If you decide to do it, do it right! When it comes to demo-cars, companies cannot afford to cut any corners. Such builds are made to be the cutting-edge of what can be done with that platform. There are no limits. Every part for that car is intended to be […]
Read MoreSubaru Rally Team USA Welcomes Idemitsu Lubricants America as Technical Partner & Sponsor for 2018
Subaru Rally Team USA Welcomes Idemitsu Lubricants America as Technical Partner and Sponsor for 2018 Cherry Hill, N.J., May 11, 2018 – Subaru of America Inc., together with Subaru Rally Team USA technical partner Vermont SportsCar are pleased to announce Idemitsu Lubricants America will be joining the Subaru Rally Team USA […]
Read MoreFirst Drive: 2018 Subaru BRZ ts and the WRX STI Type RA
One of Subaru’s latest just made one of the Nürburgring’s fastest cars list. “Fastest” in this case refers to the quickest lap made around the Nürburgring by a four-door sedan. It’s way off of any Formula One record, but even in the world of performance sedans, this is still […]
Read MoreBaby Driver Grows Up | 800HP VAB Subaru STI
Everyone needs a good getaway car. What you’re getting away from is up to you. For some, it’s the need to eliminate a vehicle’s shortcomings; for others, it’s to escape the fleet of also-rans in a saturated playing field. In still others, it’s simply an escape from the banality of […]
Read MoreMaking The Grade | 2017 UPDATE: A Look Back at OEM Offerings Since 1990
In the 100th issue of DSPORT Magazine, we evaluated and ranked the major automotive manufacturers in our segment. Although that was only six years ago, a lot has changed since then. Ford rolled out a huge presence with its EcoBoost lineup, Honda delivered the Civic Type R to the U.S., […]
Read MoreTest & Tune: 2017 Subaru WRX STI | Part:3 Closer to the EJ257’s Limits
There are two questions you should ask yourself before starting any build: how much horsepower do you want, and how long do you want it to last? Although Subaru’s famous EJ-powered WRX STI models exploded into popularity out of rally racing and other motorsports, the flat-four power plant is infamous […]
Read More2017 Subaru WRX STI Exhaust Shootout
Exhaust systems serve as one of the most important upgrade decisions you’ll make for your car. This hardware determines in part how your car will look, sound and perform. It makes a statement on what type of enthusiast you are, as car owners look for different benefits and characteristics. But […]
Read MoreG-Force Subaru STI Spec-C Type RA-R | A Showroom Quality Build Aims for Quicker Lap Times
Rally-bred, turbocharged, all-wheel-drive with four doors and seating for five. Whether that’s Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution or Subaru’s WRX STI, the underlying recipe for practicality and performance has brought us a car that can be driven to, on, and from the track. This duality shared by the EVO and STI ultimately […]
Read MoreTest & Tune: 2017 Subaru WRX STI | Part:1 Intake and Tune Beefs Up the EJ257
Nearly every auto enthusiast can appreciate a car with the performance to shine on track, yet the utility and comfort to haul the kids and groceries home after work. It’s tough to have the best of both worlds in one vehicle, no matter how you build it. DSPORT staff member […]
Read MoreFirst Drive | 2017 Subaru BRZ
What happens when Subaru invites us to Spain to test drive the 2017 Subaru BRZ? We get lost in a maze of dangerously narrow alleys, beat the crap out of the car on track, and drive so far off the suggested return route that the scenery changes from dead grass […]
Read MoreSubaru Rally Team USA Announce Technical Partnership with Disc Brakes Australia
May 10, 2017: Subaru Rally Team USA announced today that the team has entered a technical partnership with high performance brake rotor specialists Disc Brakes Australia for the team’s stage rally program in the 2017 American Rally Association Championship. Disc Brakes Australia (DBA) will provide custom developed brake rotors to […]
Read MoreRoger Clark’s Sons Set Records in 880hp Time-Attack Gobstopper II STi
Racing runs in the blood, and for some families it runs deep and to the core. In the case of the late rally driver Roger Clark, it started when he passed his driving test at age 17 and joined the Leicester Car Club. Clark competed in a variety of platforms […]
Read MoreCrawford Performance’s 530 WHP GRB STI Aims For Unlimited Excellence
COMPETITION IS A DRIVING FORCE FOR EXCELLENCE. Excellence means achieving nothing less than the best. When challenged by competition, the true competitor finds that extra motivation to push his limits to exceed expectations. It is when aiming for excellence that records are broken and true competitors rise to the top. […]
Read MoreImpreza Unbroken | Six Engines Later, this RS is Still Racing
Blown engines are an accepted reality when it comes to racecars. Drivers are always pushing harder and looking beyond the edge of the envelope to win. For Ben Marcus, whose Subaru Impreza RS was featured in DSPORT Issue 135, December 2013, the four engines he blew were constructed on his […]
Read MoreRiding Passenger in Subaru’s Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship WRX STI [VIDEO]
If you haven’t tuned into a Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship (GRC) race, you’re missing out. This series puts together a formula that’s unlike anything else in motorsports. First, the cars. 600 horsepower, 600+ lb-ft of torque, six-speed sequential gearbox, all-wheel drive, and zero-to-sixty in under two seconds. What makes […]
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