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Subaru of America, Inc. today announced pricing on the 2010 Subaru Forester. The newly redesigned Forester – introduced last spring – hit an all-times sales record for the company as it was the right vehicle, at the right time, for people looking to downsize from larger SUVs without giving up valuable cargo room. Among its many accolades, the Forester was named Sport/Utility of the Year by Motor Trend magazine.

As with all Subaru models, the 2010 Forester comes equipped as standard with Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive.

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Subaru of America, Inc. today announced pricing for the all-new 2010 Subaru Outback®. The fourth-generation of the World’s First Sport Utility Wagon® is a roomier and more capable interpretation of the vehicle that launched the crossover trend 15 years ago. Distinguished by bolder and crisper styling, the all-new 2010 Subaru Outback delivers enhanced performance, comfort and economy with the introduction of an all-new chassis and the new Subaru Lineartronic™ CVT (continuously variable transmission).

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Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced the successful development of a prototype of its Subaru Plug-in STELLA electric vehicle (EV), which will be introduced this summer in Japan. FHI will provide the Ministry of the Environment, Japan with fifteen units of the Plug-in STELLA Prototype for verification test which will be conducted by five prefectural and city governments.

The new prototype model improved driving performance by increasing power output from 40kW in the previous model to 47kW and further enhanced its efficiency by lightening the body weight and fine-tuning output management. In addition to the optimization and downsizing of the battery pack design, it changed the instrument panel and interior design. Specifications of a production EV model, which will be introduced this summer, are basically identical to those of this model.

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The initial teaser photos of the 2010 Subaru Legacy Wagon was released by the Japanese carmaker demonstrating a new variant that will be started next month in its local market.

The new car will come with the same front face as the sedan model unwrapped at the New York Auto Show earlier this year. Since the release was done in Japanese, there is not much that can be gleaned from it except the speculation that it will come with the same engine lineup as its North American sedan counterpart. Engines could include the 265hp turbo unit found in the 2.5 GT version, the 3.6-liter 6-cylinder Boxer powerplant that produces 256 hp and a 2.5i unit.

Cherry Hill, NJ — The 2009 Subaru Impreza, Subaru Impreza WRX STI, and Subaru Forester have each been named a “Best Bet” by Cars.com, the leading destination for online car shoppers. According to Cars.com, the two Subaru Imprezas are each a “Best Bet for Sports Cars,” and the Subaru Forester has been recognized as a “Best Bet for SUVs and Crossovers.” To qualify as a Cars.com Best Bet, models must meet three quantified criteria: a “Good” rating in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety frontal-offset and side-impact crash tests; average or higher reliability ratings; and average or higher gas mileage within their class..

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