A Look into Canadian Car and Motorsport Culture
Pretty accurate description of WRX owners, as a former Subaru owner I lost it within 10 seconds LOL. Would have been perfect if they found a World Rally Blue car with gold wheels and WRC decals though.
If you can’t relate, they’ve also got videos for owners of the Honda Civic, Ford Mustang, Ford Focus ST and Nissan 240SX. Full playlist here.
Even though we haven’t seen it yet, but the first episode of Top Gear Series 23 aired last night and faced predictably harsh reviews on social media. Credits should go out to Jeremy, Richard and James for setting the bar impossibly high, it will be very difficult for the new crew to match the chemistry of the original trio.
Nissan chose to unveil the 2017 GT-R NISMO at the Nurburgring, a place where it solidified its status as a bonafide supercar beater with a 7:08.68 lap time, beating out the likes of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Porsche 911 GT2RS and Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4.
The new GT-R NISMO will feature an updated front end and reinforced hood designed for enhanced engine cooling and improved aerodynamics. The new design is capable of generating more downforce than any other Nissan production cars ever.
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First things first: Subaru has not announced a turbo or supercharged BRZ yet! However, the 2017 BRZ is getting some upgrades with a new optional performance package, improved performance, updated exterior and interior styling, LED headlights and taillights and a newly revised track mode. Available in Premium and Limited trim levels, the new models will be available at dealers starting in winter of 2017.
They also released a teaser photo of a yellow BRZ with a new spoiler to be unveiled on June 12 at Wicked Big Meet. The yellow looks very similar to the Sunrise Yellow JDM Subaru BRZ tS that features a bunch of STI goodies like suspension, bushings, chassis bracing, Brembo brakes and 18″ wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Super Sports along with exterior and interior upgrades. 
The 2017 model will receive updated coil springs and dampers along with a larger rear anti-sway bar. Strut tower braces, transmission crossmember plate and rear wheel housings were also reinforced to stiffen up the chassis. The stability control has also been given a more aggressive tune with Track mode replacing the previous Sport mode.
The 2.0L FA20 boxer engine has receives a slightly bump to 205hp and 156lb-ft of torque with new valves, camshaft and cylinder heads designed to reduce friction along with a new aluminum intake manifold and headers for more air flow. The final drive ratio has been reduced from 4.1 to 4.3:1 for improved acceleration.
An optional Performance Package will now be available for 2017 with the manual Limited models, including Brembo calipers and larger rotors on both front and rear brakes, SACHS performance shock absorbers and black 17×7.5in wheels.
The new Limited models will have a new vehicle performance display that will indicate lateral Gs, accelerator pedal position, braking force, steering angle, oil and water temperature, battery voltage and a lap timer. The Subaru Starlink 6.2″ multimedia system will be standard for both Premium and Limited models.
LED headlights and taillights will be standard for 2017. Available fog lights will be LED as well.
Check back on June 12 to find out what Subaru has in store for us!
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