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Next Generation Subaru WRX May Sport Electric Turbo
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The next generation Subaru WRX may bring about a new, ground-breaking electric turbo when it finally sees production at the end of 2013.
Subaru WRX STI Powered VW Beetle is One Fast Bug
When the 1973 Volkswagen Beetle first came out, it was powered by a 1.3L air-cooled engine with a mere 44-hp. Considering there are over 70 cars that make 500-hp or more, the stock Beetle powerplant just doesn’t cut it these days. So imagine what this Beetle feels like packing at least 282-hp with a 2.0L…
Subaru WRX STI Returns for Grand-Am Continental Sports Car Challenge
Subaru has announced that Andrew Aquilante and Bret Spaude will return as factory team drivers for their entry in the Grand Sport (GS) class of the 2012 Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. The first round of the series will take place at Daytona International Speedway on January 27th, 2012. Subaru will be fielding a race-prepped…
Next Generation Subaru WRX To Get 2.0L, 270-HP Powerplant
Subaru has confirmed that their next generation WRX will pack a new 2.0L turbocharged flat-four powerplant with a targeted horsepower rating of 270-hp. The powerplant will be a turbocharged version of the FA20 powerplant found in the new Subaru BRZ. Despite being half a liter smaller than the current 2.5L, 265-hp engine, the turbocharged FA20…
Travis Pastrana’s Record Setting Mt. Washington Run; The Full Video
Travis Pastrana needs no real introduction but after seeing a video of his record-setting Mt. Washington Climb, we felt a tad empty. Sure it had some awesome footage of the car sliding around as it ascended the mountain, but we just thought something was missing. Thankfully another video has surfaced in full HD that satisfies…
Travis Pastrana Sets New Mt. Washington Hillclimb Record in Red Bull Subaru
What hasn’t Travis Pastrana done in that little Subaru that could? If it wasn’t cool enough for him to fling across the Long Beach Pier for New Years, he’s gone and conquered Mt. Washington, setting a new record (by 22 seconds) that hasn’t been touched since 1998. And if the 6 minute and 20.47 second…
Introducing ‘Drift Art’ an Interesting Blend Of Autocross And Drifting
So clearly drifting has swept America by storm, skipping all the way across the ocean from Japan. And now it’s influencing other forms of motorsports out in the Middle East. But there is something interesting about what they’re trying to do: it’s not quite the drifting that we’re used to seeing, nor is it quite…
Subaru Wants To Shed “Quirky” Image, Broaden Mainstream Appeal
Osamu Namba, Subaru‘s new design chief wants to help move the company from a cult brand adored by outdoorsy types, Snowbelt buyers and performance enthusiasts into a mainstream brand capable of competing with offerings from major automakers. “We want to broaden the appeal to make it accessible to more than a small, loyal crowd,” Namba…
Subaru Impreza WRX and STI Getting Free Prodrive Performance Pack In the U.K.
Subaru’s Impreza WRX and STI models are some of the best performance cars money can buy, but customers in the United Kingdom will now have an extra incentive to buy one of Subaru’s boxer-engined hatchbacks. Prodrive, a British motorsports engineering firm long associated with Subaru, is offering a free upgrade package for the WRX and…
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