JOINING THE LIBERTY in Subaru showrooms, the all-new 2010 Subaru Outback is now available in Australia: bigger, more powerful and more efficient than the outgoing model.

Sharing most of its equipment and safety features with the brand new Liberty, the 2010 Outback sits 70mm higher and comes with the additional body cladding and restyled [...]

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SUBARU LAUNCHED its first diesel engine in Europe back in 2008, starting with the Legacy (Liberty in Australia) before expanding to the Impreza and Forester lines. The diesel version of the Legacy has proven especially popular, accounting for over 50 percent of Legacy sales in Europe.

Japanese business daily Nikkei has reported that Subaru will now [...]

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Along with its new Legacy/Liberty sedan, Subaru has also shown the latest version of its high-riding Outback wagon at the New York Auto Show, fifteen years after the original Outback was displayed for the first time in the Big Apple.

As expected, the Outback shares its key body components with the on-road focused Legacy, but adds [...]

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It looks as if the new policy at Subaru Australia might be ‘more for less’, with the brand stepping away from the pack and announcing price reductions and added features on Impreza, Liberty, and Outback models.

While not all brands can say the same thing, Subaru Australia has managed to make the most of its currency [...]

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With a strengthening Yen causing havoc, it comes as a surprise to learn that Subaru is bucking the current trend for Japanese manufacturers to increase prices, and announced price reductions.

Not content to simply leave pricing at 2008 levels, Subaru has announced that it has reduced the ’sticker price’ on some popular variants in its Symmetrical [...]

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Subaru has today announced that both the Liberty and Outback ranges are now fitted with electronic stability control as standard, after having previously been introduced on manual transmission variants.

Known as Vehicle Dynamics Control in the Subaru brand, VDC is one of several enhancements across the 2009 Liberty and Outback ranges. 

Satellite navigation—worth $3000 as [...]

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Last week I was overjoyed to hear that my 63-year-old mother was finally in the market for a new car. My secret master plan was to pick out a future classic for her so that when she was ready to sell it, I’d have a golden opportunity to buy the mintest little-old-lady car on Earth.

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And you thought $1.70 was bad.

A new report issued by the Australian research institute CSIRO warns that the price of a litre of petrol could soar as high as $8 AUD within the next decade if current fuel consumption and production trends continue.

The aptly-named Fuel For Thought study believes that unless something is done [...]

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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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