Latest Japanese Subaru Impreza News21/11/2008 15:24 - Bury Free Press “all goes to plan, a championship running alongside Formula Palmer Audi at MSVR race meetings, could well happen. The cars could be upgraded to the” 16/11/2008 15:25 - Autonet I quite like a hatchback, but tend to think of them as fly-weight urban runabouts, rather than rally-inspired heavy-hitters, so when the vehicle became five-door hatchback only last year, I was disappointed. 13/11/2008 20:11 - Autoblog.nl De Britse importeur Litchfield importeert niet alleen Subaru’s, maar weet ook als geen ander hoe deze vierwielaangedreven bommetjes gekieteld moeten worden. De Impreza STI Type-20 heeft een powerboost naar 400 pk gekregen. 13/11/2008 00:06 - Evo “0mph is slated at just 3.9sec – a tenth quicker than a Ferrari F430. Top speed is electrically pegged-back to 165mph. To help handle the extra grunt,” 12/11/2008 23:04 - Examiner.com The 2.5-liter boxer four gains 41hp for 2009, up to 265hp from the previous 224hp in the 08. It also gains 18lb-ft of torque. Turbo boost is increased to 13.3 psi and the exhaust has been opened up a bit. 12/11/2008 09:08 - Channel News Asia “the final hours of Day Four, it appeared that girl power would reign as three women and a man were still going strong.” 12/11/2008 01:25 - Channel News Asia “GAPORE: Only two Singaporean contestants are left in this year's MediaCorp Radio Subaru Impreza Challenge. One of them is Mary Tan, a 35-year-old mother” 11/11/2008 01:14 - Drivers Republic Built to celebrate Litchfieldâs move to new larger premises, the new Subaru Impreza STI Type-20 will be built to order for those customers seeking supercar performance in the innocuous form of a practical hatchback. 07/11/2008 11:58 - Edmunds.com/Inside Line CHERRY HILL, New Jersey — Subaru of America has launched a dealership contest in the western United States that is a video-game version of Battle of the Bands. The winning competitor in a contest using the game Rock Band 2 will get a 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX ... 05/11/2008 09:36 - Motor Authority Subaru and its in-house performance accessories brand Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT) has unveiled a new SEMA concept based around the five-door hatchback Impreza WRX. The show car has been fitted with a number of factory-backed accessories from the SPT catalo... 05/11/2008 07:52 - RallySport Magazine “-time World Rally Champion, Marcus Gronholm, tested a Subaru Impreza WRC2008 last week, and was reportedly three seconds quicker than regular drivers” 31/10/2008 06:59 - Car and SUV Subaru is expanding its All Wheel Drive Impreza range with the addition of naturally aspirated sedan versions in November. The Impreza 2.0R and 2.0R Sport sedans complement the existing hatch variants and share the same safety credentials – a maximum 5-... 31/10/2008 02:14 - 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... 29/10/2008 21:03 - AutoExpress “Peter Lyon It’s celebration time at Subaru. The Japanese firm’s tuning arm, STi, marks its 20th birthday this year – and to celebrate, it’s producing 300” 28/10/2008 00:06 - Cars.com This year Subaru switched things up on consumers. It upgraded the just redesigned for 2008 WRX with a bigger engine and more performance chops. But it kept the year-old WRX around, it just renamed it the 2. 27/10/2008 23:34 - Automobile Magazine Changes in the automotive world tend to happen at a snail's pace. It often takes years for manufacturers to recognize and correct the problems that cause would-be customers to walk out of the dealership empty-handed. 23/10/2008 06:06 - Sport Compact Car Magazine “tini has stories of playing with Lamborghinis and Carrera GTs with this STI, and at every turn, his car comes out on top. Underpinning this Subaru is a” 18/10/2008 08:00 - Atlanta Journal Constitution All jokes aside, the new Impreza sports crisp, sophisticated lines that take it off the trail and plant it firmly in front of the valet parking line, whether it’s the four-door sedan or five-door hatchback. 18/10/2008 01:41 - Auto123 “Impreza must now ward off the attacks from Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution and the like. In order to retain its competitive edge, Subaru decided to offer” 17/10/2008 13:52 - Edmunds.com/Inside Line “r the years he has gained experience while building and racing several cars, including a Mazda RX-7, Nissan Skyline R31 and Toyota Altezza (Lexus IS 200)” 17/10/2008 06:11 - Import Tuner Magazine Epiphany (i-pi-f -ne) 1 (n): A sudden understanding of truth, often leading to a rebirth or change in direction. Syn: revelation, disclosure, moment of clarity. We've all had them, that instant when true understanding takes place-when the proverbial light bulb... 13/10/2008 15:21 - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com This isn't intended as a history lesson, so I hope it doesn't conjure up memories of your fifth-grade social studies teacher droning on for 50 minutes about the Magna Carta or the Louisiana Purchase. 13/10/2008 10:08 - MotorTrend Magazine “ere 1.6 sec pass before 30 mph is reached, a time on par with the new BMW M3 and Cadillac CTS-v. Sixty mph comes in 4.8 sec, and the five-door,” 11/10/2008 10:17 - Edmunds.com/Inside Line “Subaru is recognizing that the sedan market is the real bread and butter in Japan — witness the popularity of such products as Toyota's Corolla.” 09/10/2008 15:58 - About - News & Issues The 2.5GT's interior is similar to other Imprezas, and as with other Imprezas I have a love-hate relationship with it. I love the easy-to-read gauges and simple layout. Take the climate controls -- most automatic systems are controlled by a forest of indisting... 08/10/2008 02:01 - Edmunds.com/Inside Line TOKYO — Subaru improved on its Impreza WRX STI by introducing a Takumi concept at the Motor Sport Japan event over the weekend. Subaru's Takumi primarily focuses on improving the STI's handling with new springs and dampers and stiffened suspension arms. 07/10/2008 15:34 - SLAM! Sports And as hotly contested as it is, a player on this field needs to stand out. Impreza does it through less-than-conservative styling and four-wheel drive. Impreza came along in 1993 as a replacement for the Loyale. 03/10/2008 22:08 - Jalopnik Subaru has finally pulled the trigger on its EE20 Boxer Diesel in a big way here at the 2008 Paris Motor Show . They've seen fit to lay down a copious supply of cross sectioned and exploded-view engines for a sufficient supply of engine porn and have thrown th... 03/10/2008 02:37 - Gloucestershire Echo TWO men began prison sentences today for their involvement in a high speed chase which culminated in a police car being rammed and an officer injured. Dylan Taylor, 23, carried on driving a Subaru Impreza even after police laid a stinger trap on the A38 near G... 01/10/2008 08:45 - Edmunds.com/Inside Line “oto courtesy of Subaru of America Inc.) The 2009 Subaru Forester with a 2.5-liter turbo engine is a part of the engine-parts recall as well.” View as RSS |