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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: Tiff Needell and actor John Barrowman crash Subaru rally car on Fifth Gear Noah Joseph

In case Richard Hammond's spectacular jet-car crash wasn't enough to convince you of the inherent dangers of filming British television's top car shows, the presenters of Fifth Gear have given us ...

Subaru hatches hardcore JDM Impreza WRX Spec C Noah Joseph

If you're one of the many enthusiasts on this side of the ocean who pine for a choice crop of hot hatches that never make it to the States, we've got some bad news for you: the Subaru Impreza STI ...

VIDEO: DC Shoes teases Ken Block's new gymkhana Subaru WRX STI Noah Joseph

Autocross enthusiasts claim their form of motorsport is the most challenging in all of auto-dom. But chasing pylons around a parking lot is nothing compared to Gymkhana. Sometimes referred to as ...

Driven: Subaru Forester XTI concept, WRX and WRX STI with SPT mods Michael Harley

Subaru invited us out to the track to sample some of its Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT) components, fitted to the company's Forester XTI show car, as well as the Impreza WRX and STI models. ...

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 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 ...

Subaru's Senior suggests STI Junior 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above to view a high-res gallery of the Subaru Impreza STi Subaru has gained itself quite a cult following with performance Imprezas. Based on its victories in the World Rally Championship, the WRX and STi versions of the Impreza have been a big hit with the gonzo street-racer crowd. With ...

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 ...

Adventures in advertising: Subaglued 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a high-res shot. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/Adventures_in_advertising_Subaglued'; Subaru is taking the grip-and-go driving dynamics of its new Impreza to the extreme with an ad campaign that'll be making its way around UK roads this October. The ...

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.) ...

Subaru Impreza STI revealed? Possibly. Nope. 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click images for photo gallery var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/New_Subaru_Impreza_STI_revealed_in_Japanese_magazine_Pics'; If Japan's Best Car isn't BSing everyone, the car you see in the magazine scans above is the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. And while it's still a mortal lock to ...

Is this the real deal? Subaru Impreza WRX STi shot posted 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've been a little disappointed by the looks of Subaru's latest Impreza and WRX, but wanted to reserve judgment until the STi showed up. Could that homely hatch design really support the extra muscle that transforms the STi into a rally star? We really wanted to know. There have been tons of ...

Spy Shots: Subaru Outback Sport in the wild 2 years ago on Autoblog

NASIOC forum member Lone Wolf 75 was at Raven's Stadium recently and spotted a pack of new Imprezas apparently getting ready for some type of focus group ride-and-drive. Besides the base Impreza and WRX sedan, he saw a hatch with a roof rack and revised front end. It is most likely the new Outback ...

Subaru's "Legend Reborn" spot hits YouTube 2 years ago on Autoblog

Wow, that didn't take very long. Those new WRX ads we just told you about are already on YouTube. You know, the ones that use "traditional" Japanese cultural references like "Fast and Furious," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," and "Blade Runner". Several of you picked up on the fact that the ...

JDM Subaru Impreza goes on sale with 250HP 2.0L turbo 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view high-res gallery of the 2008 JDM Subaru Impreza Subaru began selling the 2008 Impreza in Japan today, and the news from Fuji Heavy on its little rally car continues to surprise. Yesterday, Car Magazine in the UK reported that Subaru would discontinue selling the WRX model ...

VIDEO: Subaru Impreza and WRX strolling in the park 2 years ago on Autoblog

Hate it, or merely intensely dislike it, the new Subaru Impreza (and its WRX derivative) is here to stay. The specs show a car that should be fun and capable, but the photos are what have killed it in the sphere of public opinion. We've already shown you photos and video of the cars' unveiling in ...

Fool us once: Most recent '08 Impreza shots are photoshops 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've now received our May issue of Motor Trend in the mail and can verify that the 2008 Subaru Impreza does appear on the cover and inside the mag. We can't show you those pictures of the car since they were taken by one of Motor Trend's photographers and are owned by the magazine (though you can ...

New York Preview: Subaru Impreza WRX gets early release on cover of MT 2 years ago on Autoblog

It wouldn't be an auto show without embargos breaking everywhere you turn. This one comes courtesy of Motor Trend magazine's May issue, which features the new Subaru Impreza WRX on the cover. A member of the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club received his copy more than a bit early in the ...

Teen drives 142 mph only to be later than planned 2 years ago on Autoblog

"It might be the fastest speed ever recorded on the northwestern Indiana county's roads," said Porter County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tim Emmons," most people's cars won't go that fast." Not really the thing you necessarily want to be known for during your first year of licensed driving. We can't ...

Paris Motor Show: 2007 Subaru Impreza 1.5 R 3 years ago on Autoblog

The scooper of cars has scrounged up a new model on the horizon for European consumers. The Subaru Impreza 1.5r will act as an entry-level model that boasts a, you guessed it, 1.5-liter boxer engine. The newly developed flat-four will ooze a less than noteworthy 105 hp and 105 ft./lbs. of torque. ...

Subaru Impreza to go hatch hunting in 2008? 3 years ago on Autoblog

In an effort to move the Impreza to appeal more to family types, Subaru is taking its Impreza and turning it into a 'daring' hatchback. Or at least UK pub Auto Express says so, which doesn't completely rule out a sedan model for the U.S. market. Of course, with the sudden bumper crop of ...

Websites select top new vehicles for young drivers 3 years ago on Autoblog

Automotive websites Cars.com and DriversEd.com (a drivers education resource) have teamed up to determine the top new vehicles for teens this year. Criteria used included price, safety, size, and 'fun factor.' The two sites top picks, broken down in categories, are: Cars: ...






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.

 
 

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