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Subaru shows WRX concept, tells us nothing about it…

Subaru unveiled a stunning concept version of the new WRX at the New York motor show today, then went on to release a comedy press release that basically just describes the car. No word on production-readiness, power, engines or anything really. It just tells us that the production version won’t really look anything like this, […]

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FIRST DRIVE: Subaru Forester

“Smarter, Safer, Further” is the way Subaru NZ are describing the new Forester in their marketing, even going as far to say “It can if you can”. We travel to a summery (but still rather breezy) Queenstown to see if it can… What is it? An SUV, okay? It’s DEFINITELY an SUV and if you […]

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Blast From The Past: Subaru SVX

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Subaru SVX It’s always quite interesting when established car makers go out on a branch and try to penetrate niche market segments. So when a popular Japanese manufacturer with a rally history unveiled a prototype luxury sporting GT at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show, more than a few eyebrows were raised. The […]

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New Cars Quick Drives Road Tests

QUICK DRIVE: Subaru Legacy X

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Subaru Legacy X The new Subaru Legacy sedan range-topper is a slightly unusual beast – it is a sedan with the increased ride-height of crossover. Fully-loaded with tech and toys, the Legacy X may look a bit odd and fill an extraordinarily narrow niche, but it is quite convincing… Alright, I will […]

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Subaru BRZ selling fast,despite not being on sale yet…

When Subaru NZ announced that its version of the result of the joint venture between Subaru and Toyota – the BRZ/GT86 twins – would go on sale in New Zealand, head man Wallis Dumper also announced a limited run of 12 special launch models, that would be available on the 12th of December (12 cars […]

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