THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP could be set for a massive boost after it was revealed Fiat and Volkswagen are poised to enter the series next season.

WRC has struggled in the wake of the global financial crisis, with Suzuki and Subaru withdrawing from the championship at the end of last season, leaving the series with only [...]

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Like to park a piece of automotive history in your garage? Prodrive is giving you the opportunity to do just that, offering up for sale the first Subaru Impreza World Rally Car.

The two-door Impreza, with chassis number PRO-WRC-97-001, is being offered for sale at £85,000 - or around AUD $189,000. The car, which was once [...]

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Skoda is one manufacturer that we here at TMR have been keeping close tabs on. Volkswagen-owned Skoda rose from relative obscurity to become one of Europe’s best-known automakers during the 1990s and the re-introduction of the brand to the Australian market in 2007 is now proving a success for the company.

Skoda’s resurgance in the showrooms [...]

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Subaru’s recent decision to pull out of the World Rally Championship series in 2009 had left our very own Chris Atkinson without a drive. Thankfully, the folks over at Citroen know a talented driver when they see one.

Chris Atkinson will join the Citroen World Rally Championship Team for the first round of the 2009 World [...]

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The last couple of weeks have been memorable for motorsport fans, for all the wrong reasons. Honda has announced their intention to pull out of Formula 1 and both Suzuki and Subaru have confirmed that they will not be competing in the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2009.

This however, is a good news piece, as [...]

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Unfortunately, yesterdays rumour that Subaru might pull the pin on its WRC endeavors was right on the money. Subaru’s parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries, has now confirmed the fears of rally fans everywhere by announcing that, effective immediately, Subaru is out of the WRC.

Money is the big issue, with Subaru following in Suzuki’s footsteps - Suzuki dropped [...]

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Rally fans listen up: Suzuki has announced that it will be withdrawing from the FIA World Rally Championship for 2009, while Subaru’s own rally team is rumoured to be close to making a similar announcement.

Suzuki has suspended its WRC commitment for next year’s season as a response to “the contraction of the automotive sales caused [...]

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While he may not have won in Japan, Loeb did enough to secure a record fifth WRC driver’s crown after crossing the line third overall. Ford drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala finished first and second but could not hold off the flying Frenchman, who can now head into the final round in Wales knowing the [...]

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Subaru have announced that their new GH Impreza-based WRC2008 car will make its competition debut at the Acropolis Rally of Greece on May 29. The WRC2008, which was previewed at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, is described as “the most radically different Subaru World Rally Car in 15 years”, and one that should elevate the [...]

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If your partial to a bet then the new R35 GT-R has to be odds on favourite for an outright win at this years Targa Tasmania but thats no excuse for ignoring the rest of the field. Tucked away in their is Mazda’s little hottie, the Mazda3 MPS and this year they have managed to [...]

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The latest wave of hype and speculation has come to an end today with the opening of the Tokyo motor show and the official release of the Subaru WRX STI amongst other iconic Japanese cars such as the Nissan GT-R.

Although no new pictures have been released since our last coverage, Subaru have fed us full [...]

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Australia’s current best selling small car, the Toyota Corolla has reached millionaire status as Toyota Australia announced they have just sold the one millionth Corolla down under.

Toyota has had a very celebratory year with Australian Corollas having just past their 40th anniversary after first landing back in 1967. Having not only found success in Australia, [...]

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