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06/22
Motor Trend: Official EPA Numbers Announced for 2010 Subaru Legacy, Up to 23/31 MPG
The numbers are up, and the fresh-for-2010 Subaru Legacy will return an EPA-estimated 23 mpg city and 31 mpg highway when properly equipped. Best mileage on the 2009 model was just 20 mpg city and 27 mpg highway, so this is a healthy improvement.
All Cars Electric: Review 2009 Subaru Stella Plug-In EV, World's First Production EV For Sale By Major Automaker
The automotive world held it's breath as Mitsubishi announced the production schedule for the i-MiEV. Would they be the first major automaker to bring an EV to market and sell to the general public? Close, but not quite. And close doesn't get you a world's first. Of all companies, Subaru unexpectedly jumped on the opportunity and now claims the title of the first major automaker to make an EV for sale to the public. The vehicle is the 2009 Subaru Stella Plug-in EV.
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Motor Trend: Subaru and Itasca, IL, Team Up to Attempt World Record for Largest Subaru Parade
If you own a Subaru and want to get in the Guinness Book of World Records, make plans to drive to Illinois next month. Subaru's Great Lakes Region has partnered with the village of Itasca, Illinois, to attempt to break the world record for the largest parade of Subaru cars.Automotive Addicts: More Details on the Upcoming 2012 Toyota/Subaru RWD 086A (AE86) Sports Coupe Revealed
We all remember the Toyota Corolla RWD AE86 coupe, which is a drifter’s dream car. It seems we are getting more and more confirmations of a joint venture between Toyota and Subaru making a come-back in this missing-link that Toyota as had for over a decade now. A “Toyota Insider” has some new information for us revealing that this new car, code named 086A, will be lower and wider than the out-going Toyota Celica (2000-2006) with an “orthodox 2+2 coupe style and a silhouette resembling the Lexus LF-A“.
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06/15
PRNewswire: Mad Media Produces Ken Block's Explosive Gymkhana TWO Project
On the heels of producing one of the most successful automotive viral films in history, (over 20 million downloads to date), Mad Media has completed work on a new Gymkhana project dubbed "Ken Block's Gymkhana TWO: The Infomercial". The project was designed to promote Ken Block's new DC Shoes TeamWorks Clothing Collection. Block's design inspirations for his collection all stem from his Gymkhana TWO car, and each feature his rally sponsors' colorways and graphics.
Edmunds Inside Line: Subaru Plugs In
Seated in the tight cabin, we turn the keyless key slot as you'd normally do to start a car, and a small light in the shape of an electrical plug glows within the instrument binnacle to let you know that the electric motor is ready to go. Engage "D" for drive on the continuously variable transmission (CVT), floor the right pedal and you have 100 percent access to that 125 lb-ft of torque from rest.
Examiner: Rally Rockets: 1991-94 Subaru Legacy Sport Sedan
It’s hard not to admire companies that march to the beat of a different drummer; when there’s likely easy money to be made following the herd, some corporations are brave enough to mix it up and try a different formula. Such has been the case with Subaru, the plucky Japanese marque that has built its reputation on all-wheel-drive and boxer engines. And thanks to the Impreza WRX and WRX STI, the company is also quite well known for rally-proven performance models. But the WRX wasn’t the first WRC-inspired Scooby to hit our shores; that honor fell to the original Legacy Sport Sedan. |
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Mercury News: The Auto Sleuth
Accelerating hybrid-diesel plans: Subaru didn't plan to introduce diesel-powered models to the North American market until at least 2012, but that schedule could be move up a year in the wake of U.S. President Obama's recently announced fuel-economy standards. The push to 35.5 mpg by 2016 could also be moving up Subaru's hybrid vehicle plans. The company will likely fast-track its first wave of clean diesels to comply with the newly minted regulations. Moreover, Subaru's first hybrid could hit the market at about the same time.
New Zealnd Classic Car: Subaru's STI division celebrates 20 years of success
For over 20 years now Subaru's motorsports division STI (Subaru Tecnica International) has been creating championship-winning rally cars and exciting road-going versions that have caught a strong following globally. Now, to commemorate its work with Subaru models, the STI division is getting its own special museum in Tokyo with a number of exclusive STI models on show to keep fans happy whenever they visit. |
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