JAPAN: Subaru maker sells Tokyo HQ building
Subaru carmaker Fuji Heavy Industries will sell its head office building in Tokyo’s Shinjuku area to Odakyu Electric Railway for JPY34bn (US$400.7m).
Read moreSubaru carmaker Fuji Heavy Industries will sell its head office building in Tokyo’s Shinjuku area to Odakyu Electric Railway for JPY34bn (US$400.7m).
Read moreAutomakers are like pop singers. Sometimes, they produce hits (think Mazda Miata or Ford Escape, two vehicles that enjoy steady popularity year after year); other times, they fail miserably (think Suzuki X-90, Subaru Tribeca or Chevrolet HHR, a trio that simply missed the mark and now lives in oblivion).
Read moreFuji Heavy Industries Inc., the parent company of Subaru, is selling its global headquarters building in downtown Tokyo to generate cash and move to a more modern office. Fuji Heavy aims to raise 34 billion yen ($399.
Read moreSubaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Monday it would sell its headquarters building in central Tokyo to Odakyu Electric Railway for a profit of about 25 billion yen ($293 million).
Read moreSubaru, the only major Japanese brand not manufacturing in China, is in talks with partners in that country about a joint venture and will decide by year end whether to build cars there.
Read moreI could do without the big wing perched on the trunk lid, but as a whole, I rather like the way the new STI looks, what with its protruding wheel wells, strong shoulders, sparkly yet purposeful wheels, and rally blue paint. Nice.
Photo Gallery: 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI – Automobile Magazine
Italian web site Italiaracing.net claims that Japanese car manufacturer Subaru, who left the FIA World Rally Championship not long ago is set to return to the highest levels of motorsport in 2012.
Read moreMonths in fleet: Ten
Miles to date: 29,648
Photo Gallery: 2010 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited – August 2010 – Automobile Magazine
The Subaru Legacy and its wagon counterpart, the Outback, share a lot of mechanicals, yet these two vehicles are quite different in how they drive. The Legacy sedan handles and steers much better, with noticeably less float. The continuously variable transmission is a bit of a drag, however. If you peg the throttle from a stop, it’s painful to watch how slowly the tachometer needle climbs to its redline. In most situations, you run out of road before the needle reaches 5000 rpm. And yet peak power isn’t made until 5600 rpm. The manual shift mode actually works quite well and makes the CVT more tolerable. The transmission also helps the Legacy return an EPA-estimated 31 mpg on the highway.
Photo Gallery: 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Limited – Automobile Magazine
Aggressive pricing strategy means it will cost enthusiasts no more money to take home a rally-bred WRX-and even less to own the ultra-high-performance WRX STI.
Read moreAggressive pricing strategy means it will cost enthusiasts no more money to take home a rally-bred WRX-and even less to own the ultra-high-performance WRX STI.
Read moreTORONTO – Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) today announced the launch of a mobile version of its website designed specifically for smartphone users. No separate app is required – all users need do is enter the company’s URL (www.subaru.ca) in the search window of their mobile device browser. They will instantly be connected to the mobile version of the Subaru corporate website, as well as to any Subaru dealer across Canada.
Read moreThe Subaru Legacy lineup includes a conventionally-powered yet environmentally-friendly model whose sole visual giveaway is a four-letter badge on the trunk lid –PZEV.
Read moreMANAGING EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: Compared with our WRX long-termer from a few years back, this car is light-years better in terms of creature comforts and features.
Read moreScientists can’t classify it as an element, but soil is one of the few substances on this planet we simply cannot live without. Foliage and food sources spring from it, our modern world is built atop of it, and arguably, it provides the basis for one of the most entertaining forms of motorsport ever created: rallying.
Photo Gallery: Let’s Get Dirty – Automobile Magazine
The ad campaign is titled “Get More Gs.” and that’s a great entertainment. Subaru placed rally driver Dave Mirra at the wheel of the new 2011 WRX STI to drive regular folks taken randomly in the street and make them get some Gs. Hilarious.
Read moreDuring the economic nightmare that was 2009, carmakers watched their sales slide off a cliff — all carmakers but one that is: Subaru. Instead of plunging sales, 2009 marked the third consecutive year of Subaru sales growth; giving it a record market share in the process. So far in 2010, Subaru has done even better. For 2011, Subaru hopes to keep the momentum going, with updates to its performance side of the brand — the WRX and STI.
Photo Gallery: 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Sedan – First Drive Review – Automobile Magazine
Perhaps it is unfair to consign the last-generation Subaru Impreza WRX STI to a place in history best occupied by the likes of New Coke and the Pet Rock.
Read moreThe 2011 Impreza 2.5i is the affordable performance vehicle with rally-bred power and handling – plus the safety and confidence of Subaru’s advanced Symmetrical full-time All-Wheel Drive System. The 2011 Impreza 2.5i is available in 4- and 5-door configurations, with a choice of 5-speed manual transmission with Hill Holder system or 4-speed electronic direct-control automatic transmission (4EAT) with Manual Mode (sequential shifter).
Read moreMonths in fleet: Nine
Miles to date: 25,916
Photo Gallery: 2010 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited – Four Seasons Long Term Review, July 2010 – Automobile Magazine