[toggle title_open="Car specification" title_closed="Car specification" hide="yes" border="yes" style="default" excerpt_length="0" read_more_text="Read More" read_less_text="Read Less" include_excerpt_html="no"]Price: $49,990 Engine: 2.5 litre four-cylinder boxer, 127kW/229Nm Transmission: Six-speed Lineartronic CVT Fuel economy: 8 litres/100km Emissions: 185gr/km … [Read more...] about Subaru Outback 2.5i Sport
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New WRX sedan handles ‘like it’s on rails’
Subaru has unveiled the fourth-generation Impreza WRX at the Los Angeles motor show, under a spotlight that also shone on a concept of the new Legacy sedan. The WRX will go on sale in New Zealand in April, followed a few months later by the go-faster STi variant. The sedan-only WRX uses a turbocharged 2.0-litre boxer engine in place of the 2.5-litre unit in the current … [Read more...] about New WRX sedan handles ‘like it’s on rails’
Top 10 for NZ car of the year
The finalists for the 2013 New Zealand Car of the Year are a mixed bag, including three sports utility vehicles, a sports car, a luxury vehicle and, for the first time, an electric offering. The NZ Automobile Association and NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild will announce the winner in Auckland on December 5. The top 10 finalists are: Ford Kuga Holden Volt Holden … [Read more...] about Top 10 for NZ car of the year
Subaru’s double whammy on its new WRX models
Subaru NZ will launch a performance double whammy next year by unveiling the fifth-generation WRX sedan and its go-faster STi sidekick within months of each other. The all-new WRX will go on sale here in March and the STi in June/July. The appearance of the STi so soon after the WRX is in contrast to previous years when the arrival of the two was split by up to a … [Read more...] about Subaru’s double whammy on its new WRX models
Subaru BRZ on order only – market ‘too challenging’
Subaru New Zealand is to stop stocking its dealerships with the BRZ model, citing the sports coupe market as “too challenging.” The two-door will from now on be available as a special order-only model, unlike its sister car the Toyota 86, which has the marketing might of Toyota NZ behind it. Subaru NZ has sold 25 BRZs since last year; Toyota NZ has delivered more than 340 … [Read more...] about Subaru BRZ on order only – market ‘too challenging’