impreza


2009 X Games Rally Car ride along

If you've never been given a "hot lap" by a professional driver, let me try and convey what the experience is like. You're usually dehydrated and have been standing on a heat-soaked paddock for far too long. There's a track rat (or two) whose job it is to get a helmet and HANS device fastened on you and their default thinking is that you've never even seen a track before, much less driven on one. You're wearing your street clothes, and items like your wallet and cell phone make it even harder for them to get you shoehorned and belted ... Read more →

VIDEO: Ken Block Gymkhana spoof is criminally awesome Damon Lavrinc

Ken Block's two Gymkhana practice videos have set the bar for four-wheeled video entertainment, but the crew from IMV is here to prove that you don't need a Crawford-tuned Subaru WRX STI, a ...

Hire Him: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness [w/VIDEO] Chris Paukert

It's fair to say that Subaru has enjoyed a run of strong product in recent years, as well as an exponential credibility increase in enthusiast's eyes, essentially ever since the automaker began ...

Subaru campaigning Impreza STI at Nurburgring 24-hour race Damon Lavrinc

Subaru has announced its participation in the 37th ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race (AKA the 24-Hours of Nurburgring) with a Subaru Technica International-modified Impreza STI. The WRX will be ...

VIDEO: Ken Block's newest creation leaks out Jonathon Ramsey

The Rebel Alliance vehicle seen in above was apparently spotted at Guardsman Pass in Utah: a Subaru Impreza WRX rolling on a mighty set of treads wearing Ken Block's number and sponsorship ...

Automatic-equipped Subaru Impreza WRX STI A-Line available in Japan 8 months ago on Autoblog

Fed up with your Triptronic Boxster? Need more space to haul the kids and their baseball gear? Live in Japan? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, Subaru has a STI they'd like to show you. The Subaru Impreza WRX STI A-Line is aimed at the discerning enthusiast looking for a more relaxed ...

Today's 2-for-1 cars deals are on... Subarus in Texas? 10 months ago on Autoblog

We've seen a few "buy one, get one" deals over the last year or so, but it generally involves two cars that the average enthusiast wouldn't have much interest in. Now, David Thomas, owner of Subaru of Plano (that's a suburb of Dallas, TX), has instituted just such a deal for a couple of all-wheel ...

Subaru Impreza diesel delayed for the UK 10 months ago on Autoblog

In this installment of "As the Yen Skyrockets," Autocar is reporting that the introduction of the long-awaited Subaru Impreza diesel has been delayed indefinitely due to unfavorable exchange rates. A source inside International Motors, the firm that imports Subarus into the UK, told Autocar, "At ...

Rumormill: Subaru considering FWD Impreza for Europe, turbocharged 1.5-liter 11 months ago on Autoblog

Autoweek.nl is spreading a rumor that Subaru is considering offering a two-wheel-drive version of the Impreza in Europe in an attempt to offer a budget alternative to the Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla. The entry-level Impreza would make use of the 107 hp, 1.5-liter boxer four-cylinder and possibly ...

Review: 2009 Subaru Impreza 2.5 GT 5-Door 1 year ago on Autoblog

It says something when an automaker sees fit to give the tachometer a place of prominence in the gauge cluster. "We're serious," it implies. Unamused sports cars like the Porsche 911 assign the rev counter a level of gravity beyond being a glorified "engine is running" idiot light. Fortunately, ...

Subaru releases JDM-only 20th Anniversary Edition Impreza WRX STI 1 year ago on Autoblog

Celebration and disappointment -- that's what the Subaru Impreza WRX STI 20th Anniversary edition brings to the party. Celebration because it marks two decades of low-mounted, boxer-powered, all-wheel-drive fun and disappointment because the Takumi concept we saw earlier this month – ...

Subaru Impreza WRX STI Takumi concept hints at future Spec-C 1 year ago on Autoblog

Our Parisian friends over at LeBlogAuto were on hand at the Motorsport Japan 2008 event in Tokyo this past weekend, where FHI unveiled an Impreza-based "concept" dubbed the Subaru WRX STI Takumi. Featuring upgraded springs and shocks, revised suspension bits, lightweight 12-spoke wheels, ...

