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Ken Block on Top Gear

13 Jul 2009 By Carsguide team In Fun Stuff, Offers and Competitions
Ken Block on Top Gear

The rally and drift legend shows his skillls to James May? …and explains why he likes to practise in an airport.  more

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Subaru Impreza RS

8 Nov 2007 By Bryan Littlely In road tests & reviews
Subaru Impreza RS

Second round finalist: The Impreza's presence in the finals has been based on a wide variety of improvements over the previous model, with much more refinement and equipment. However, the lasting ... more

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Impreza price puts pressure on Evo

8 Feb 2008 By Paul Gover Source: Herald Sun In motoring news
Impreza price puts pressure on Evo

The sales team at Subaru Australia has a sharp pencil. It was put to use last week for the pricing of the new Impreza STi (right), which is going to put huge pressure on the new Mitsubishi Evo X with ... more

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Subaru Impreza wagon returning

18 Feb 2010 By Paul Gover Source: Herald Sun In motoring news
Subaru Impreza wagon returning

An old favourite is coming back to the Subaru family as bait for younger buyers. It's the Sportswagon, a value-added wagon that first hit the road in Australia in the early 1980s.  This time ... more

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Subaru?s new easy rider

8 Feb 2008 By John Parry In motoring news
Subaru?s new easy rider

Go-fast is out and a more subdued and sophisticated look is in for Subaru's latest hot hatch, the STi Impreza. This is despite new STi's ability to sprint to 100km/h in about 5.0 seconds, a little ... more

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Hot Rex loses its cool

7 Apr 2007 By Ashlee Pleffer Source: The Daily Telegraph In motoring news
Hot Rex loses its cool

Subaru's controversial all-new Impreza will be in Australian showrooms from September, it was announced this week. Subaru finally released images of the car this week after an internet storm created ... more

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More power in limited WRX

11 Mar 2005 Source: News Limited Community Newspapers In road tests & reviews
More power in limited WRX

With the reduction in government import duty, you can now buy a Subaru Impreza WRX for less than $40,000. If that's not impressive enough, even the top of the range fire-breathing STi costs just ... more

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Quick squiz: Subaru WRX

13 Jul 2004 Source: News Limited Community Newspapers In road tests & reviews
Quick squiz: Subaru WRX

Nothing comes near Subaru's WRX in "bang for your bucks." At $42,940, The Rexie delivers a functional four door sedan capable of out accelerating most other cars on the road, capable of out handling ... more

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Farewell to WRX with last blast

3 Mar 2007 By Paul Gover Source: Herald Sun In road tests & reviews
Farewell to WRX with last blast

It's time to say goodbye to the Subaru Impreza. And the WRX. This is the last drive report until the arrival of the new model in the second half of the year. The next-generation Impreza will be ... more

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Supa Sooby

23 Dec 2005 Source: News Limited Community Newspapers In road tests & reviews

Some people's eyes glaze over when you mention the name WRX. They're turbo tragics to be sure but mention the letters STi in the same breath and they are likely to go completely troppo. Totally understandable if you ask me.The STi is Subaru's biggest hitter, now with more firepower thanks to a boost ... more

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Subaru Impreza revealed

1 Sep 2007 By Jonah Wigley Source: Carsguide In road tests & reviews
Subaru Impreza revealed

The all new Subaru Impreza range goes mainstream with a new look and more safety features. Subaru revealed its new Impreza range at picturesque Byron Bay today. The rolling green hills of the ... more

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Right oil for Impreza

21 Dec 2012 By Graham Smith Source: Herald Sun In Question And Answer

When I had my Subaru Impreza serviced by an independent service outlet recently they used 10w-40 semi-synthetic oil, not the 0w-20 synthetic oil specified in the owner's manual. When I queried them I was told that 0w-20 is too light and that it isn't available in Australia. Am I being taken for a ... more

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Subaru suspends 2.5L turbo production

14 Apr 2008 By Neil McDonald Source: The Daily Telegraph In motoring news
Subaru suspends  2.5L turbo production

A worldwide production halt of Subaru's turbocharged 2.5-litre engines has been ordered to fix a major fault. 1233 Foresters, Imprezas, WRX, WRX STi, Liberty GT sedans and wagons locally are ... more

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Subaru Impreza: review

6 Jun 2012 By John Parry In road tests & reviews
Subaru Impreza: review

John Parry road tests and reviews the new Subaru Impreza. Subaru's latest Impreza has been to fuel school where it has jumped from the rear of the class to close to the front row. The new ... more

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Extras make limited WRX good value

13 Mar 2005 Source: The Daily Telegraph In road tests & reviews
Extras make limited WRX good value

Subaru's WRP10 may sit in between the WRX and the WRX STi but this Impreza won't be suffering from middle-child syndrome. If anything, the WRP10 is the best mix of both the softer, friendlier WRX and ... more

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Which small car to buy

7 Mar 2008 In Question And Answer

I'M LOOKING for a smallish four-cylinder automatic sedan in the sub-$25,000 range. I was initially going for a five or six-year-old BMW 318i or Mercedes C180 because I prefer rear-wheel drive, but lately I have found late-model Mazda 3s, Subaru Imprezas and even the new Lancer attractive. With the ... more

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Six fun affordable sports cars

3 May 2009 By Neil Dowling In road tests & reviews
Six fun affordable sports cars

Why are sports cars only fractionally smaller than a sedan yet only have two seats? So you, the driver, can choose who sits in the remaining seat. No kids in the back jabbing each other with their ... more

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Subaru game gives geeks a peek

5 Feb 2008 By Simon Canning Source: The Australian In motoring news
Subaru game gives geeks a peek

Subaru joins forces with Sony Computer Entertainment enabling computer geeks the first look at the latest Sooby sports car. A select band of journalists gathered for the first Australian glimpse ... more

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Subaru rescue

22 Jun 2006 In Question And Answer

MY DAUGHTER'S 2002 Subaru Impreza has been ``hunting'' at low speeds in low gears since new, which is frustrating in peak-hour traffic. It feels as if the throttle response is far too sensitive. The same happens at 100km/h in cruise control. Four Subaru service centres say there's nothing wrong and ... more

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Rally around Subaru

2 Mar 2006 By Carsguide team In motoring news

Subaru is widely known for its limited edition special and this year's show is no different. The Japanese rally kings will not only feature an Impreza WRC2006 as driven by Gold Coaster Chris Atkinson for Subaru World Rally Team in the 2006 World Rally Championship, but also a Liberty Blitzen.This ... more

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