And not just for testing. Subaru’s performance arm is set to take on the 24 Hours of Nurburgring next month in a specially-prepared Impreza WRX. The car rocks a mostly stock motor, though a number of chassis-stiffening components have been added to help the car cope with a full day’s worth of abuse. STI will [...]
Subaru just let loose word that a new, kinder, more gentle STI is headed our way. Called the A-Line, the car is meant to cater to folks who dig on the STI badge, but aren’t quite ready to dive into the hardcore sports machine boots and all. The result is the first STI with an [...]
More Focus news. Looks like Ford has officially begun production of its WRX-killing 300 horsepower Focus RS. The cars are currently being cranked out at the company’s plant in Saarlouis, Germany. For those of you who aren’t up on killer Blue Ovals, the front-drive RS launches to 60 in under 5.9 seconds straight from the [...]
This is only a rumor right now. But if true it’s especially odd because to many rally fans, Subaru is the World Rally Championship. But, well, life is wacky. According to Autoblog via a very oddly translated Finnish site, Subaru will announce tomorrow that due to the horrendous financial situation the whole word is embroiled in, [...]
That’s not me, but I had an identical car. Bought it back in October 2001. A 2002 WRX Wagon. And man, I used to chew up parking lots. The black ‘Rex was my first performance car. Since then I’ve gotten into this whole auto journo thing. What a long, fast, high G, squealy tire, burning [...]
There are driving gods, and then there titans descended from cartopia itself. Ken Block is one such titan, and he set up camp at an abandoned air field for four days to prove it. The fine folks at 0-60 Magazine were able to get their hands on footage of Block strutting his stuff for the [...]
The guys (and gals) at Motive are at it again, this time putting five of the newest turbocharged rides against each other in a head to head battle for supremacy. The Chevrolet Cobalt SS, Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart, Subaru WRX, Mazda Mazdaspeed3 and MINI John Cooper Works were all put through their paces at Autobahn Country [...]
Subaru plans to crank out a special edition WRX STI to commemorate the car’s 20th birthday. Complete with a few suspension tweaks and a couple of exterior additions, the car is bound to hold a special place in the covetous hearts of Subie owners everywhere. This special STI comes with even more aggressive springs and [...]
Due to circumstances I don’t want to get into, I wasn’t able to accompany Levy up to British Columbia and drive the all new for 2009 WRX. In case you’ve been under a rock, Subaru released a mostly new WRX in 2008 and no one liked it. It had the same power as the 2005-2007 [...]
Subaru recently unveiled this concept at the Motorsport Japan 2008 event in Tokyo. While the car looks just like a plain old WRX to the untrained eye, STI has had its way with the hottie hatch, reworking the car’s drivetrain, springs, shocks and even adding a few aero touches here and there. Not convinced what [...]
