New Subaru hybrid and BRZ hero cars still being evaluated for Australia.
SUBARU'S first hybrid vehicle is unlikely to arrive in Australia before 2015 - about two years after the petrol-electric car makes its debut in Japan...
Read More > Posted 25th October 2011The all-new Subaru Impreza has taken significant steps forward in efficiency, quality and overall refinement.
The fourth-generation Impreza sedan and hatch go on sale in Australia in early-March 2012, at which time it will become the first mainstream small car to come with stop/start engine technology across the range...
Read More > Posted 25th October 2011New models and earthquake recovery set to put Subaru back on track to record sales!
SUBARU Australia plans to get back on record sales pace next year after a 2011 from hell when stock shortages forced by Japan's disastrous earthquake and tsunami crippled what was shaping as the importer's best year...
Read More > Posted 25th October 2011Subaru has done a Liberty/Outback with its new Impreza range.
The Impreza name has been dropped but that Subaru has launched its new XV crossover simultaneously with its famous small car tells you all you need to know about how closely the two models are related...
Read More > Posted 25th October 2011Subaru says CVT is here to stay and even its performance hero could get one.
Subaru says continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) will be rolled out to all its volume-selling models, including the heavily revised Impreza small car it will launch in Australia in January, the next generation of its best-selling Forester due in 2013 and possibly even the next edition of its WRX performance hero...
Read More > Posted 25th October 2011Oil-burning engines may eventually be offered across the range, while a new safety suite is on the starting blocks.
Subaru would offer diesel engines across its range "tomorrow" if it could and is constantly urging its Japanese parent to fast-track an automatic transmission to go with the oil-burning engine it currently fits to Forester and Outback models...
Read More > Posted 25th October 2011Confirmation soon on Subaru BRZ coupe for local showrooms!
Subaru has to still to decide on whether its cool BRZ coupe - developed in collaboration with Toyota - will come to Australia. The Japanese brand is currently focussed on the release of the spacious XV crossover here in December and anticipates welcoming a new audience when it arrives...
Read More > Posted 25th October 2011All-new Impreza-based XV compact SUV to land in Australia ahead of global roll-out.
AUSTRALIA will become the first market to launch the all-new Subaru XV compact SUV when the Impreza-based crossover lands in local showrooms earlier than expected in January...
Read More > Posted 24th October 2011Idle-stop for all 2012 Imprezas as Subaru attacks fuel economy with all-new model!
SUBARU'S all-new Impreza will get idle-stop across all models when it lands in Australian showrooms in the first quarter of 2012, making the fourth-generation Impreza the first mainstream small car range to get the fuel-saving technology from top to bottom...
Read More > Posted 24th October 2011Crucial small car improves on previous model, but pricing will be the key to its success.
Important isn't a strong enough word to describe the arrival of Subaru's latest small car, the Impreza. Crucial only barely covers it...
Read More > Posted 24th October 2011The Japanese manufacturer has made fuel efficiency a cornerstone priority of the new model, adding a stop-start system across its range that works with both manual and automatic transmissions, as well as a multi-function display on higher-spec models that promotes efficient driving via several colourful information pages...
Read More > Posted 24th October 2011Local buyers of the Subaru Impreza will only ever have the choice of a petrol engine
The Subaru Impreza is available with a 2.0-litre diesel engine in overseas markets but the maker won't be making the option available for the new model...
Read More > Posted 24th October 2011Early drives of Subaru's new Impreza hatch and sedan, and XV crossover
Subaru has laid on a drive program in Japan for the new Impreza and XV models; motoring.com.au was there - and we like what we've tried...
Read More > Posted 24th October 2011Subaru Australia continues to grapple with the philosophical dilemma of adding the rear-wheel drive Subaru BRZ sports car to its line-up, but may be warming to the idea...
Read More > Posted 23rd October 2011We've been invited to Fuji Heavy Industries' SKC test facility to put both cars through their paces a few months before they go on sale in Australia.
The all-new Subaru XV will arrive in local showrooms in January 2012, a few weeks ahead of the mainstream 2012 Subaru Impreza range, which is due later in the first quarter...
Read More > Posted 23rd October 2011EVs, hybrids are in the pipeline for Subaru Australia, but not before 2013.
SUBARU Australia says it will not have a hybrid or electric vehicle (EV) on sale in Australia before 2013...
Read More > Posted 4th June 2010