Articles about Subaru WRX

More safety, more convenience

Heads-up, Subaru lovers: If you've been on the fence about going all-out and buying a WRX or WRX STI, now might be the perfect time to pull out your wallet.Motor Image Pilipinas, the Japanese carmaker's official local

A good thing or a bad thing?

While a handful of concept vehicles unveiled at motor shows never make it to production, many of them come back to auto exhibitions ready to take on the market. Case in point: the Lexus LC500. Launched in the Philippine market in 2017,

An aging icon that still thrills

It seems just like yesterday that the Subaru WRX you see here arrived on our shores. Admittedly, its age is starting to show. The interior, which would've been cutting-edge during its time, now looks bare compared to more modern, touchscreen-

Revealed at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show

If you're wondering what the Subaru WRXs of the future will look like, then these photos will give you a clearer picture. Subaru has just revealed this, the VIZIV Performance Concept, at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. The name is

Not all heroes wear capes

If you're viewing this on a mobile device and can't see the video, please click here.Not all heroes wear capes. Watch as bystanders work against the clock to free motorists trapped inside a burning vehicle. It takes less than

It's a good year for petrolheads

The updated Subaru WRX and WRX STI are coming to the Philippines. Motor Image Pilipinas, the Japanese carmaker's local distributor, has announced the two models will be available by early September 2017.Both AWD cars come in the middle of what

Don't try this at home

If you're viewing this on a mobile device and can't see the video, please click here.Well, that's definitely going to leave a couple of marks. Watch as British rally driver Mark Higgins goes bobsledding...behind the wheel of

With improved looks and performance

So it turns out we've got more to look forward to from Subaru than we thought. Less than a month after the all-new Impreza impressed by taking Japan Car of the Year honors, the Japanese carmaker announced that it will

Watch 5 entertaining videos

If you're viewing this on a mobile device and can't see the video, please click here.Undercover Lyft with Shaquille O'Neal. That voice, that size, that personality--frankly, we're a little surprised none of his passengers realized the

An unlikely but fascinating comparo

Last week, I heard a true story about a guy who was just killing time in one of the new casinos in town, so he played the slot machine--and hit the jackpot. He left the casino richer by almost P10 million.

It's all the Scooby you need

There are two ways to give an otherwise ordinary sedan the pocket-rocket treatment. The first is to go à la carte, adding mods as one sees fit: engine, suspension, brakes and everything else that thousands of Honda Civic tuners have known for

First WRX model to be equipped with EyeSight system

In July, Subaru announced that it was releasing a WRX variant for its home market of Japan to be known as the WRX S4. Finally, the car has been launched and the carmaker describes it as "an accessible sports sedan that can

It's more fun with a stick shift

When Motor Image Pilipinas launched the new WRX exclusively with a continuously variable transmission, we were a bit disappointed. While this is undoubtedly superior for daily use, there's just something inherently satisfying about rowing your own gears.Well, the company has

How much is it?

Have you been holding off buying a new Subaru WRX sedan because you want the satisfaction of manually shifting gears? If you're nodding right now, then we have good news for you. Motor Image Pilipinas has announced that it will be

Can you guess what S4 stands for?

Subaru has announced that it is releasing a variant of the WRX for its home market of Japan in August, which will be known as the WRX S4.According to the Japanese carmaker, the WRX S4 is an all-wheel-drive sports

Enough said

Still can't get enough Scooby goodness from our amazing June cover story? Then watch this short but sweet clip of consumer editor and Subaru fan Botchi Santos driving the new Subaru WRX STI on his favorite back roads in Rizal. To

Proof performance cars can be very safe

Both the all-new Subaru WRX and WRX STI earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for the cars' good performance in each of the organization's crash tests, including the small overlap front test.According to

If there's a demand for it

The all-new Subaru WRX and WRX STI are available only as sedans, a return to form after a brief dalliance with hatchback versions for the previous-generation models. For those who prefer the five-door hot hatch to the classic four-

How do you feel about the figures?

Last week, we gave you a guesstimate of what the launch prices of the all-new Subaru WRX and WRX STI would be. Quoting Motor Image Pilipinas marketing manager Saul Babas, we said that "the WRX's price is around P1.8

A difference of around P600,000 between them

We've written about the Subaru WRX and the WRX STI's global launches, and we've mentioned their local launch at the 2014 Manila International Auto Show. Now, we can finally give you ballpark figures of how much the cars will