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Posted Monday, October 7, 2024 at 9:57pm
The bZ4X/Solterra won’t be a one-and-done electric affair as Toyota and Subaru are working on another jointly developed model without a combustion engine. A fresh report from Nikkei Asia states the two Japanese automakers will launch a second zero-emission model, and yes, it too will be an SUV. Production is reportedly starting in January 2026. While the bZ4X and Solterra are both built by Toyota at its Aichi factory, the unnamed model is expected to… Read More →
Posted Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 9:54pm
Kei cars, those diminutive but utilitarian rides that were built for teeny Asian roads yet somehow melt our brutish American hearts, are now off-road ready. Subaru is going to try, anyway. And as such, has literally named its pocket-sized effort the Chiffon Try. Read More →
Posted Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 9:51pm
Bi-drive Recreational All-Terrain Transporter! Better known as the BRAT, this little bar-based pickup arrived in the late 1970s as pretty much the funkiest thing Subaru built. Everything about it was delightfully strange, from the rear jump seats and carpeted bed, to the t-tops and bright graphics. Where the heck’s the spare tire? Oh here it is, under the hood next to the engine. Subaru, you wonderful weirdos. Read More →
Posted Friday, October 4, 2024 at 9:48pm
When it comes to drag racing and straight-line speed, you’ve seen the world’s top vehicles, from Formula 1 to Rallycross, face off before. But let’s face it, that’s not a truly fair fight – the world’s top vehicles across the world of global motorsport each have their own specialties that set them up for success in their own discipline of racing. But what would happen if a group of elite vehicles faced off on a… Read More →
Posted Friday, October 4, 2024 at 9:44pm
Head-to-head super special stages used to be all-the-rage in the World Rally Championship. They were, and remain when still used, the only time that you get to see active rally legends in current rally machines do their thing, actually side-by-side. It also sometimes brings up battles of all-time greats. Like this time that Carlos Sainz and Colin McRae went at it. We’re a long way back in history for this, with McRae and Sainz team-mates… Read More →
Posted Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 9:38pm
The Subaru Crosstrek has overtaken the Forester as the brand’s best-selling model in the US thanks to strong sales over the past few months. While sales of the Forester SUV dropped 14% in September (13,111 units), its year-to-date total (130,098 units) is still 22% higher than the same period last year, largely driven by its strong performance in the first half of 2024. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 9:36pm
Lia Block is headed back to the American rally scene — at least for one week. The 2023 ARA Open 2WD champion is stepping into a championship-winning Subaru WRX for the Lake Superior Performance Rally later this month. It’s her first appearance for the manufacturer that was so often tied to her father, Ken. Specifically, the younger Block will be stepping into the Vermont SportsCar-built Subaru WRX ARA24 that won this year’s championship. She will… Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 9:34pm
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today reported 56,414 vehicle sales for September 2024, an increase of 0.1 percent compared with September 2023 (56,355). SOA also reported year-to-date sales of 493,612 a 5.6 percent increase compared with the same period in 2023. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 9:33pm
Subaru Motorsports USA is happy to announce that the racing phenom Lia Block will guest drive Brandon Semenuk’s WRX ARA24 with co-driver Keaton Williams at her side. With a third-consecutive American Rally Association (ARA) championship clinched, Semenuk will skip the final event of the season, the October 11-12 Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR). “Excited is an understatement for the feeling going into LSPR,” says Block of her return to ARA action. “Subaru and Vermont SportsCar… Read More →
Posted Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 10:10pm
Eight cars will hit the track in a Global Time Attack class throughout the weekend as these high-horsepower machines compete to set new track and class records. In addition to entries in the Unlimited, Limited, Street and Enthusiast classes, Northern California native Scott Speed will join the competition with Subaru Motorsports USA’s “WRX: Project Midnight,” while Formula Drift driver Ryan Tuerck will compete in his Judd 4GV V10-powered Mobil 1 Toyota Supra. Race Service’s James… Read More →
