The boys in Subaru’s tuning shop have cranked out another hardened STI. Called the spec C, it’s a lighter and more powerful variant of the Japanese STI. Low-friction turbocharger bearings, a remapped engine computer, a gutsier fuel pump, and an intercooler mister help serve extra oomph from the 2.0-liter flat-four. The result is 304 hp and 311 lb-ft of… Read the rest

Spectators intent on watching longtime Japanese rivals Honda and Toyota battle it out on the sales floor often focus their attention on the companies’ popular green machines, the Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius. However, we’d like to draw your attention to their even more popular, midsize, gas-powered vehicles, the Honda Accord and the ..

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The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is set to start retail sales next month, and our colleagues at Motor Authority were invited up to Detroit this week to test out the sedan that Buick hopes will inspire a new crowd of buyers. Covering the event for TheCarConnection and Motor Authority, Nelson Ireson sums up his judgment on the LaCrosse’s attempt at… Read the rest

From Washington comes potentially bad news for Chrysler Group and General Motors Company: yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would reinstate 789 Chrysler dealers and around 2520 GM dealers to their respective networks. To recap: the dealers in question were cut from the two companies’ networks during the ..

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On Wednesday Ontario Canada’s Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that the Ontario government would provide buyers of plug-in hybrid vehicles a rebate of $4000 to $10,000 dollars for cars purchased after July 1, 2010.  A $7500 tax credit exists for the Volt in the US. McGuinty said “we want to make it easier to buy green cars,” and pledged a… Read the rest

Factory-backed performance parts add spunk and cost—but not speed—to the WRX. The Subaru Impreza WRX is a car that’s perfect for modification, with its willing chassis and 265 hp and 244 lb-ft of torque serving as great foundations for building an all-conquering rally beast. Indeed, it’s rare to find an example that hasn’t been altered in one way or… Read the rest

Toyota is looking at its new small car as the driver for growth in India. The compact car, codenamed 800 L , will try to capture the fort that its competition Maruti, Hyundai and Tata Motors are fighting for. Just like on the global front, the same competitors will try and choke them here. Ford is preparing its small… Read the rest

Through the first two weeks of next month, the attention will roll towards Tata. No, it won’t be for the Nano, but for the promising Indica Vista EV concept which it plans to explore European colonies with, in the next few years. The Indica Vista EV was displayed at the Geneva show earlier in the year while the Indica… Read the rest

Suzuki, which was recently told by analysts to give up on the American market , is working hard to expand its small fuel-efficient vehicle lineup. According to Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, Suzuki has set aside R&D money to study the possibility of hybrids and electric-vehicles with a focus on larger platforms. The Kizashi Concept, which made its debut in 2007,… Read the rest

For a while now, we’ve come to believe that Mini’s new Crossover due out next year will be called the “Crossman.” Right after its debut, its was reported that the “Crossman” name had been ditched and that the “Maxi” name was the leading contender for the Crossover . Well, cross all that out. According to a report by MotoringFile… Read the rest