In its annual “automakers report card,” the consumer magazine said Honda and Subaru make the best vehicles overall, while Ford posted the largest quality gains among the major automakers. Ford improved in both the road tests of its vehicles and in its reliability scores.
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Six months ago, we introduced you to a rare, Japan-only Subaru called the Subaru Legacy 2.5GT tS. The limited-edition model was the first offering in the company’s brand-new tS series, designed to show there is room in the STI lineup for cars with sharper looks and improved handling. Now comes Part 2 of the tS story: the Forester tS STI. (Motor Trend Online Read More.)
Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/suvs/1012_subaru_forester_ts_sti_drive/index.html#ixzz18NOuRKou
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From the Globe and Mail:
As the fastest-growing car maker on this continent last year, and the only auto maker in North America whose sales increased in 2008, Subaru triumphantly unveiled an Impreza Concept that previewed a turn for the dramatic in upcoming Subaru vehicles.
If recent history repeats itself with Subaru’s production car-named “concepts,” a slightly toned-down version of the Impreza Concept will be in showrooms within a year, although Subaru is careful to qualify it as a “possible” sneak peek at the next Impreza. Here’s hoping it does make it to showrooms relatively untouched, because it’s a quantum leap ahead of the current Impreza in terms of style and boldness, even with some similar design cues.
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Perhaps one of the best-rounded and most flexible mainstream performance vehicles ever produced, the (265 hp) Subaru Impreza WRX and its top (305 hp) STI version offer strong acceleration (sub-6 second runs to 100 km/h), above-average handling, and the winter-compatible benefit of full-time all-wheel drive traction, in either compact hatchback or sedan body styles. Read More…
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Diehard sedan fans will no longer be deprived of the opportunity to own the ultimate performance Subbie with the arrival of a four-doors-and-a-trunk – plus a honking great spoiler – version of the company’s Impreza WRX STI for 2011. Read More.
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Subaru fans rejoice. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (parent company of Subaru) has pulled the wraps off of its new-generation four-cylinder boxer engines. OK, it’s not that exciting, but if you’re already a fan of Subaru’s quirky engine configuration, the promise of more power and more efficiency for new models should at least get you grinning. Read More
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Our President, from the Montreal Gazette
If you’ve been watching developments in the automotive industry over the last couple of years, you may have noticed something interesting. Amid the economic troubles and the bailouts and the consumer retrenching, a very small number of car companies actually thrived and prospered -and I’m delighted to report that Subaru was one of that elite group.
It’s no fluke that we sold more cars last year than in any year previously. It wasn’t luck that we set a new record for market share. And it’s certainly no accident that over the last couple of years we’ve also won glowing accolades from drivers, critics, and consumer watchdog groups alike for the vehicle attributes that are consistently rated most important to consumers… read more.
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