April VFACTS figures show that Subaru has held the line in a tough month, falling just 5.5 percent against an overall industry drop of 23.9 percent.

Most encouraging of all for the six-star brand, Impreza was up 5.9 percent on the same month last year with 1008 sales, while Forester was up 11.9 percent for the [...]

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Subaru has announced that its new generation Subaru Forester and EXIGA have received the top six-star crashworthiness ratings for occupant safety in testing conducted by the Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP).

JNCAP testing is conducted by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism along with the National Agency for Automotive Safety and Victims [...]

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Hyundai didn’t have the ‘Top Safety Picks’ awards all to itself. Subaru has seen four of its North American models named 2009 Top Safety Picks by the United States Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

The Subaru Legacy (known in Australia as the Liberty) received a mid-size sedan award, the Impreza a small car title, the [...]

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The Subaru Forester has always been – in Australia if not around the world – a popular car among young enthusiasts wanting something different from the Subaru brand than just another tuned WRX or Liberty.  With the new Forester chasing a wider appeal than the more iconic previous models, many of those younger fans have [...]

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“Subaru says it’ll do the 0-100km/h sprint in 7.9 seconds, but this feels faster than that.”

I know I’m stating the obvious here, but there really is no such thing as the perfect multi-purpose car. Finding a vehicle that adequately addresses the contradictory demands of a family-size load lugger, a sports car and an off-roader is [...]

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Subaru will be unveiling its new Boxer Diesel powered Forester and Impreza at next month’s Paris Motor Show (October 4-19), and this particular 2.0-litre diesel has some impressive credentials.

Subaru’s diesel has been available in Legacy and Outback models since early 2008, and is held in high regard. The Boxer Diesel is the world’s first horizontally-opposed [...]

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Fuji Heavy Industry (FHI) will be showing off their world first “Boxer-Turbo-Diesel” at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show which runs from March 8 – 18. FHI have designed the new turbo-diesel for use by Subaru, their automotive division.

Subaru are expected to introduce the new engine into their European range during 2008, in a [...]

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Australians are set to get their first look at the new 2009 Subaru Forester at next months Melbourne International Motor Show. Subaru’s third generation constant All-Wheel Drive Forester will be unveiled at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, revealing a wider, taller vehicle with greater cabin space.

Subaru were pioneers of the Compact Sports Utility Vehicle with the [...]

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As promised, Subaru released the official images and a few details concerning their new 2009 Forester on Christmas Eve, in time for a Detroit Motor Show debut in January 08. No huge surprise as we have seen a steady stream of spy-shots, making the 2009 Forester one of the automotive worlds worse kept secrets in [...]

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Subaru may as well release the officials images of their 2009 Forester. The last week has seen a steadily increasing amount of spy photos hitting the net, finally culminating in this latest batch – and the best yet.

These pics were taken by a rather talented punter who I’m sure should not have been ‘camera equipped’ [...]

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Even more pictures of Subaru’s 2009 Forester have surfaced on the internet. With the recent deluge of unofficial pictures there is now little left to the imagination and while the new Forester is no trail-blazer in the design stakes it is handsome in a homely and staid kind of way, although those low mounted front [...]

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More images of what is rapidly becoming Subaru’s worst kept secret have hit the internet. The 2009 Subaru Forester is due to be unveiled later this month but with these scanned pics getting around, Subaru may as well just whip the cover off it now.

These images are of the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) Forester but [...]

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