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Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 10:10pm
Subaru Motorsports USA is preparing for the 2024 American Rally Association (ARA) Championship season, which begins in February with the Sno*Drift Rally in Michigan. The company plans to introduce two new rally vehicles, with Travis Pastrana returning behind the wheel of the 199 car, accompanied by co-driver Rhianon Gelsomino. In 2023, Subaru introduced a new WRX rally car for entry into the Open 4WD class of the ARA Championship. It debuted at the Ojibwe Forests… Read More →
Posted Friday, January 19, 2024 at 10:06pm
Subaru Motorsports USA is gearing up for the beginning of the 2024 American Rally Association (ARA) Championship Season next month. With two new rally cars, a full eight-round calendar, and extreme sports icon Travis Pastrana back behind the wheel of the 199 car, the season promises to be an exciting one. Read More →
Posted Friday, January 19, 2024 at 10:04pm
It’s a little late, but winter’s finally here in Michigan (and seemingly everywhere), which makes it a perfect time to see how our long-term WRX handles the snow, ice and salt that coats our roads this time of year. The first task was swapping out the standard summer Dunlop rubber on our WRX Limited for a set of Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 tires. We stuck with the original size of 245/45 R18 tires to slip onto… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 10:06pm
When Subaru first came to the United States, it sold small funky cars that were decidedly un-American. As the company grew its own identity and became more established in the U.S., it became the first automaker to offer an all-wheel-drive passenger car in 1975. Subaru was also an early-adopter of turbocharged engines to bring more power to its line of quirky cars and wagons. Subaru was also one of the first manufacturers to produce a… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 10:04pm
Travis Pastrana will miss the next round of the Nitrocross season while he recovers from surgery. Pastrana is having a knee replacement procedure ahead of the trip to Calgary on February 3-4, the series’ only snow and ice round, and only event outside the United States. He is, however, expected to return for the season finale in Las Vegas at the beginning of March. “There’s nothing better than ripping a 1000 horsepower machine with huge… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 10:16pm
Subaru’s WRX lineup gained a trim for the 2024 model year with the top-end TR. The 2024 WRX TR rides on 19-inch Bridgestone Potenza tires and is equipped with larger brake pads and rotors for enhanced stopping power. The WRX TR is equipped with six-piston front calipers and two-piston rears from Brembo, along with stiffer springs and a retuned steering rack. Read More →
Posted Monday, January 15, 2024 at 10:13pm
In motorsport, loads of clever innovations have sprung from a close reading of the rulebook. For Sam Albert, a loophole in the American Rally Association regs led him to an unconventional project: a 2004 Subaru WRX STI with a Ferrari V8. Yes, you read that correctly. Albert, a rally driver and instructor at Dirtfish Rally School in Washington State, started the build nearly two years ago after discovering the American Rally Association allowed a naturally… Read More →
Posted Monday, January 15, 2024 at 10:09pm
Are you waiting for the return of the Subaru WRX STi or anything worthy of that moniker? You’re not alone. Many performance enthusiasts would like their STi fix, but sadly it appears no successor is planned, at least not with an internal combustion engine. Right now, as you know, all that’s left is the 271-horsepower WRX. For 2024, the company is introducing a top-of-the-line, track-tuned RS model with suspension, steering, braking and tire upgrades but… Read More →
Posted Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 10:08pm
Subaru’s Canadian star Brandon Semenuk took the title – his second ARA crown in succession – but who was the most spectacular crew from last year’s championship? Semenuk and co-driver Keaton Williams have to be in with a shot at that award: the pair were unbeaten and on sublime form throughout 2023. More than that, the WRX, old and new, were worth watching all year long. It was the same for any one of the… Read More →
Posted Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:07pm
f it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. With strong sales and no all-new models in the pipeline yet, Subaru decided to spruce up some of its bestsellers with eye-catching bodykit and wheels. Unveiled at this year’s Singapore Motor Show, the GT Edition for the Crosstrek e-Boxer 2.0i-S EyeSight Hybrid model gets front, rear, and side under spoilers; revised 18-inch alloy wheels; and a new roof spoiler for a striking aesthetic. Read More →
