Showing posts with label impreza STI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label impreza STI. Show all posts
Subaru establishes Isle of Man record with a Nearly stock WRX STI Sedan



You might have already seen this picture around the web but i have kind of an attraction towards this type of shots. Thumbs up for the guy who caught this at the very best moment and congratulations to Subaru for making a record breaking machine.

The backstory: it's a scary sub-20 minutes (19:56.7) run on a course made up of 60.8 Km (37.8 miles) of curvy public roads located in the Isle Of Man and closed especially for the event. The average speed achieved during this frightening run is 181 Km/h (113 mph). There's is no doubt that in order to achieve this kind of records, you need a very skilled driver and a reliable rally car like the Impreza STi WRX sedan. I won't call this a stock Impreza but apart from the roll cage and a slightly modified suspension, it's not far from being one. And yes it's still road legal.

[source: Subaru]
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The 2011 Subaru Impreza STI's Hot Lap on The Ring

2011 subaru impreza WRX STI

If you still haven't seen it yet, here's an HD version of the STI Impreza WRX's lap in the hands of four times WRC champion Tommy Mäkinen. The more conventional four door version tuned by STi managed to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7min 55 seconds. Impressive for a 305 Hp machine. But again, power isn't anything in the Green Hell, the better balanced sedan body as well as some slight enhancements made for the occasion (and also a four times world champion) sure helped to achieve this good performance.

You can watch Tommy Mäkinen handle the six speed manual gear box and hear the 2.5 L boxer screaming right below. (If you want more Nordschleife action go here)



2011 subaru impreza WRX STI






[source: Subaru]
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nürburgting nordschleife,webcam


I caught this beautiful couple in the Nürburgring Nordschleife webcam today: Subaru Impreza STI and Porsche 911 GT3 RS. I don't know about you, but i think the title i chose for this post is brilliant! Want to do better? Come back tomorrow and keep an eye on the Ring webcam on the side bar of this page.
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