Tag: subaru
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2017 Subaru BRZ first drive review
Remember when fun-to-drive cars were rear-wheel drive? When neutral handling trumped tricked-out suspensions with variable-ratio everything? When manual gearboxes weren’t just available, but standard? The Subaru BRZ is trying to save sports cars with headsmackingly simple counterprogramming. It’s heroic stuff, stuff that would have been written…
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Mark Higgins narrates his record-breaking run at the Isle of Man
Do you like watching a master at work? How’d you like to see a car rip through a quaint British countryside? A couple weeks ago, we shared the news that rally driver Mark Higgins smashed his own Isle of Man record for cars, completing the 37.73-mile course in a blistering 17:35.14. That translates to an…
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Subaru Levorg STI Sport revealed
Subaru has taken the wraps off a new model based on the Japanese-market Levorg wagon. The car is called the Levorg STI Sport, and it’s been developed by the automaker’s in-house tuner Subaru Tecnica International. The “Sport” in the title signifies that this isn’t one of the tuner’s dedicated performance…
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Mazzanti’s new supercar revealed as 1,000-hp Evantra Millecavalli in latest teaser
Italy’s Mazzanti may not be as widely recognized as Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], Lamborghini and Pagani, but it’s certainly in the same league as those illustrious brands, at least when it comes to performance. The company originally built grand tourers with retro styling, but for its third car Mazzanti went the supercar route. The car…
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Subaru Confirms Levorg And Crosstrek Hybrid STI Concepts For 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon
Subaru has confirmed plans to unveil two new concept cars developed with its official performance arm, Subaru Tecnica International, at next month’s 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon. Before you get too excited, note that STI concepts rarely go into production and even when they do they tend to be watered-down versions of the original show cars.…
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BMW Vision Car, Hoverboard For Sale, New Lightweight Metal: Today’s Car News
BMW has released the first details on its concept planned for next week’s 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. The concept previews next-generation interior design at BMW and includes a much more advanced system of the gesture control system that debuted in the latest 7-Series. Yes, hoverboards are real. We haven’t seen one for sale just…