Buyers of the base Impreza are likely looking at the car as a way to get four-wheel-drive capability in an economy car, and to us, $17,737 is a pretty fair price.
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The Rex is back. Power is up and the suspension has been retuned for 2009.
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Repeat after me: it's not a WRX. Make this your personal mantra, and you too will find the 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i - not the WRX - to be a competent compact car.
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The STI and Evolution versions get all of the attention, but what about the base Impreza and Lancer?
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If you want a brand-new all-wheel-drive car and you want it cheap, a Subaru showroom is probably in your future.
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Read Joe DeMatio's comments on driving the 2009 Subaru Forester.
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Read Rusty Blackwell's comments on driving the 2009 Subaru Forester.
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Read Marc Noordeloos's comments on driving the 2009 Subaru Forester.
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Coming to America. Eventually.
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The 2009 Subaru Forester has finally shed its dorky appearance. As much as the Forester's looks have changed, its driving demeanor really hasn't.
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Have Japan's rally rockets grown up enough to battle BMW's turbo all-wheel-drive 3-series?
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Subaru has a new weapon for battling the back roads, and unlike the more pedestrian WRX, the STI hasn't lost its mojo.
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Subaru recently invited us to Japan to drive their latest hot hatch - the RHD JDM-spec, WRX STI. You can be sure, though, that the words coming out of our mouths were of the four-letter variety, not three-letter acronyms.
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First drive! There's little doubt that the Impreza and the WRX are better cars than their predecessors, but since when should a Subaru look and drive like a Toyota - and an ugly one at that?
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The crossover segment is hotter than a kitchen fire at Buffalo Wild Wings, so Subaru could ill afford to wait to update its Tribeca, which landed with a thud two years ago when it was launched with a strange face, an overworked powertrain, and a pointless B9 p
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Ann Arbor - Subaru is finally offering an STI without the cop-magnet, boy-racer livery. The wing, the gold wheels, and the matching brake calipers are gone, as is the rally blue paint, which is replaced by a more sedate white or gray. A power moonroof, new lea
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For 2007, the Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Spec B is a real member of the Subaru family. Read about it here.
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ANN ARBOR We are officially in mourning: Subaru no longer offers the Legacy GT wagon with a manual transmission. Here to help us get over our loss, however, is the limited-edition (only 500 examples), Legacy GT Spec B sedan. The Spec B is powered by the same
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It's a long way from the rugged, agricultural cars of Subaru's 1970s youth to the company's current idealized self-image as a Japanese BMW." So reads the very first entry in our Subaru Legacy GT Limited wagon's logbook, which continues: "Nevertheless, the late
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This latest WRX is now a real alternative for people who don't want to or can't afford to pony up the bucks for the Mitsubishi Evo-fighting WRX STI but still desire something with performance and personality.
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Since its introduction for the 1997 model year, Subaru's somewhat oddly proportioned Forester has been a welcomed alternative to more traditional SUVs.
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The STi was always a little raw (which was part of its appeal), but it's now better able to harness its pounding horses and put them on the road. The suspension is very firm, the body is stiffer, and the six-speed shifter is one of the best in the business.
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Where is eight bigger than twenty? Under the hood of the 2006 Subaru Forester, it seems, were a new naturally aspirated engine results in a whole new car.
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Moving beyond the Forester, Subaru finally makes an SUV. While the new corporate face may not be for everyone, the Tribeca has a lot to offer.
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Who will take the prize for the best sports car under $25,000? American traditional? Or original-flavor video-game rally star?
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