Subaru Debuts 2011 WRX STI-based Rally Cars for X Games

The Subaru Rally Team is back with three new cars based on the revised 2011 Impreza WRX STI. The cars have been prepared by Vermont SportsCar and will compete in X Games 16 rally events in Los Angeles this weekend. The transformation begins with a 2011 WRX STI just like the ones you can buy in your local Subaru dealership; SRT chose to stick with the five-door hatch rather than using the newly resurrected sedan model.
The gap between a showroom STI and the rally car quickly widens. SRT stripped the car’s interior, welded some of the body seams for extra stiffness, and bolted in a full roll cage and Kevlar fuel cell. Standard components are replaced by Recaro racing seats, a custom dashboard, carbon-fiber door panels, a rallying trip computer, and an automatic fire extinguisher. On the outside, they added a 0.25-inch aluminum skid plate, mud flaps, a carbon-fiber roof scoop, and the requisite rally-car (read: loud) graphics treatment.

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