Subaru WRX News
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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 AnnouncedGetting 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 recordToday'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: VideoThe 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 IncredibleA 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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2011 Subaru Impreza WRX: Another TakeI’m kind of ornery when it comes to affordable performance sedans. Above all, I’m looking for a car that’s fun, with the right mix of decent horsepower, but more, exceptionally good reflexes without a punishing ride. People buy sports sedans as daily drivers, so they have to be...
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Last year we saw the first iteration of the new Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C, a lighter and more hardcore version of the then-new Impreza WRX STI that was built in a limited run of just 900 cars. The car essentially featured enhanced engine and chassis performance as well as the aforementioned lighter body, which was derived from Subaru motorsports program. Subaru has now announced a new 2011 model year version that will go on sale in Japan later this month. The car’s twin scroll turbocharger gets newly adopted ball bearings for the turbine axle bearing, and the ECU program was also...
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Video: Subaru Canada Films 2011 WRX STI-Powered AnimationThe 2011 Subaru WRX STI brings back the wing, and the four-door sedan body style, but Subaru isn't getting lazy about its marketing--at least not in Canada. Proof: the gigantic trackside filmstrip animation captured from a rolling 2011 STI in the video below. Instead of putting the frames on paper...
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Driven: 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX SedanOn the surface, the 2011 Subaru WRX doesn't sound all that exciting. Sure, it's got a turbo 2.5-liter Boxer four, but only 265 horsepower? The Honda Accord makes more than that. Yeah, it has all-wheel drive, but so does the Lincoln MKS. It wears the widebody treatment of the WRX STI, but it's about...
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Pastrana Breaks Mt. Washington Climb Record By 20 SecondsOne of the nicest and craziest guys in motorsports just laid down a record-setting run on his first attempt up the Mt. Washington Climb in Vermont. Pastrana got to the top of the 6,288-foot mountain in just 6:20.47, almost 22 seconds quicker than the previous record, set in 1998 by Frank Sprongl...
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Subaru Unveils 2011 Rally Cars Ahead Of X GamesThe X Games get underway this weekend, including America's first SuperRally.
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2011 Subaru WRX STI Sedan Priced From $33,995, WRX From $25,495Subaru released pricing for the 2011 Subaru WRX STI and 2011 Subaru WRX today.
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Few, if any automakers strike quite the same balance of ruggedness and raciness as Subaru.
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First Drive: 2011 Subaru WRX STISubaru has a knack for continuous improvement on its vehicles—particularly its performance-minded Impreza WRX and STI models.
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Heresy! 2011 Subaru WRX STI Goes Automatic...In OzThe 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI will get an automatic gearbox Down Under.
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Subaru And Cosworth Partnering For 1.6-Liter Turbo WRX?As the FIA's rules in WRC and WTCC change, the return of Subaru to racing may be imminent.
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Video: 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Attacks The NurburgringSubaru has released footage covering advanced research and development carried out at the Nurburgring in Germany, in which a 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Sedan has set a new record at the legendary circuit. The latest addition to the ever-growing Impreza lineup has achieved Subaru’s fastest-ever...
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Gains 2010 FIA Group N HomologationWhen Subaru pulled out of the World Rally Championship in late 2008, leaving factory driver and former WRC Champion Petter Solberg and the rest of the team in the lurch, many were shocked, if not surprised. Since then, some have wondered if the rally relevance was going to wane as the product line...
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Subaru brought back the sedan even as it distances itself from World Rally racing.
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2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Brings Back The WingWith Subaru making the regular Impreza WRX Sedan and Hatchback look more like the pumped up STI model for the 2011 model year, designers needed to add something new to make the most extreme of Imprezas stand out from the crowd. This latest teaser released by Subaru confirms that the automaker is...
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2011 Subaru Impreza WRX Adopts WideBody DesignThe new 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX has been updated for the latest model year, picking up the same striking widebody design as the high-performance STI model along with a wider track and tires for enhanced grip. The new widebody design is standard on both the WRX sedan and hatchback, making both cars...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Cosworth-Subaru WRX STI One-OffThe special-edition car will be an engineering tour de force.
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Subaru Prices 2010 WRX Limited Models To Start From $28,495The WRX Limited Models add some welcome feature upgrades.
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Subaru Unveils WRX STI R205...For Japan OnlyThe latest hot edition of the STI, the R205, was unveiled in Tokyo today.
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