Never underestimate the importance of a good ramp

It doesn’t appear to be a brand new Subaru, but that’s no reason to treat it like this.

That’s the last time she gets in the passenger seat

Now that’s what we call a nervous passenger.

More naked man flesh than you can shake a fist at

Like the ad says, Japanese SUVs just got a little sexier. Or not. Your call.

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Like a Top Gear feature, but much cooler

In which Ken Block, Subaru rally driver and co-founder of DC Shoes (they make fat footwear for miserable, skateboarding teenagers), takes his wheels for a spin on a New Zealand mountain. As you do.

“All in all I’m really stoked on how well it went,” said Ken of the experience, which doubled as a cover shoot for Snowboarder magazine. “In all the experiences I’ve ever had, it truly was one of the most fun things I’ve ever done.”

Block is 40 years old. Surely it should be illegal for him to use the word “stoked” in a sincere manner?

Female rally driver will compete in Rally of Jordan

Abir al-Batikhi, a rally driver from Jordan (pictured, above, with her Subaru Impreza), will compete in World Rally’s Jordan round, which starts later this month, on 24th April. In doing so, she will become the first woman from the Middle East to take part in a World Rally race.