Subaru WRX News
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Subaru 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 reportedly take styling cues from the Advanced Tourer Concept, and the car will likely be available as both a hatchback and a sedan once again. Lexus is killing off the slow selling HS 250h hybrid just as the new ES 300h hybrid comes onto the market. The move isn't surprising as the HS 250h never really took...
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Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept Previews The Next-Gen WRX?
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...
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Electric Turbocharging Rumored For Next Subaru WRX
In 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: Video
David 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 Championship
David Higgins will be back with Subaru Rally Team USA
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Crashed McLaren MP4-12C, Porsche Cayman Explained, Lotus: Car News Headlines
Today 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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As a 20-year-old Texas man recently learned, Subaru STIs aren't just fast; sometimes they really fly.
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Subaru Repeats Its 'Subaru Challenge Award' For 2012
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 Fruit
Subaru'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: Report
We 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 News
This 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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Subaru 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 dropping the Impreza title from their names to further differentiate them from the regular family-oriented vehicle. Now Automotive News (subscription required) is reporting that the new performance models, due in 2013, will also sport unique platforms. According to information revealed by senior vice...
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Subaru's David Higgins Makes Record Mt. Washington Run: Video
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: Video
The 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: Report
The 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? #YouTellUs
From 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: Video
Hot 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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Mark 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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Subaru Releases Official Video Of Isle Of Man TT Record
From the start to "the moment," this video of Mark Higgins' record Isle of Man TT run in a production Subaru WRX is the essence of speed.
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Factory Five-Grassroots Motorsports Design Winners Announced
Getting the chance to design a car's exterior usually requires a college degree and years of hard work. For a few lucky amateurs, all it took was a contest.
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Subaru WRX STI sets new Isle of Man TT road car lap record
Today's road courses bear little resemblance to the historical circuits the pioneers of motorsport ran on. Even most of the "street circuits" that are still run have been massaged and made safer over the years. But there are a few circuits that still offer the difficulty and danger those original...
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WRC Champ Gronholm Takes Victory At First Global RallyCross Event: Video
The first event in the new Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) was held this weekend at Irwindale Speedway in California. After all was said and done, former World Rally Championship (WRC) winning driver Marcus Gronholm took the victory in the top AWD class. It was no easy victory for Gronholm, as...
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Subaru WRX STI Convertible? The Wrongness Is Incredible
A Subaru owner has seen fit to dispense with the roof of his bewinged 2011 WRX STI sedan and replace it with a custom convertible top. We ask only this: WHY?! We, along with just about everyone but the owner/creator and Manchester Subaru, the dealership offering the car for sale, just don't get it...
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