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  • Toyota-Subaru electric vehicle platform

    Toyota and Subaru announced plans to combine their engineering efforts on a new electric vehicle platform that will host a compact SUV for each brand.

  • Subaru Crosstrek off-road desert racer
    Subaru Crosstrek Desert Racer suits up in blue and gold

    The Subaru Crosstrek Desert Racer isn't like the compact crossover in your driveway. It's a 300-horsepower off-road buggy headed to the Baja 500 on June 1 race off the beaten path.

  • 2020 Subaru Outback, 2019 New York International Auto Show
    2020 Subaru Outback debuts with available turbo power

    Subaru has redesigned its top-selling Outback for 2020, adding more power and tech to make the soft-roader even more capable than before.

  • 2019 Subaru WRX STI S209 first drive
    First drive review: The 2019 Subaru WRX STI S209 has zero chill

    In the shadow of an active volcano, a pop-up city rises up and shouts in unison. The noise bounces off the tarmac and visibly shakes the delicious vapors that rise from nearby food trucks. The young women in long ponytails and short blue satin shorts who cheerlead from a low stage have to be...

  • Subaru Viziv Adrenaline concept
    Subaru intros new design language with Viziv Adrenaline Concept

    Subaru is hopeful the world is still craving crossover SUVs, despite the body style's proliferation in recent years. That's because the Japanese firm unveiled a new crossover concept on Tuesday at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. Called the Viziv Adrenaline Concept, the show car introduces...

  • 2020 Subaru Legacy, 2019 Chicago Auto Show
    2020 Subaru Legacy debuts at 2019 Chicago Auto Show

    Subaru's Legacy has never truly stood out in the mid-size sedan segment but that doesn't stop it from being a solid option, especially if you're in the northern states where the car's standard all-wheel drive can be a boon. Subaru has now redesigned the Legacy, with the covers having come off the...

  • 2020 Subaru Legacy teased ahead of 2019 Chicago Auto Show debut

    The 2020 Subaru Legacy will make its debut at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show, and it's climbing aboard the tablet-type touchscreen bandwagon. In fact, it will be the first time a mainstream automaker integrates a vertical touchscreen into a sedan. The Japanese brand teased the 2020 Legacy's interior on Thursday and the teaser shot shows a tablet-like touchscreen center stage. Subaru didn't supply any additional details on the interior, nor did it provide dimensions for the touchscreen. It appears mighty large, though, and seems to take on many functions for the driver and passenger. The climate...

  • Subaru WRX STI S209 Engineering Explained
    Here's how Subaru made its most powerful engine ever

    After years of Subaru treating the world to special, more-powerful WRX STI models, the Japanese automaker finally delivered one to the U.S. The Subaru WRX STI S209 debuted in January at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit with the company's most potent production engine so...

  • 2019 Subaru WRX STI S209, 2019 Detroit auto show
    Limited-edition 341-hp Subaru WRX STI S209 storms Detroit

    Like the dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park," the Subaru WRX STI has seemingly been frozen in amber. When it was released in the U.S. in 2004, it produced 300 turbocharged horsepower. Today that figure is 310 horses. That's not a lot of growth in 15 years, but the STI is still a fantastic performer with...

  • Subaru WRX STI S209 teased ahead of 2019 Detroit auto show
    Hotter Subaru WRX STI S209 teased ahead of Detroit auto show

    A hotter version of the Subaru WRX STI is coming to America, and Subaru has confirmed the car as the S209. We've already known about the car for sometime since Subaru's confirmation follows the discovery of a trademark application for the name made by the automaker last month. The world debut will...

  • Subaru Forester STI concept teased ahead of 2019 Tokyo Auto Salon debut
    Subaru's STI division has a tuned Forester hybrid for the 2019 Tokyo Auto Salon

    Subaru's motorsport department and in-house tuner, STI, will use next month's 2019 Tokyo Auto Salon to show off a handful of concept cars, one of which will be a Forester concept packing a number of STI mods as well as the e-Boxer hybrid powertrain introduced in the Japanese market earlier in the...

  • Buck Lasek's 2016 Subaru WRX STI on Jay Leno's Garage
    A 2016 Subaru WRX STI modified right visits Jay Leno's Garage

    Pro skateboarder and rally driver Bucky Lasek made yet another appearance on "Jay Leno's Garage," and this time he brought one of his daily drivers along. It's a 2016 Subaru WRX STI with a healthy amount of modifications, which Lasek is more than happy to detail. For those unfamiliar with Lasek, he...

