Subiesport Magazine - November 2008 - (Page 16)

NEWS THIRTY-MILE MCRAE CONVOY SMASHES WORLD RECORDS MORE THAN 1,000 Subaru owners and thousands more fans celebrated the life of Colin McRae over the weekend of 30-31 August, smashing two world records on the way. The convoy of an estimated 1,100 Subarus, which at its peak stretched for 30 miles, left Colin’s home town of Lanark on Saturday morning, led by his father Jimmy. Nine hours and 300 miles later, the snake of Subarus arrived at the headquarters of the Subaru World Rally Team in Banbury, UK. Demonstrating the extent to which Colin’s memory endures, thousands of fans packed every available motorway bridge along the route to be a part of this fantastic tribute. “Literally every bridge had people waving and cheering us along with many hanging the Saltire from the railings,” said Grant Hendry, who led the McRae Gathering convoy. “It turned what was an already memorable event into a truly amazing and emotional occasion.” The convoy re-gathered at SWRT’s headquarters on Sunday morning, before being led away by Colin’s original 1996 Impreza rally car that helped take Subaru to their second world rallying Manufacturers’ Championship. In a fitting finale, a sign almost half a mile long and made up of 1,086 Subarus spelt out COLIN MCRAE and the Scottish Saltire to set a new official Guinness World Record – smashing the previous record by more than 800 cars. With time for just one more before its conclusion, the event then broke a second Guinness World Record by creating the largest parade of cars of a single marque around the Warwick test venue. It is estimated that the event has raised nearly £40,000 for the McRae charities. —SWRT.com MORE ECONOMY FOR EUROPE WITH THE RELEASE of the Legacy turbo-diesel in Europe last year, Subaru has now followed –up with the release of diesel Impreza and Forester models. Set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show, these two models will round-out Subaru’s new line of ultra-efficient, low emission vehicles. Using the same 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel engine found in the Legacy, the Impreza 2.0D and Forester 2.0D will both come with a Closed-Type DPF (diesel particulate filter), all-wheel-drive and a newly-developed 6-speed transmission for better economy. The Impreza gets what Subaru calls a “finelytuned” suspension which offers a sporty, agile driving experience along with comfort and safety as well as the environmental perks. The Forester now boasts the lowest emissions rating for any compact SUV. No word on whether we will see a diesel Subaru state-side any time soon. 16 NOVEMBER 2008 http://www.SWRT.com

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