Toyota RAV4 Wins First American Rally Association Title
After a long and trying season in 2016 that saw it narrowly lose to Ford in the last round, Ryan Millen and his Rally RAV4 have finally had everything go their way in 2017, winning all of the first five rounds of the American Rally Association (ARA) 2WD championship to take the title with still […]
Subaru Drivers Higgins and Pastrana Survive the Oregon Trail (Rally)
Subaru Motorsports USA drivers Travis Pastrana and David Higgins competed in the Oregon Trail Rally over the weekend, nabbing the top two podium spots at the end of the event. Higgins earned his first win of the American Rally Association season thanks to his powerful WRX STI. Meanwhile, in his 2019 rally debut, Pastrana had […]
Subaru’s Patrik Sandell Wins 2018 Idaho Rally International
Subaru has added yet another win to its impressive tally of rally victories, this time at the 2018 Idaho Rally International. Patrik Sandell managed to hold off Subaru teammate David Higgins on the dusty, twisty roads of the rally, though Higgins’ lead in the American Rally Association championship is such that he is now mathematically […]
Subaru’s David Higgins Dominates 2018 Ojibwe Forests Rally
In a shocking twist that surprised no one, David Higgins and co-driver Craig Drew have won yet another rally at the wheel of a Subaru WRX STI, the winningest rally car of all time. This time the victory came at the 2018 Ojibwe Forests Rally, marking the duo’s third consecutive victory and fourth total victory […]
Subaru Wins 2018 New England Forest Rally
David Higgins and co-driver Craig Drew took victory in dominant fashion this weekend at the 2018 New England Forest Rally, with the 2018 Subaru WRX STI rally car virtually untouchable throughout the event. The NEFR is the fourth of seven rounds in the American Rally Association National Championship and one of the toughest of the […]
Toyota RAV4 Closes Out Perfect Season With Dominant Ojibwe Forests Rally Win
It’s not every day you can claim to have won every single event of the year in a sport as competitive as rallying, but the day has come for Toyota. After coming first in the 2WD class at the first five rallying events of the 2017 American Rally Association championship, Ryan Millen, co-driver Rhianon Gelsomino, […]
Toyota Goes Four-in-a-Row at Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally
Four rallies down and two to go and so far the championship could not have gone any better for Ryan Millen and his Toyota RAV4. After winning the first three rallies of the season in the American Rally Association’s 2WD Class, Ryan Millen was finally looking out of shape at the Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally […]
Toyota’s Ryan Millen Wins Olympus Rally and Takes Commanding Championship Lead
After narrowly losing the championship fight in the final to Cameron Steely’s Ford Fiesta last year, Ryan Millen and his Toyota RAV4 are having a much better time of it in 2017. For the second straight year, Millen and the Rally RAV4 have won the Olympus Rally outside Shelton, WA, taking their third consecutive win […]
Toyota RAV4 Wins Oregon Trail Rally for Second Straight Year
Ryan Millen and his Toyota RAV4 rally car seem to have a knack for the Oregon Trail Rally in Portland, Oregon, scoring a win in the 2WD Class for the second consecutive year. The Toyota driver and his new-for-2017 co-pilot Rhianon Gelsomino knew they had a challenge ahead of them heading into the weekend. Over […]
Driver Lineup Updates for Subaru 2017 Factory Rallycross
Subaru Rally Team USA recently announced some changes in the factory team’s 2017 lineup. Former Subaru World Rally Team driver Chris Atkinson and Red Bull Global Rallycross driver Patrik Sandell will lead the Subaru team in its rallycross efforts, both driving a 2017 Subaru WRX STI GRC Supercar, prepared by Vermont SportsCar. “Subaru is very […]
New Study Finds Nearly 10% of US Bridges Structurally Deficient
Bridges are an integral part of the United States’ transportation network. Many of us go over bridges every day without a thought about their upkeep or structural integrity—but now, it might be time to change that. A recent study completed by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has found that 58,495 bridges out of […]
Nissan Foundation to Support 30 Nonprofits in 2019
The 27th grant cycle of the Nissan Foundation will result in a total of $740,000 parsed out to 30 nonprofit organizations in the metro areas of Atlanta and New York as well as groups in Eastern Michigan, Central Mississippi, Middle Tennessee, North Central Texas, and Southern California. Check Out: The 2019 Nissan Rogue The Foundation’s […]
Leadfoot Ladies: Early Electric Cars Nearly Beat Gas Cars by Being ‘Women’s Cars’
Electric vehicles have an interesting quirk in their history. When cars were first beginning to gain in popularity, EVs were a tough competitor due to their association with women. They were first invented in the early 1830s, and by the turn of the century, it was vying for control of the market with steam-powered vehicles […]
2017 Subaru Outback Commercial Has Everything You’d Expect: Trains, Folk Music, a Dog, & Ruggedness
As Subaru is all about road trips, it’s not surprising that a commercial for the new 2017 Outback features an old-fashioned method of transportation: freight-hopping, a.k.a. hitching a ride on a passing train without admission. It was pretty common during the Great Depression among those displaced by financial woes who couldn’t afford paid transportation. But […]
Toyota Announces Star-Struck SEMA Show Display
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show starts tomorrow in Vegas, but you don’t have to wait until then to discover which famous people will be hanging out at the Toyota booth. The following famous folks will appear at Toyota’s display following the automaker’s press conference, which is set to run from 10 – 10:20am […]
Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge Winner Announced
Every year during March Madness, Infiniti holds its Coaches’ Charity Challenge, where 48 NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball coaches duke it out to win fan votes in a four-round online bracket tournament. While it’s not quite the same as your typical March Madness bracket, this challenge does come with an excellent perk: the winning coach […]
[WATCH] Jeep’s “River in the City” Ad Is the Coolest Marketing Stunt Ever
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In the golden age of TV sitcoms, commercials used to be known as pee breaks. Now that we do most of our streaming online, they’re the things we ignore until we see that glorious “Skip Ad” button. But sometimes, on very rare occasions, a commercial will be enjoyable to watch in its own right. Jeep’s […]
General Motors Works to Keep Aging Drivers Safe
As a sponsor of the North American Conference on Elderly Mobility, General Motors has decided to take some time this week to demonstrate the numerous ways it is investing in technology that will keep aging drivers safe behind the wheel. The American automaker believes that its combination of active safety technologies, OnStar services, and spacious […]