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2012 Hyundai Veloster Turbo

Report: Hyundai leads NADA satisfaction survey with Lexus and Subaru following

The National Association of Automobile Dealers survey was released today, revealing that Subaru, Lexus and Hyundai have the most satisfied dealers. Twelve bits of data have been complied over three categories that include automaker policy decisions that affect the dealership, franchise value, and automaker field staff who visit the dealership. The resulting information gauges how [...]

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2013 Toyota FT-86 on dyno

Video: First Toyota FT-86 gets dyno’d, produces 170 rear-wheel horsepower

Considering that Toyota’s latest collaboration with Subaru, the FT-86 (also coined Toyobaru), is upping the ante in the market of affordable sports cars, it’s not unreasonable to think that aftermarket-tuning companies are hard at work to prepare for the FT-86 tuning crowd. And to pose as a small teaser for their work in progress, aftermarket [...]

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Subaru to show up to Tokyo Auto Salon with a line of custom BRZ, Impreza models

At the Tokyo Auto Salon 2012, Subaru will show up wit ha total of nine vehicles with a theme of ‘Proud of Boxer.’ The unique Subaru display will show the company’s efforts to “integrate enjoyable and reliable driving provided by the Horizontally-Opposed Boxer Engine.” The new Subaru BRZ and Impreza will be the star of [...]

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2011 Subaru WRX

Report: Next-generation Subaru WRX to get 2.0 turbo making 270 hp

The 2013 Subaru WRX will drop displacement and up its mpg rating for the 2013 model year, according to one of the brand’s spokespersons. First time at egmCarTech? Visit our home page for the latest news. When the WRX originally hit American soil it came powered by a 2.0-liter flat-four, which was later replaced with [...]

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2013 Toyota GT 86

Report: High performance Toyota GT 86 in the works

As Subaru suggested at the LA Auto Show, there is room in this world for a even quicker version of the sub-3,000 lb rear-wheel-drive Subaru/Toyota sportscar and Toyota has announced that it plans on making even quicker versions of the GT 86. Toyota’s chief engineer, Tetsuo Tada suggested some supercharging may happen, which makes sense [...]

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Report: 2013 Subaru BRZ to cost around $24,000

According to a short snippet by MotorTrend, the 2013 Subaru BRZ will cost around $24,000 when it hits markets next year. That will be the starting price for the 2013 Subaru BRZ Premium, which will get you all the necessary things including a Torsen limited-slip differential, 17-inch alloy wheels, tilt-telescope leather steering wheel, leather shift [...]

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Subaru BRZ Convertible Rendering

Photo Renderings: Subaru BRZ Convertible could look like this

What you’re looking at here is the first unofficial artist rendering of what a convertible Subaru BRZ could look like. Toyota and Subaru both unveiled their rear-wheel-drive sports coupe (the GT 86 and BRZ GT, respectively) at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show this past week. Scion also released its version, known as the FR-S, which [...]

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Video: Subaru BRZ GT300 in Action

Following the public debut of the road-going Subaru BRZ, the company has dropped a video of its new Subaru BRZ GT300, which will compete in the GT300 Class and will replace the STI Legacy B4. The model will represent the company at the 2012 Super GT Championship in Japan. Check out the video after the [...]

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Subaru BRZ

Report: Subaru expects U.S. sales to hit 300,000 next year

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru says that it forecasts an increase in sales in the United States in 2012. “Sales next year will definitely top this year’s and reach about 300,000 units,” President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga told Automotive News in an interview at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. “Sales in the U.S. may [...]

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Video: Subaru BRZ in Action, new pictures released

Following its world debut at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru has dropped new images and a video of the new BRZ rear-wheel-drive sports coupe in action. Click here for our original post on the Subaru BRZ. Refresher: Weighing in at just 2,689 pounds, the Subaru BRZ is powered a 2.0 liter 4-clyinder boxer engine making [...]

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