Colin McRae tribute convoy reaches 30-miles long 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of Colin McRae's tribute Oh, those Brits. When they're not faking making corn circles they're writing a rally legend's name using 1,086 Subaru Imprezas as pixels. This, of course, was the finale to the weekend long celebration of Colin McRae's life, which saw over ...

2009 Subaru Impreza WRX: 265 hp, retuned suspension, STI tweaks 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX. It's official folks. Those of you that picked up a 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX have been had. The road-going rally rocket gets an update for 2009 and with it comes a retuned 2.5-liter boxer four-pot producing 265 hp and 244 lb.-ft. of ...

2009 Subaru Impreza WRX gets upgraded to 265 hp 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Subaru Impreza. A forum member at NASIOC has posted a corporate communiqué supposedly sent to North American Subaru dealers announcing the forthcoming arrival of the 2009 Impreza WRX. Two models are outlined in the release, the first, a new ...

Spy Shots: Subaru WRX STI spec C 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Subaru WRX STI spec C It looks like a regular STI, right? Well, according to the spies at KGP, it's not. This is actually the forthcoming Impreza WRX STI spec C out for a cruise in some approipriately sloppy weather. Note the white wheels and reworked rear ...

Prodrive sets up Essex police with 270hp Impreza interceptors 1 year ago on Autoblog

If you watched the first episode of Top Gear's season 11, you likely smirked at the lackluster Vauxhalls that the British bobbies have to drive in pursuit of "the baddies". But once in a while the constables in the UK gets something special in their motor-pools, like the Caparo T1, Lotus Exige, ...

Subaru Impreza coupe coming in 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog

Subaru and Toyota's rear-wheel-drive lovechild is on its way, and AutoExpress has tapped Larson to render the new coupe to give us an idea of what we'll be saving up for come 2010. As previously reported, both versions will be sporting separate sheet metal to differentiate the two coupes from one ...

Subaru releases Impreza WRC2008 ahead of launch at Acropolis rally 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Subaru Impreza WRC2008. Next week's Acropolis Rally in Greece will be the first event in the 2008 WRC season to feature Subaru's new rally car. The Impreza Rally WRC2008 car was originally previewed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, but Subaru has ...

Mitsubishi Evo MR and lightweight Subaru STI Spec-C coming 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click either image for a high-res rendering of each model at AutoExpress. Mitsubishi and Subaru are entering round two of the newest battle for all-wheel-drive supremacy and AutoExpress has ringside seats. Both automakers are preparing hard-core versions of their turbocharged, rally-bred road ...

Subaru issues "stop sale" on all models equipped with turbo'd 2.5-liter 1 year ago on Autoblog

JL sent us over an email from Subaru of America that's instructed dealers to immediate cease sales of all Subaru models equipped with the turbocharged, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. The directive effects some 2008 and 2009 models built in January and February, including the Forester, Legacy ...

Review: 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1 year ago on Autoblog

I remember the last red Subaru I drove. I was in high school, and the car was my dad's – a new '88 GL wagon with an automatic and push-button 4WD on the shifter. I dug that Scooby. It wasn't powerful but it was fun -- especially when it snowed. Somehow I managed to avoid bouncing it off a ...

Fast and Furious Four: Paul Walker's STI is on its way 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to check out more images at Exhaustnote.com. We wouldn't quite call ourselves fans of the Fast and Furious franchise, but we're getting more and more impressed with this newest iteration of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. We'll admit that it's hardly the most attractive hatch on the road, ...

VIDEO: Battle Royale between new and old Evos, Imprezas 1 year ago on Autoblog

Best Motoring's Tsukuba shootouts regularly put all the others to shame. Sure, they might lack some of the high-dollar production quality of other motoring shows, but they make up for it with mesmerizing track sessions and entertaining commentary. Case in point, in the recent edition of the ...

First Subaru Impreza STI crash happens in Japan 1 year ago on Autoblog

From the front, it looks like the damage would almost buff out. Then you see the shot of the back. Significant restyling has taken place on this particular brandy-new STI, and we're not talking about the new duds Fuji whipped up. At least now we know what the primo donor cars will look like at the ...

Review: 2008 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 1 year ago on Autoblog

The standard new generation evolution usually goes like this: bigger, roomier, longer, wider. For some models, it's not such a big deal to go fiddling with the specs, on certain cars it's even a welcome improvement. Subaru, however, has a conundrum on their hands when they go messing with the ...

