Inc. today announced it was once again named one of the top companies for social impact, building on its reputation of being More Than a Car Company®. For the second consecutive year, Subaru was ranked number two overall on Forbes’ Best Brands for Social Impact 2024 list and remained the top brand in the automotive category. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 10:13pm
Get ready to bid farewell to yet another sedan. Subaru announced today that the Legacy mid-size sedan will be discontinued following the 2025 model year. The current generation, the Legacy’s seventh, arrived for 2020 and was given a refresh for the 2023 model year with sharper front end styling. While sales were up by 13 percent year over year in 2023 to 25,510 units, they were down by 13 percent through March of this year and are… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 10:10pm
Brandon Semenuk missed his mates last weekend. The Canadian won the Olympus Rally presented by DirtFish by more than 13 minutes – but the defending champion was the first to admit he would have preferred closer competition. Semenuk was the sole open class car in Washington, with Subaru team-mate Travis Pastrana recovering from a hip problem and Barry McKenna – the man who led the previous round in Missouri – not present in his Ford… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 10:09pm
Five-time world rally winner Kris Meeke is keen to add to his Portuguese Championship commitments and is citing possible American and New Zealand campaigns. The Northern Irishman dominated the Classic Otago Rally in a Ford Escort RS1800 last week and admitted he would be back in New Zealand to compete sooner rather than later. Joining him in Dunedin for the opening round of the NZ series was defending ARA champion Brandon Semenuk. Conversations with the… Read More →
