Subaru Motorsports USA and Vermont Sports Car have been testing the WRX rally car for 18 months. The car’s first taste of competition comes later this month at the Ojibwe Forests Rally August 25-25.

Subaru shared renders of a WRX ARA25L rally car fitted with street-legal license plates. The fictional WRX model features wild carbon fiber aero parts and a central exhaust pipe.

Formally known as the Subaru Motorsports WRX Rally car, it’s set to debut this year at the Ojibwe Forests Rally in late August. It will be driven by Brandon Semenuk with co-driver Keaton Williams.

Starting at the launch of the current-generation WRX in the U.S., the company spent 18 months designing and testing the rally car for its competition debut.

In contrast, the current Subaru WRX STI 2.0-liter VT22r engine, built by Vermont Sports Car and used for rallying in the American Rally Association (ARA) Open 4WD Class is tuned for reliability ...

Subaru still enters the WRX into various races, including some that are associated with the World Rally Championship. Anyone hoping for a brand new Lancer are completely out of luck.

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Inspired by the "Airslayer" 2020 WRX STI piloted by Travis Pastrana in " Gymkhana 2020," this 2024 Subaru WRX is built to tackle the tarmac rather than perform as an all-around rally car.

Speaking of crews, the first two people to race the new WRX rally car during the Ojibwe event are Brandon Semenuk and Keaton Williams, part of Subaru's team #180.

To abide by ARA regulations, the WRX Rally produces 320 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque from a turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder. The car will make its competition debut at the Ojibwe Forests ...

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