  • 2018 Subaru WRX STI Type RA

    Could Subaru fans in the United States finally be in for a hotter WRX STI akin to Japan-only special editions? A new trademark filing suggests so. AutoGuide first discovered a Subaru trademark application on Monday for "S209." On the surface, it appears someone has stuck their spoon into a pot of numerics and letters. But, Subaru has a long-running history with the "S20" name. In 2011, Subaru produced the WRX STI S206; in 2015, the S207 bowed; and last year, Subaru brought the S208 into the world. Each model was limited to only a few hundred cars. Each car was outfitted with performance...

  • 2006 Subaru WRX from "Baby Drive" for sale
    "Baby Driver" Subaru WRX, "Fast & Furious" star cars head to auction

    Three separate auctions should command the attention of movie buffs and car enthusiasts alike. Live Auctioneers will handle the auctions for three movie cars: the 2006 Subaru WRX from "Baby Driver," 1972 Chevrolet F-Bomb Camaro from "Fast & Furious," and the off-road 1967 Camaro from "Furious...

  • Subaru WRX STI TC 380 teaser
    Subaru could be cooking up a 380-horsepower WRX STI—for Japan

    Subaru has a more powerful WRX STI in the works for its home market and it's called TC 380. The brand officially teased a sole image of a "TC 380" badge on Monday. While it's not confirmed, the 380 figure could point to a 380-horsepower WRX STI. It wouldn't be the first time Subaru gave the...

  • 2019 Subaru BRZ
    2019 Subaru BRZ priced, adds limited-run Series.Gray Edition

    The Subaru BRZ will keep things affordable with a starting price of $26,680 for the 2019 model year. Pricing includes an $885 destination fee. Buyers will also have a new BRZ Series.Gray Edition model to choose from, but the higher performance tS model does not return. We'll start with the...

  • Subaru's record-setting run in Romania
    8:10 to Romania: Watch Mark Higgins blitz hairpins on legendary highway during practice run

    Good news for car fans but bad news for productivity: We finally have video evidence of Mark Higgins running like hell up a Romanian mountain last week. This 8-minute clip is a practice run up the hairpin section of the Transfagasaran highway in Romania on July 10 as seen from the nose of the...

  • Chicago-area Subaru dealer owns private test track
    Chicago-area Subaru dealership owns private 9-acre test track

    For Chicago-area locals set on purchasing a Subaru, Gerald Subaru of Naperville, Illinois is giving buyers a major reason to stop in. The dealership owns a nine-acre private test track. The track, settled behind a group of dealerships, features variable road conditions, slopes, turns, and more for...

  • 2019 Subaru WRX and WRX STI Series.Gray

    Even though there's been a new Impreza in showrooms since 2017, Subaru is yet to renew its WRX and WRX STI models which are based on the previous-generation Impreza. It doesn't mean Subaru is completely ignoring the cars. Both cars have received updates for 2019, with the WRX STI benefiting from an additional 5 horsepower. The 2019 model year also sees the WRX and WRX STI receive Series.Gray special editions, which Subaru revealed on Tuesday. Just 750 will be built as a WRX and 250 as a WRX STI. You'll recognize them by their Cool Gray Khaki exteriors with black badging. The WRX Series.Gray...

  • 2019 Subaru WRX and WRX STI
    Small bump in power for 2019 Subaru WRX STI

    Subaru on Thursday announced a round of updates for the 2019 WRX and WRX STI, and for the latter there's extra power to be had. But before you get too excited we'll point out that there's only five extra horses, bringing total output of the 2019 WRX STI to 310 horsepower. The new total matches the...

  • Subaru Americas Rallycross Championship team
    Subaru to enter newly formed Americas Rallycross Championship

    With Global Rallycross dying off, automakers looking to play in the dirt are seeking out a new form of rally-lite racing. It's arrived courtesy of motorsport promoter IMG and the newly formed Americas Rallycross Championship. Called ARX for short, this new four-race series has garnered interest...

  • Subaru Viziv Performance concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
    Next Subaru WRX will still offer manual transmission

    Subaru previously hinted it may kill off the manual transmission in the name of safety, but Subaru North America CEO Tom Doll has alleviated enthusiasts' fears; the next-generation Subaru WRX will still offer a manual transmission. He made the comments during an interview with Drive, published this...

  • Subaru’s STI celebrates its 30th anniversary
    Subaru’s STI celebrates its 30th anniversary

    Subaru dates its motorsports history to 1972, when a Leone (GL) competed in the Southern Cross Rally in Australia. Eight years later, the Japanese automaker became the first to enter a car with four-wheel drive in the World Rally Championship series. By 1988, the company’s motorsports program...

  • 2019 Subaru Forester, 2018 New York auto show
    2019 Subaru Forester grows roomier, aims to curb distracted driving

    Subaru hopes to double down on its promise of safety with the 2019 Forester, which arrives with the brand's EyeSight safety system as standard across all trims. Not only will the 2019 Forester usher in the suite of active safety features for the masses, but at the crossover's debut on Wednesday at...

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