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Posted Monday, July 29, 2024 at 11:19pm
Subaru’s North American rally division got us all on edge recently when it started teasing ‘Project Midnight’, a mad-looking one-off based on the Subaru WRX, built with one purpose: going very quickly up the hill at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. In those teasers, we were promised a “radical departure” from the usual Subaru fare that would “shock the crowd in a completely different way.” Those vague statements made us think that maybe, just… Read More →
Posted Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 9:47pm
Elections have consequences — including for the product plans of midsize Japanese automakers. Subaru is slowly working on a redesign of its three-row Ascent crossover, but the brand’s largest vehicle will be replaced by the three-row electric vehicle being built in Kentucky by Toyota if regulations tightening emissions remain in place. However, if the November election outcome changes emission requirements, the gasoline-fueled Ascent will be redesigned and offer a hybrid variant alongside the Toyota-built EV.… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 9:40pm
All eyes will be on the hybrid version of the redesigned 2025 Subaru Forester when that compact SUV makes its debut later in 2024. For now, Subaru is getting gas variants of the 2025 model into consumers’ hands. The new sixth-generation Forester again features a 2.5-liter flat-four engine, CVT automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive—but its exterior and interior are completely revamped. The chassis is also stiffer, and several key technologies are added or upgraded. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 9:39pm
There aren’t too many cars left that have CD players from the factory, either as standard or as an option. At this point with digital streaming technology, it’s a throwback not many people use or appreciate, at least in a new car. That’s why Subaru offering a single-disc CD player as an accessory option for the WRX is so wonderful Read More →
Posted Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 9:35pm
Having a dream car that you fantasize about while in boring meetings or gridlocked commutes is a core part of being a car enthusiast. Of course, that also comes with crafting a narrative around the ownership of that car: if only you had that car, you’d finally be happy. Right? Sure. British alt-rock band Sports Team gets it. “I’m in Love (Subaru),” their first single off of the upcoming 2025 album Boys These Days, is… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 9:29pm
It looked awesome. It sounded even better. It was the very definition of sendy. But what was the Subaru that shook Goodwood on Sunday? It’s fairly rare for cars that conquer Pikes Peak to come to Chichester on England’s south coast and not win the Sunday Shootout at the Festival of Speed. Romain Dumas upheld that tradition with Ford’s Supervan 4.2 nicely. Nothing could compete with the 1400 electric horses the Frenchman had on tap.… Read More →
Posted Monday, July 15, 2024 at 9:27pm
What will Brandon Semenuk bring to the World Rally Championship? An all-white car and a BMX. Expecting more than that? Don’t. The Canadian has long hankered after a chance to check out the WRC. A flying visit to last year’s Central European Rally confirmed he needed to be back. Soon. And wrapped in a rally car. And, next time out in Latvia, it’s happening. I’m delighted for him. But I’m also understanding of his aims… Read More →
Posted Monday, July 15, 2024 at 9:18pm
Travis Pastrana put on a show with the Hoonigan Huckster on the storied hillclimb at last weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, but his run ended with the extensively modified 1983 Subaru GL Wagon in a haybale. The event’s traditional climax is the timed shootout. While victory carries some prestige, it’s not really a cutthroat competition when vehicles attempting the modest ascent span over a century of history. Read More →
Posted Friday, July 12, 2024 at 9:17pm
In the absence of a true STI model, WRX fans will have to make do with the 2024 Subaru WRX TR (and soon the WRX tS). It’s comfier, more sophisticated, and better screwed together than any WRX that’s come before it, making today’s WRX more luxurious than ever—albeit at the cost of some of its soul. Call it “thrills minimized in favor of everyday competency,” as associate editor Billy Rehbock put it. The good news… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 12, 2024 at 9:14pm
A few weeks back, as Zac was on his way out of the office to go drive the new Porsche 911, he fired off a brief but exciting note: The STI accessories we’d pondered installing on our 2023 Subaru WRX Limited for several months were not only approved, but waiting for us at the local Subaru dealer. Oh, and could I have it ready for pickup in less than 24 hours? Well, heck yeah, I… Read More →
