The collectors’ market for the few petrol-powered performance cars that don’t cost the earth is heating up as ever tightening emissions regulations move automotive companies towards an electric future. One such recent example is the limited edition Subaru Saigo WRX STI, 20 of which landed in New Zealand last year. Saigo can mean both ‘most recent’ and ‘final’ in … [Read more...] about $100,000 for go-fast Subaru that year ago sold new for $67,990
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New 2022 Subaru WRX: it’s the same but very different
Power from the bigger 2.4-litre engine in the 2022 Subaru WRX is pretty much the same as the outgoing 2.0-litre unit, although the new car gets to grips with maximum torque earlier in the rev range. The Japanese carmaker has released details of the fifth-generation WRX, which will be launched in New Zealand next year. It will be the first car in the Subaru lineup in this … [Read more...] about New 2022 Subaru WRX: it’s the same but very different
New Subaru WRX is among last of affordable treasures
The market for the few petrol-powered performance cars that don’t cost the earth will heat up as carmakers move towards electric powertrains. An example of a future collectable is the fourth-generation Subaru WRX, partially seen above in the first teaser photo from Subaru. The car is due to be unveiled later this year and available in New Zealand in 2022. Already it and … [Read more...] about New Subaru WRX is among last of affordable treasures
Subaru lets WRX STi loose – with or without the large rear wing
Subaru kicks off the marketing campaign for the fourth-generation WRX STi in New Zealand with the folksy line: “Goes like a vegan out of a steakhouse.” No translation needed. It’s just as fast from from a sales point of view – Subaru NZ is getting six STi models (above) a month from the factory in Japan and they are going out the steakhouse door as soon as they … [Read more...] about Subaru lets WRX STi loose – with or without the large rear wing
New WRX too classy for ‘best bang for buck’ label
It’s an image thing, see. The original Subaru WRX was stuck with it and now the carmaker wants to put it to rest forever. It’s the ‘boy racer’ tag, where tatts and studs and baseball caps turned backwards seemed to define the typical WRX driver: young, restless, sneering. Never mind that the WRX was winning World Rally Championship titles, on civvy street it was still the … [Read more...] about New WRX too classy for ‘best bang for buck’ label