Subaru Impreza STI pre-orders begin November 15th 1 year ago on Autoblog

Word came down from Subaru today that beginning this Thursday, November 15th, it'll be taking orders for its newest roadgoing rally rocket -- coinciding with its NA debut in LA. Although pricing hasn't been revealed yet, Subaru's letter to dealers confirms US-spec output at 305 HP and 290 lb.-ft. ...

Sorta Confirmed: US-spec Subaru Impreza STI to bow in LA 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more high-res pics of the Subaru Impreza STI. To all of you States-based Subie fans, November 15th is your day. At 10:35 AM, the new Impreza STI will supposedly make its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in U.S.-spec trim. The good news comes courtesy of an ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Subaru Impreza BEAMS Edition 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for high-res pics. For those of you who aren't up on the hottest trends hailing from the Land of the Rising Sun (we count us among you), BEAMS is apparently some kind of hot couture boutique whose website has been causing bouts of nausea around Autoblog HQ. Subaru seems to be ...

Subaru teases the Impreza WRX STI's tush 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Subaru's not officially revealing the new Impreza WRX STI until October 24 (place your bets on who'll blow that embargo to smithereens before then), but it has released a teaser shot of the car's rear end. (We showed you the official teaser of the front end last week.) ...

Spy Shots: Impreza STI on the road 2 years ago on Autoblog

Finally, pictures of the new Subaru Impreza STI that have not been generated by a computer. Amateur shots taken on a public road in Japan clearly show the traditional enlarged hood scoop, butcher flared arches and two more exhaust pipes than found on the WRX. Those grey alloys would certainly be a ...

One Scoop or Three? Subaru Impreza STi may get "scooplets" 2 years ago on Autoblog

While the world seems to know every minute detail of the new GTR and Evo X prior to their launch at the Tokyo Motor Show in October, there are conflicting views and reports regarding the exact appearance of the upcoming Subaru Impreza STI. Gold alloys or silver? Two exhausts or four? One scoop or ...

Frankfurt 2007: Subaru Impreza WRC Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for over 30 LIVE images of the Subaru WRC Concept. Okay. We're completely and utterly dumbfounded. We just got back from the Subie-booth and after rummaging through the press CD for ten-minutes, we found exactly ONE sentence about the Impreza WRC Concept. That sentence reads: ...

IIHS rates the 2008 Subaru Impreza 2 years ago on Autoblog

Well, it seems the folks at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety like the look of the new Subaru Impreza. Granted, a wrecked version of the car is what's got them going, but that's good for the rest of us. Why? Because the offset frontal crash test performed by Subaru shows that the Impreza ...

Spy Shots: Subaru Impreza STI interior snapped 2 years ago on Autoblog

Via NASIOC, epicenter of all things Subaru, come some very interesting spy photos showing an apparent Impreza STI mule. Ignore the regular Impreza body and instead focus on the exterior tipoffs.The dual twin-tipped exhaust outlets and rolled fenders that accommodate a meatier wheel/tire package ...

Subaru Impreza Outback will rock the two-tone 2 years ago on Autoblog

When we first saw the new Subaru Impreza and Tribeca at the New York Auto Show, we were a little disappointed with the overall styling direction. It seems as though Subaru wanted to play it safe with two of its most important models, but little did we know, the worst was yet to come. After seeing ...

Next Page →






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

Featured Galleries

  • SEMA 2009: HPP Daytona Challenger
  • LA Design Challenge 2009 Competitors
  • SEMA 2009: 1962 Chevrolet Corvette C1-RS
  • SEMA 2009: Bigfoot
  • SEMA 2009: Black Bison Toyota Alphard
  • Ford's Inflatable Seat Belts
  • 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
  • Shelby Turbocharged Mustang
  • Jetta TDI Cup Street Edition
  • SEMA 2009: Ringbrothers 1964 Ford Fairlane
  • SEMA 2009: Lexus F-Sport
  • SEMA 2009: Hennessey HPE700 Camaro
AOL Autos

Find Your Next Car

Resources

10 Most Searched Cars on AOL Autos

Autoblog Video

Autoblog Green

Daily Finance

Download Squad

Engadget

Joystiq

Autoblog Spanish

Switched.com

FanHouse

Asylum