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Subaru obliterates Isle of Man lap record with stock WRX STI
Subaru WRX STI breaks the road-car Isle of Man TT lap record – Click above for high-res image We talk about the Nürburgring a lot, but perhaps it's time we start devoting more ink to the Isle of Man. Located between Great Britain and Ireland, the tiny bit of green plays host to one of the most impressive displays of speed on the planet. The annual Isle of Man TT plays out on a 60-kilometre course made up of public roads, which are closed down during race days. It's run by motorcyclists, and crazy sonsofbitches skilled pilots can complete the loop in under 18 minutes. ... Read More
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0Featured: Travis Pastrana's Subaru WRX STI Rally America racecar goes up for sale 1366740900
Have you ever had a great drive on a challenging road or track, and after parking your machine stood back to admire it and savour the moment - eying the worn rubber, fiery exhaust tips, and listening to the peacefully ticking engine? We love that moment, when you contemplate the sheer awesomeness of the car you just unleashed. This moment can be savoured ...
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Spy Shots: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI spotted at the Nürburgring 1366118880
Subaru has been busy testing the next-generation WRX STI. Well, it may be the STI. The big wing out back lends some credence to that theory, but it could be that the basic WRX is getting new action in the back section. Time will tell. In either case, spy photographers nabbed a few shots of the heavily camouflaged sedan running around the ...
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Featured: Subaru WRX Concept hints at big performance, offers few facts 1364487300
We're looking at a design statement only at this point, but we would love to see this coupe-like WRX sedan come to fruition. Subaru has dropped the curtain on its truly attractive WRX Concept and, as previewed by a previous design concept, we're fast fans of the wide, low, muscular sedan. The concept car looks great, but there was a distinct lack of ...
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Official: Subaru WRX and WRX STI Special Editions hit SEMA just in time for Halloween 1351621800
Subaru has pulled back the curtain on a pair of 2013 WRX and WRX STI Special Edition models ahead of their debut at the 2012 SEMA Show, which kicks off today in Las Vegas. Each car bows with a unique orange and black color scheme that carries over into the cabin. With black wheels, badges and side mirrors, it should easy to pick these machines out of a ...
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Exclusive: Up close and personal with David Higgins' 2012 Subaru WRX STI Rally Car [w/video] 1349117880
Riding Shotgun With The Five-Time Rally America Champ There's nothing quite like the sound of a high-strung boxer engine in full rage. Each dip of the throttle sends the opposed four-pot barking and popping like some sort of caffeinated prehistoric beast as David Higgins shoots his very unique 2012 Subaru WRX STI through a tight section of chicanes on ...
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Report: Next Subaru WRX previewed by Advanced Tourer concept 1337373900
There was nary a peep of discontent about the looks of the Subaru Advanced Tourer concept revealed at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. But when everyone was clamoring for Scooby to transfer the Advanced Tourer's looks to a production vehicle, never once did people ask for that transfer to be foisted on the WRX. A report in Motor Trend, though, says that's ...
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Rumormill: Next Subaru WRX previewed by Japanese Legacy's 2.0L turbo? 1336595460
The next-generation Subaru WRX and WRX STI are still shrouded in a cloak of secrecy. Or is it indecision? Either way, Car and Driver is reporting that when Subaru eventually pulls the wraps off whatever is going to wear the WRX badge, there's going to be a turbocharged version of the 2.0-litre FA-series engine underhood, a derivative of the naturally ...
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Video: Puma becomes RallyCross team sponsor, releases obligatory Gymkhana vid 1336262400
With a couple of high-level U.S. defectors from the RallyCross series into other motorsport disciplines, there was a domestic vacuum at the top, and we know what nature thinks about that. Enter German shoe/sportswear maker Puma, which is throwing its sponsor dollars behind the factory-backed Subaru PUMA Rallycross Team. Dave Mirra heads up the trio of ...
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Rumormill: Next Subaru WRX to use electric turbocharger? 1336067880
Subaru has been trying to figure out the direction for its three-headed monster, as the Impreza and its WRX and WRX STI variants have grown increasingly at odds over the past two generations. Now this gets thrown into the mix: When the new WRX gets released in late 2013, it may ditch the traditional exhaust-gas powered turbocharger for a new, electric ...
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Report: Big decisions loom for next Subaru WRX this week 1330473600
Subaru is currently plotting the future of the next-generation WRX STI. Company delegates from various world markets are currently headed to Japan to decide whether the rally bruiser will continue to be a hardcore racer straight from the factory or if it will head in a new, somewhat posher direction. According to GoAuto.com (and previous reports), the new ...