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New Subaru Impreza WRX Sedan in South Africa
Subaru is going back to its roots, introducing a Subaru Impreza WRX in four-door guise to the South African market, sparking memories of the car which set the brand onto the path to local success nearly 20 years ago.
Mean Machine: 2009 Subaru Legacy Concept
The new Subaru Legacy Concept is a rather desirable hint at the future of Legacy design. It’s modern, it’s mean, and it’s got go!
Cruising the Klein Karoo in a Subaru Forester 2.5 XS
The gravel road turns to a grey blur as you race the Forester towards the next bend, somewhere in the Klein Karoo. Ahead, a sign warns you that it’s a sharp left-hooker. You downshift, ramming the stubby gearlever into third and the 2.5-litre motor growls in anticipation…
2008 Impreza 2.0R: turn-in as precise as a surgeon’s blade
Miles Downward discovers that to get an Impreza to let go of its bear-like grip on the road, you must be clinically insane or have no cognitive recognition of fear.
Impreza
2009 Impreza WRX Sedan: Drive it like you’re in a bar fight
Grab this car by the scruff of the neck and drive it like you’re in a bar fight, and the Impreza WRX sedan will never fail to deliver you to sheer driving… heaven.
New Subaru Impreza WRX Sedan in South Africa
Subaru is going back to its roots, introducing a Subaru Impreza WRX in four-door guise to the South African market, sparking memories of the car which set the brand onto the path to local success nearly 20 years ago.
Top Gear Ken Block Subaru Impreza video
VIDEO: James May of Top Gear rides with Ken Block in his Subaru Impreza. Also features Ricky Carmichael.
This Top Gear video of James May riding in the passenger seat of Ken Block’s manic track-eating Subaru Impreza WRX STi is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
In November last year we blogged about the incredible [...]
A 2.5L Turbo-charged Home Theatre System in a 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
Late last year we posted about a R15 000 Sound system in a 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STi - a very respectable vehicle passionately driven by South African Subaru enthusiast Malan Strydom. Malan put a hefty amount of effort (and money) into pimping out his Scooby with one of the sickest sound system setups we [...]
More Subaru photos from King of the Mountain
Thanks to reader Will Joubert for these photos of a couple of Subarus, mostly Impreza WRX STi models from various generations, from the 2007 King of the Mountain.
Photos of Subaru Impreza WRX STi beasts at the 2008 King of the Mountain
The 2008 King of the Mountain hill-climb took place at the Gydo Pass near Ceres in the Western Cape on 29 and 30 November 2008. A variety of crazily fast cars took place, and we were glad to see that there were a number of Subarus in the mix. Here are a couple of images of Subarus - mostly Impreza WRX STi models from various years - at the King of the Mountain 2008. Enjoy!
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If you’re South African and you love Subarus, SubaruBlog.co.za should be in your favourites list. Everything Subaru-related that’s relevant to the South African market is covered - and you’re more than welcome to submit your own content (articles and/or photos and/or videos) for publication on the site. If you have an enquiry, or would like to submit a query for our readers to respond to, or would like to submit an article you’ve written about your own Scooby (or about anything Subaru-related), simply contact us!
Rally
Subaru pulls out of World Rally Championship
The global economic crisis has claimed another victim: on Tuesday 16 December 2008 Subaru withdrew from the World Rally Championship (WRC). This means that only Citroen and Ford Motor Co remain in the WRC, after Suzuki also announced their withdrawal the day before Subaru.
Colin McRae defies belief - watch this Colin Mcrae Subaru rally video!
If you ever thought that rally drivers were merely men and hey, even you could probably manage it then you have to watch this Colin Mcrae rally video clip.
I’m a massive fan of the magical Colin McRae MBE, a really nice Scotsman who was sadly and tragically taken away from us at just 39. He [...]
WRC2008 is Imprezzive stuff! Subaru rally drivers really do have all the fun…
Subaru’s latest official rally car, the WRC2008 version of the iconic Impreza, is said to be the most radically different Subaru World Rally Car in 15 years - find out why!
Forester
Cruising the Klein Karoo in a Subaru Forester 2.5 XS
The gravel road turns to a grey blur as you race the Forester towards the next bend, somewhere in the Klein Karoo. Ahead, a sign warns you that it’s a sharp left-hooker. You downshift, ramming the stubby gearlever into third and the 2.5-litre motor growls in anticipation…
Videos of the 2008 Forester’s off-road abilities
Is the latest Subaru Forester any good off-road? Watch these videos and see for yourself just what it can and can’t do when it leaves the tar
Performance/Parts
Sounds good! Pimping a 2007 Scooby STi with a R15 000 sound system
Reader Malan Strydom gave his 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STi a pretty impressive R15 000 sound system upgrade - have a look at what he did and how it turned out!
Can anyone help Malan with Subaru STi Performance Parts?
Reader Letter: “Hi guys! I am on the lookout for SPT (Subaru Performance Tuning) parts! I have called just about all the Subaru wizards like TRB and NXGEN, but they either don’t respond or want to sell me some other stuff (Injen ect.).”