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Modified is the resource for the compact car enthusiast. Our Subaru Road Test content includes test drives and our take on how the new cars out there perform from a driving enthusiast’s point-of-view.
1999 Subaru Legacy - Yokohama Avid ENVigor - Tire Review 1999 Subaru Legacy - Yokohama Avid ENVigor - Tire Review
These tires delivered impressive performance during an uncharacteristically rainy Los Angeles winter. more
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI SE - First Drive 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI SE - First Drive
The STI We Should Have Gotten Years Ago. more
End of an Era - Mike Speck Signs Off End of an Era - Mike Speck Signs Off
I suppose that in time all things eventually come to an end, and that adage is also true for my monthly column here at Modified. more
GoodSpeed '08 WRX STI - Driver Training GoodSpeed '08 WRX STI - Driver Training
A true street car in every sense. more
YimiSport Tuning Subaru STI - Driver Training YimiSport Tuning Subaru STI - Driver Training
Mike Speck describes how he drove the doors off of YimiSport Tuning's Subaru STI at the 3rd Annual Modified Tuner Shootout. more
SPT 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi - Pink Springs? Brilliant! SPT 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi - Pink Springs? Brilliant!
Available at most Subaru dealers, SPT performance upgrades offer a subtle, but much needed, improvement to the '08 STi. more
Erin Morley's 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon - Driver Training Erin Morley's 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon - Driver Training
One look at Erin Morely's 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX wagon and you can tell pretty quickly that it ain't no grocery-getter. more
2008 Subaru Legacy STI S402 - Just Driven 2008 Subaru Legacy STI S402 - Just Driven
Read all about the 2008 Subaru Legacy STI S402 and you'll wish it'll land on our shores. more
2008 Subaru Impreza WRX - Just Driven 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX - Just Driven
Check out SCC's test drive of the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX more
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec-C Type RA-R Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec-C Type RA-R
The last, most potent version of the current-generation WRX STI more
Group N Vs. Open Class Subaru WRX STi Comparison Test - Rally Group N Vs. Open Class Subaru WRX STi Comparison Test - Rally
Veteran rally driver Tim O'Neil looks at me, drops the clutch and smiles as all hell brakes loose. The flat four's loping idle explodes... more
Praxis Subaru WRX Suspension Test- Product Review Praxis Subaru WRX Suspension Test- Product Review
Air springs. Say it, and you automatically think show car, self-leveling motorhomes, or hittin' the streets in your '64. Use "air springs"... more
Factory Face-off (cont.) Factory Face-off (cont.)
Read this sport compact car comparison of tuned Subaru WRX cars vs. a factory Subaru WRX STi from the auto experts at Sport Compact Car... more
Factory Face-off (cont.) Factory Face-off (cont.)
Turning and Stopping Here's where we split hairs. With the exception of the Vishnu WRX's standout performances, which are largely a product... more
Factory Face-Off (cont.) Factory Face-Off (cont.)
The Track No test exposes the best or worst characteristics of a car's performance like a racetrack. It's here, as we push the cars to... more
Factory Face-Off Factory Face-Off
Rising from last month's highly anticipated comparison test with the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution in which it lost by a hair, the Subaru WRX... more
Subaru Legacy GT Spec B Subaru Legacy GT Spec B
The new Subaru Legacy GT Spec B is powered by a 276-hp single twin-scroll turbocharged and intercooled 2.0-liter flat-four. No, it's not... more
2002 Subaru WRX 2002 Subaru WRX
Guess what? Subaru doesn't really care if you think the car is ugly. In fact, Subaru doesn't really care what you think because it knows... more
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