Subaru was better known for its sports models a decade or two ago, when many 'mules' argued about which was better, the Subaru Impreza or the Mitsubishi Lancer. Now there's the Subaru WRX STI, which will once again make some blood boil.
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Subaru is not saying anything about it, but everything points to the fact that the Subaru Viziv Performance Concept could be the new Subaru WRX in the future. In short, it can be described as a high-performance sedan, with a lot of parts made of carbon fiber. All this for as little weight as possible.
Do you remember the scene in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981) in which Roger Moore hits a bobsled track while cross-country skiing, followed by a villain on a motorcycle? This scene inspired the Japanese Subaru, who filmed an adaptation in which the main role is not Agent 007 and the motorcycle, but the Subaru WRX STI model. He went down the Olympic bobsleigh track in fashionable St. Moritz, where they also filmed the twelfth Bond.
Subaru can't complain about the sales of its SUVs, but it hasn't introduced a large SUV since 2012, when it sent the Tribeca off the assembly line. The next giant is heralded by the Subaru VIZIV-7 SUV concept, a seven-seater SUV that Subaru presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The production model will be the largest Subaru to date.
Gymkhana 9 is a fresh continuation of the racing hit, under which Ken Block signs. What did the tires do to this professional rally driver? Apparently, he harbors a great grudge against them, because he continues to burn and torture them so that the poor people squeal in pain. If the clutch, steering wheel, brakes, pedals and tires had rights, they would certainly accuse him of doing violence to them. Find out what Ken Block, who this time is torturing a Ford Focus RX, indulged in in the ninth installment of the octane Gymkhana series, which already has over 334 million views on YouTube, in an eight-minute clip that offers plenty of pleasure for car enthusiasts.
In New York, Subaru presented a real sports cat with a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder turbo engine, the engine that the brand also uses in the BRZ Super GT models it races with in Japan. With aerodynamic accessories, Subaru Tecnica International offered a glimpse into the future, and above all, what this Japanese car brand is capable of.
The Japanese Mercedes, as connoisseurs call the Subaru brand, held the European premiere of the new Subaru Levorg model in Geneva, which is basically an Impreza station wagon. In addition to a dynamic image and the always standard AWD four-wheel drive, Subaru's new representative of the C-segment also brings exemplary driving dynamics and a spacious interior.
Subaru remembered the interesting PR campaign where they placed the new sports model WRX STi in the urban center. This one has been covered in a special nano paint that acts as if the car is seemingly changing color.