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Posted Friday, March 29, 2024 at 10:07am
Martijn Wydaeghe’s story of steering a rally car from the wrong seat is nothing new. His fellow co-driver Nicky Grist has a very similar story of directing operations from the right-hand seat. But for a very different reason. Wydaeghe was called upon because Thierry Neuville got his hand stuck in his seat while adjusting his belts on Friday’s first full day of competition in Africa. The reason Grist downed the notes was for Colin McRae… Read More →
Posted Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 9:17pm
The CR Recommended Forester is one of Subaru’s top-selling models, so it’s not surprising that the automaker has made sure the revamped 2025 model builds on the strengths that have made it so popular. Read More →
Posted Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 9:50pm
On the face of it, it was business as usual for Brandon Semenuk and Keaton Williams in Missouri on Saturday night. The Subaru WRX pair arrived back into Salem with almost two minutes in hand over their nearest 100 Acre Wood rival. Switching the #1 car off at the finish, the driver’s door was opened and the Canadian was greeted by the team. Semenuk blew out his cheeks, before offering the same smile he’s delivered… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10:14pm
OKYO (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Subaru Corp said on Thursday it would cut output this month by “several thousand” vehicles at plants in Japan and the United States, citing a global shortage of semiconductors. A spokesman said Subaru will adjust production at factories in Gunma, Japan and Indiana, reducing output by several thousand vehicles at each, without specifying exactly how many fewer cars will be made. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10:12pm
It revs to more than 10,000 rpm. Тhe boxer engine stands out in the realm of internal combustion engines for its unique design and distinctive sound. Unlike the more common inline or V-shaped engines, the boxer engine, also known as a flat-four, boasts a configuration where its pistons move horizontally in opposite directions, creating a perfectly balanced force. This configuration is renowned for its smoothness, low center of gravity, and the unmistakable purr that has… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10:10pm
Tom Doll changed the way Subaru operates. During a 40-year tenure at the automaker, he worked to develop some of the best-known vehicles and marketing campaigns in the automotive world. His hands helped to mold Subaru into the quirky, inclusive brand it is today. But, his legacy is even larger. Doll touched the lives of Subaru employees, past and present, showing grace, confidence, compassion and appreciation in ways that elicit respect and changed the way… Read More →
Posted Monday, March 25, 2024 at 10:05pm
Before we get into the meat of this top 10 list, let’s set a few parameters. When talking about the best Subaru cars of all-time, it would be very easy to just list a collection of 10 WRX/STI models. But we want to broaden this list, and in turn, make it more interesting. Therefore, from an model’s entire history, we’re only allowing one example to make the list. That means just one Impreza-based car, one… Read More →
Posted Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 10:02pm
Brandon Semenuk is ready to help team-mate and rival Travis Pastrana re-find the form and the speed which carried him to six American titles earlier in his career. After a tough couple of rallies back in a full-time ARA program, Pastrana revealed his frustrations to DirtFish and admitted he would need Semenuk’s help. The 40-year-old is candid enough to admit the Canadian is the biggest rival he’s faced in his career. “I mean [David] Higgins… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 10:00pm
There was a lot of hullabaloo last week about whether Thierry Neuville wanted to stay or wanted to go from the World Rally Championship. That’s all been sorted now: Neuville is here to stay, so long as the manufacturers do likewise. End of. If Hyundai offers him a contract for 2025 he’ll sign it. But it’s worth digging further into how that whole narrative came about: it was a misunderstanding from a point of view… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 9:57pm
When Subaru introduced the current-gen WRX for the 2022 model year, it gave the sport sedan a turn signal stalk that immediately flicked back to center, like the much-maligned ones found in BMWs from the mid-aughts and early 2010s. Now, the WRX is getting a minor refresh for 2024, and as part of it, Subaru has quietly ditched that design for the more conventional kind, as one Redditor has confirmed. Read More →
