Subaru Legacy concept headed for show debut | detnews.com | The Detroit News
A new Subaru Legacy is on the way next year. Subaru -- the automotive arm of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. -- plans to use the 2009 North American International Auto Show next month to showcase a new Legacy concept sedan. The concept will highlight the direction of future Legacy sedan design beginning in 2010. It is expected to be more muscular, with distinctive front fascia and flared wheel arches, Subaru announced today. It will continue to be equipped with Subaru's 3.6-liter horizontally-opposed Boxer...

Subaru join Suzuki in pulling out of WRC
Subaru joins fellow Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp, which announced its exit a day earlier.Their exit leaves just world champions Citroen, owned by PSA Peugeot Citroen, and cash-strapped Ford Motor Co chasing the manufacturers' title next year.Honda Motor Co, Japan's No.2 automaker, this month quit Formula One racing for similar reasons, saying it needed the cash for its core auto-making business.Rallying does not have anything like the budgets of Formula One, where a team like Honda can burn...

2009 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited wagon: Self-assured agility | The Detroit News | detnews.com
CORNWALL, N.Y . -- Schunemunk Mountain looms high in the autumn sky in bright orange, red and yellow. It is a splendid sight, well worth the 300-mile trip here from my home in Virginia, where similar natural beauty abounds. Staying home was an option. But I enjoy driving. Coming here to a daughter's home in the shadow of the Schunemunk was reason enough to hit the road. The 2009 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited wagon available for the drive was an added attraction. The new Outback is much changed from the...

400 hp Subaru Impreza Type-20 unveiled by Litchfield Imports
Litchfield Imports has unveiled its latest Type 20 Impreza, its fastest version yet. The company has already created a tough reputation with preceding generations of tuned Subarus, and the new Type 20 utilizes the smaller 2.0-litre petrol engine fitted to Japanese-market Imprezas. It’s equipped with a dual-scroll turbocharger, Milltek exhaust and custom induction kit.Litchfield has also adjusted the ECU to enhance effeciency and claims to have improved the Impreza’s handling with a different power...

Flickr Find: FNF4 Subaru WRX STI
Click above for high-res gallery of Paul Walker's ride in FF4Filming on the Fast and Furious 4 film has been wrapped up for a few weeks. Despite that, fans will still have to wait until next summer to get their fill of Dom's return. However, that hasn't stopped the franchise from soaking up attention and generating some initial buzz a year early. The lead 2008 Subaru WRX, driven by one Paul Walker, has been making the rounds at automotive events recently. We first spotted it staked out front of the...

Spy Shots: Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C
Updated with new images. We first heard about the latest edition Spec C back in April when reports emerged claiming Subaru was working on building a lighter and more hardcore version of the new Impreza WRX STI. Prototypes of the new car have since been spotted testing at the Nurburgring, identified by their bigger brakes and new rear diffuser. The final production version is expected to sport a slightly revised bodykit including a rally-inspired roof scoop and gold alloy wheels. To shed up to 70kg...

Subaru Boxer Diesel
  Driving the World's First Boxer DieselWe're driving the 2008 Subaru Legacy Boxer Diesel in Malaga, Spain, but we might as well be in Southern California.Everything looks like Southern California already, right down to the Spanish on the street signs. And while you might think of the distinctive clatter of diesel from beneath the Legacy's hood as the signature sound of European traffic these days, we promise you that it will be heard on the streets of Orange County soon enough. This 2008 Subaru...

Subaru Forester
At a glance, the 2008 Subaru Forester might seem like any other compact SUV. It shares its basic underpinnings with a car, for instance, and as such it's easy to drive and provides plenty of family-friendly versatility. However, Subaru has instilled enough variations on this basic formula to give the Forester a distinct character in a crowded field. Without a doubt, the Forester has a higher entertainment quotient than most sport-utilities. Its smaller dimensions, lighter weight and responsive...

Subaru Impreza WRX STI might not be pretty, but it's fun
There's nothing wrong with getting excited about driving the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. It's an all-wheel drive legend and the flagship sedan for the Japanese carmaker. I waited more than six months since seeing its unveiling at the Los Angeles auto show to finally hop inside of this pricey performance sedan. Given its starting sticker price of $35,640, I always wondered if the car would meet my expectations. First of all, its performance may be legendary, but I liked the previous generation's...

Spied: 2009 Subaru Exiga
Japanese giant Subaru is about to get a whole lot more pulling power! This is the company’s new Exiga MPV, caught undergoing testing in California ahead of its unveiling in June.And Auto Express can exclusively reveal that it could land in showrooms in the UK as early as 2009.The barely disguised right-hand- drive model has a distinctive sleek profile, with bosses hoping it will appeal to buyers keen to blend sporty looks with people carrier space.[source]