Subaru WRX News
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David Higgins is, if you're not familiar, the 2012 RallyAmerica National Champion driver (along with co-driver Craig Drew), and the lead wheelman in Subaru Rally Team USA's efforts. He's therefore, by definition and demonstration, one bad-ass driver. But in rally, it's not all about the driver (or even the co-driver). It requires a car that can let the driver exhibit his skill and nerve. In Higgins' case, that car is a heavily modified Subaru WRX STI hatchback. Even with a complete floor pan, carbon body panels, custom suspension, modified engine, sequential transmission, and much, much more...
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2014 Subaru WRX Spy ShotsThere are all manner of rumors and conjecture surrounding the development of the next-generation WRX from Subaru, including claims the car will feature an electrically-powered turbocharger and borrow styling from 2011's Advanced Tourer Concept. Though most of these claims are simply speculation...
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Forbidden Fruit: Subaru's U.K.-Only WRX STI 340RIn the United States, Subaru’s ultimate all-wheel-drive hoon-mobile, the WRX STI, comes packing 305 horsepower and 290 pound-feet of torque. While that’s nothing to sneeze at, it’s nowhere near as impressive as it was just a few years back. These days, even a base V-6 Ford Mustang...
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David Higgins Clinches Second Consecutive Rally America TitleIn July of 2011, Subaru Rally Team USA driver David Higgins took second place at the New England Forest Rally, which was good enough to propel the Manx driver to the top of the championship standings for the 2011 season. For 2012, history has repeated itself: Higgins and co-driver Craig Drew again...
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Ride Along With Subaru Rally Team's David Higgins: VideoDrive enough cars on enough racetracks and you become somewhat immune to speed-induced terror. Most of us here are completely comfortable hustling the latest models around circuits near and far, so it’s no longer a thrill to strap into the passenger seat and have a pro driver show us what a...
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2013 Shelby GT500, Next-Gen WRX, Lexus HS 250h Dead: Today's Car NewsSubaru unveiled the Advanced Tourer Concept at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show last December, and we all thought it was previewing the next-generation Legacy and Outback. Motor Trend now reports that the concept actually hints at the next-generation WRX. The front-end design of the new WRX will...
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When Subaru rolled out its Advanced Tourer Concept at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show last December, most immediately identified the vehicle as being a preview of the next-generation Legacy and Outback. Subaru didn’t say much about the concept, stating only that it was a mid-size wagon designed to combine sporty driving, utility, and environmentally friendliness. It featured a turbocharged and direct-injected ‘boxer’ engine displacing just 1.6-liters and matched to Subaru’s own Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) technology, and perhaps most interestingly it came with scissor...
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Electric Turbocharging Rumored For Next Subaru WRXIn 2007, Subaru filed a patent application for an electrically-powered turbocharger unit. Subaru’s parent, Fuji Heavy Industries, is reportedly working on a way to generate electricity from the heat energy of exhaust gasses, which could revolutionize forced induction if perfected. As...
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David Higgins Wins The Sno*Drift Rally: VideoDavid Higgins and Craig Drew overcame their lack of winter rallying experience to capture the opening round of the 2012 Rally America series.
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David Higgins Returns To Defend His Rally America ChampionshipDavid Higgins will be back with Subaru Rally Team USA
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Crashed McLaren MP4-12C, Porsche Cayman Explained, Lotus: Car News HeadlinesToday at Motor Authority, our car news headlines include a crashed McLaren MP4-12C and Aston Martin naming its one millionth Facebook fan car. Lotus fired up its IndyCar engine and Subaru is bringing two BRZ Concepts to the Tokyo Auto Salon. All this and more in today's car news, right here on...
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Subaru Impreza WRX STIs Really Fly: VideoAs a 20-year-old Texas man recently learned, Subaru STIs aren't just fast; sometimes they really fly.
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For 2012, Subaru's motorsport division, STI will again be paying contingency money for podium finishes in Production Car World Rally Championship competition.
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Next-Gen Subaru WRX To Get 270 HP Turbo BRZ Engine?Rumors of a turbocharged version of the BRZ's engine--and the BRZ itself--have swirled for a while now, as has its application elsewhere. But now, the talk is firming up with possible power figures, and they're nudging up against 270 hp. That's not exactly unheard from a 2.0-liter four-cylinder, as...
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2012 Subaru Impreza WRX STI S206: Forbidden FruitSubaru's highest performance STI model, the limited edition S206, is not for U.S. consumption.
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Next-Gen Subaru WRX And STI Lighter And More Powerful: ReportWe already know Subaru’s next-generation WRX and WRX STI models due in 2013 will be getting a unique platform, hence they’ll also be dropping the “Impreza” part of their titles, but now we have word that the cars will also be lighter and more powerful than the ones they...
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2013 Subaru WRX, Fiat 500 Electric, New Jersey F1: Today's Car NewsThis weekend saw the danger of motorsports rear its head once again, with the death of MotoGP racer Marco Simoncelliat Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit, and we mourn the loss with the rest of the racing world. Business keeps on ticking, however, and the 2013 Fiat 500 'Elettra' electric car...
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New WRX Dropping Impreza Name, Getting Own Platform: ReportSubaru has major plans for the next iteration of its cult classic WRX and its more extreme WRX STI variant, and this time the cars won’t be derived from any econo compact car platform according to the latest reports. Earlier this year we reported that the next-gen WRX and WRX STI would be...
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Subaru rally driver David Higgins sets a new record run up the Mt. Washington Climb to the Clouds, now captured on official video.
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Subaru WRX Touts Zombie-Escaping Prowess: VideoThe Subaru WRX hatchback is probably one of the best vehicles we can think of if you're running from hordes of the undead--but it's a curious choice for a marketing campaign given its lame-duck status thanks to the intro of the new Impreza. The choice of the WRX as the go-anywhere, escaping-Zombies...
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Next-Gen WRX To Drop Impreza Name: ReportThe new WRX is being designed from the ground up to be unique, even getting its own bodywork, interior and drivetrain.
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Which Hot Hatch Is King? #YouTellUsFrom Ford and Volkswagen to Subaru and Mazda, the hot hatchback segment is growing. But which hot hatch is the king? #YouTellUs
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Subaru WRX STI Attacks Nurburgring 24 Hour Qualifying: VideoHot laps of the Nurburgring never get old, especially when they're done in modified all-wheel-drive turbocharged production cars like the Subaru WRX STI. This video meets all of the above, and adds in the drama of being shot during qualifying for the Nurburgring 24 Hour, which took place this past...
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Subaru, David Higgins Set New Mt. Washington Hillclimb RecordMark Higgins just set the fastest lap time around the Isle of Man TT, and now his brother David has set the Mt. Washington hillclimb record--both in Subarus.
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