It’s not something that will get people butting heads, but there is a difference between grip and traction. A friend who was ambushed by thugs will tell you so. So will those who study the physics of grip/traction. I mention this only because Subaru has an advertisement on an Auckland dealer’s wall saying its all-wheel-drive (AWD) system provides ‘more grip’. Grip is all … [Read more...] about How Subaru’s AWD system saved woman from ruthless thugs
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Subaru: no measuring stick for combining petrol-electric power
Pretty much every maker of fuel-saving hybrid vehicles combines, on paper at least, the power and torque of both the petrol engine and electric motor for overall output. Even Ferrari does. Its hybrid hypercar LaFerrari, it says, generates 708kW – 588kW from its V12 petrol engine and 120kW from an electric motor. Toyota does too. Its premium hybrid Prius delivers 90kW – … [Read more...] about Subaru: no measuring stick for combining petrol-electric power
New-look Outback, Legacy to benefit from Subaru’s 91% sales hike
Subaru NZ’s sales success in the past five years puts it among the top five nameplates in terms of passenger car growth, behind leader Kia and ahead of Mitsubishi, Mazda, and Honda. In 2013, Subaru registered 1748 new vehicles, according to Motor Industry Association (MIA) figures. Last year it registered 3340 – that’s growth in the years 2013-2017 of 91 per cent. Only … [Read more...] about New-look Outback, Legacy to benefit from Subaru’s 91% sales hike
Subaru updates its four-paw fast cars in year of record sales
Subaru NZ expects to sell between 1000 and 1100 cars in the last four months of 2017, a number that would bring the year to a close at around 3300 registrations. Doing so would mean growth of 24 per cent on last year’s 2663 sales. It would also mean growth over the past five years (2013-17) of almost 89 per cent. The annual sales numbers tell the story: 2013 ……………….. … [Read more...] about Subaru updates its four-paw fast cars in year of record sales
New Subaru XV about to raid the sub-$40k SUV segment
Subaru reckons it will top 3200 sales in New Zealand in 2017, up from 2660 last year. That’s a 20 per cent hike, six percentage points better than the overall market is doing. “We’d be silly not to predict more sales this year, because the market is growing,” said managing director Wallis Dumper. The Motor Industry Association (MIA) numbers tell the story: 63,244 new … [Read more...] about New Subaru XV about to raid the sub-$40k SUV segment