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Subaru introduces new hybrid car

The Tokyo Motor Show was the setting for Subaru to introduce its hybrid Advanced Tourer Concept. The new hybrid car combines a downsized, direct injection turbocharged 1.6litre boxer engine, which is considered one of the company’s principal engine technologies for the future, with Subaru’s all-wheel drive hybrid system. In addition, the engine is coupled with [...]

Manufacturer Spotlight: Subaru

Where we stand: August, 2011 Internationally renowned for its boxer engine which became a hallmark of the Volkswagen Beetle and the Porsche 911, Japanese carmaker Subaru has now made the engine a hallmark of all of its own vehicles while also offering turbocharged versions of their passenger cars. The automobile manufacturing division of Fuji Heavy [...]

Toyota and Subaru to form partnership

Car manufacturers just can’t stop teaming up. Just two weeks ago in The Green Piece (see article) we looked at how a number of companies are joining forces for the greener good – and now you can add two new partners to the list. According to reports in the Nikkei, Toyota will supply small cars [...]

Subaru announces hybrid development

Japanese manufacturer Subaru seems to have been left behind in the green car race by its compatriots such as Toyota, Honda and Nissan – but now the subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries is bouncing back. The company brought its gull-wing Hybrid Tourer Concept to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit to draw attention [...]

Subaru is boxing clever with new engine

The Impreza hatchback has proven to be a significant hit in Europe and now Subaru plans to apply its 110kW boxer diesel engine in the vehicle. The engine, which already appears in the Legacy, Outback and Forester, offers peak torque at 350Nm between 1,800 and 2,400rpm and is matched to a six-speed manual gearbox. Its [...]

Details of Subaru electric vehicle revealed

Just a week ago we told you how Subaru is to launch a diesel car in Japan and that it would begin leasing its plug-in STELLA electric vehicle from this summer. Now further details have come to light about the availability of the vehicle. The model will be sold in Japan directly through Fuji Heavy [...]

Report: Subaru to launch diesel car in Japan

Despite the fact that diesel cars have had limited success in the Japanese market, Subaru is ready to try its luck in the country by launching a diesel model there in 2011. The company first launched its diesel boxer engine in Europe in 2008 and has sold more than 30,000 models. Currently, the diesel version [...]

Subaru announces plug-in success

The maker of Subaru automobiles, Fuji Heavy Industries, has announced that development of its Subaru Plug-in STELLA electric vehicle has been a success. The car is scheduled to be introduced in Japan this summer with the company providing the Ministry of the Environment with 15 units for a verification test which will be conducted by [...]