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SUBARU ANNOUNCES PRICING FOR 2014 WRX AND WRX STI



August 7, 2013
Cherry Hill, N.J. -  Subaru of America, Inc. today announced pricing for the 2014 WRX®and WRX STI®. Subaru's iconic line of sport models have seen their sales increase by nearly 40-percent year-to-date and have a starting MSRP of $25,995.

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Subaru's 412 percent surge leads carmaker to debate niche status


August 11, 2013 at 1:00 am
    Ma Jie and Yuki Hagiwara
    Bloomberg News

What car company's stock has risen the most - fivefold - since the beginning of 2012? Besides Tesla Motors Inc.

It's Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., maker of Subaru.

Profits and sales are heading toward records after the company benefited more than most Japanese carmakers from the weakening of the yen and as new models such as the BRZ sports car have…
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The Subaru BRZ STi Just Leaked




It's finally been confirmed, at least in a semi-official way: the Subaru BRZ STi.

We first heard about the Subaru BRZ STi, with 100 potential extra horses under the hood, a few years ago, but it was only in concept form.We were then told there was absolutely no room for a turbo variant, at least of the Toyota flavor. The Subaru was our last hope.

Hope, meet reality.

There's no word yet…
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Higgins and Drew 2nd at New England Forest Rally


The dust has settled after a fierce day of racing at the 2013 New England Forest Rally. Despite winning six of nine stages today, David Higgins and Craig Drew were unable to catch Block. With less than seven seconds separating the two after covering over a hundred competitive stage miles, it was a frustrating, yet still successful day for SRT USA. At the finish in Sunday River, David and Craig were clearly disappointed and Craig…

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2013 Toyota RAV4: What The 'Poor' Small Overlap Rating Means


 Bengt Halvorson Jul 12, 2013 The Car Connection

In some kinds of frontal crashes, the 2013 Toyota RAV4 might not provide nearly the level of occupant protection as a Honda CR-V or Mitsubishi Outlander Sport.

New Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) test results for the RAV4 suggest that although this crossover performs well in other crash tests, Toyota may need to revisit its recently redesigned compact crossover and make some more significant structural changes…
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2013 NEW ENGLAND FOREST RALLY READY FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION



The fifth round of the Rally America National Championship resumes at the New England Forest Rally on July 26-27th in Newry, Maine with 58 national and international teams - one of the largest entry fields since 2010 - slated to tackle some of the smoothest, fastest competition roads on the calendar.

The New England Forest Rally (NEFR) has been hard at work the past year improving road conditions and gaining permission from land owners to expand the…
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2015 Subaru Legacy Spied in Testing



by  Viknesh Vijayenthiran Motorauthority

Subaru's popular Legacy mid-size sedan is about to be replaced by an all-new model, seen here testing in prototype form for the first time. This particular prototype was spotted testing in Michigan and features many of the fixtures that will appear on the final production model.

The new Legacy will arrive in showrooms as a 2015 model, in keeping with Subaru's five-year product cycles, and we should see it unveiled early next year.

Though the prototype is heavily masked, we can clearly see its styling has borrowed elements from Subaru's striking WRX concept…
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New XM All Access trial subscription for satellite radio-equipped 2014 Model Year Subaru cars


Subaru of America, Inc. and SiriusXM Satellite Radio are pleased to announce that starting on June 17th, 2013, any customer who purchases a new Subaru factory equipped with satellite radio, will now receive a new and improved 4-month free trial to the XM All Access package. This change only affects the audio subscription - customers will continue to receive a 4-month trial to NavTraffic on properly equipped vehicles.

What is the XM All Access package?
With the new XM All Access package, customers will be upgraded to get everything XM Premier has to offer in their Subaru, including new channels such…
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Quick Guide to Changes for the 2014 Outback and Legacy


As the 2014 Legacy & Outback are arriving soon, here is a quick summary of changes. 

What's new  - 2014 Outback:

1-An Alloy Wheel Package is available on 2.5i models with the Lineartronic CVT. It includes:

17-inch alloy wheels

225/60 R17 all-season tires

Fog lights


2-The All-Weather Package is standard on 2.5i Premium models

 

3-A display-type audio system is standard on Outback 2.5i Premium

 

4-An Audio and Navigation system is optional on…

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Subaru Sees Sport Utility Vehicle Demand Passing Output - WSJ - May 30, 2013


TOKYO-Demand for some Subaru vehicles in the U.S. could outstrip production as Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. expects to hit a sales target more than two years early, the chief executive of the auto maker said Thursday.

Surging sales in the first three months of 2013 followed by a 25% leap in April have convinced Fuji Heavy it has the momentum to beat not only its 365,000 vehicle target in the U.S. for the current calendar year in but also its 380,000 target for the business year ending March 2016, CEO Yasuyuki Yoshinaga said in an interview…
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