If you've been following me on Twitter (@Matt_St_Pierre) and or Auto123.com (@auto123), you know what we did last summer... yesterday, sorry. Yes, we took a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO and a 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI to Mécaglisse, a great track north of Montreal.
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IM Group, the UK-based importer and distributor for Subaru, Isuzu and Daihatsu, said on Tuesday its planned launch of the Chinese Great Wall brand was on target for the first quarter of 2011.
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Doing used car overviews on a weekly basis for a number of years can sure be an eye opener. Your correspondent scours owner's forums, consumer complaint threads and reliability resources regularly to help ascertain what owners of a used model can expect-- and what key issues to check for on a test drive. As time passes, a few things have become apparent: Korean cars are built better than ever, you can't beat a well-maintained Honda, Toyota or Subaru as a used small-car buy, and when it comes to pricey premium machines, the Germans offer a tremendous driving experience but fall slightly short on reliability.
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I've always seen the Legacy as the car that Impreza owners eventually graduate to when they need more space but want to maintain respectable performance chops. For people with WRXs or STIs, they have the 2.
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Tribeca is an abbreviation for a neighbourhood in Manhattan called the Triangle Below Canal Street that's famous for art and design. It's also the name of what was, at a time, one of the most hideous-looking SUVs on the road.
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In today's News Brake: Mopar reveals the 2011 Challenger Drag Pak, Gemballa's body is found in South Africa, and we spend six months with the 2010 Subaru Outback . . . But Wait, There's More!
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When you think of a base compact sedan, you're probably imagining a car with a base price of around $16,000. That's about what a Civic, a Corolla or a Mazda3 cost in their birthday suits, and at that price, none of them includes air conditioning.
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Toyota, Nissan Motor, Suzuki and Subaru maker Fuji Heavy Industries built more vehicles worldwide in August than in the same month of 2008, indicating their recovery from the global financial crisis that erupted the following month.
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COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: This is the Outback that I have been asking for! Once I got into the driver's seat and noticed the clean center stack--with a navigation unit!--I knew I liked this model even better than our long-termer.
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In today's News Brake: Ferrari honors Pininfarina with a topless 599, Subaru gives its flat-four an overhaul and Michael Schumacher says he's not quitting ... But Wait, There's More!
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Subaru said its next-generation, horizontally opposed engine will debut this year in the Forester and deliver a 10 percent boost in fuel economy.
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Subaru said its next-generation, horizontally opposed engine will debut this year in the Forester and deliver a 10 percent boost in fuel economy. The four-cylinder engine, which will come in displacements of either 2.0- or 2.
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Subaru of America (SOA) has today (24 September) announced the appointment of Alan Bethke as director of marketing communications.
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Tokyo - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) has developed its new-generation boxer engine that combines the technology and know-how used in Horizontally-Opposed Boxer engines, the core technology that has supported Subaru's unique driving since it was first employed in the Subaru 1000 in 1966. This overall renewal is the first in 21 years, since the second generation boxer engine was introduced in the first Legacy models in 1989.
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Subaru plans to extend its lineup in late 2011 or early 2012 by adding a sporty coupe developed with Toyota.
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High-flying Subaru has been outperforming the U.S. market for the past two years. But overall, Japan's smaller carmakers have had a tough time in the United States for much of the past decade.
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Subaru is doing what it takes to become the Godzilla of Japanese sports sedans. The new 2011 Impreza WRX STI (available in both four- and five-door configurations) receives a pretty substantial amount of upgrades. Rather than enhancing comfort once again, the automaker decided to go back to the model's rally-oriented, high-performance roots.
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Spy shots reveal best look yet at exciting new Toyota-Subaru coupé venture
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Subaru plans to introduce a next-generation, horizontally opposed engine by the end of the year in the Forester crossover and then expand its use to other models, a news report said. After debuting in the U.S.
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