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RabidRat
12-20-2009, 11:55 PM
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/20/behold-the-power-of-subaru-wrx-sti-tows-semi-out-of-snow/#continued

reposted from other forums. pretty sick!
AVS_Racing
12-21-2009, 12:11 AM
wow +1 for subaru, they can use this for a commercial HAHAHA
TOS'd
12-21-2009, 12:17 AM
props to the subie
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JL9000
12-21-2009, 12:20 AM
There's a video of a Legacy towing a F150 out of snow as well.
nabs
12-21-2009, 12:21 AM
thats pretty cool.
PiuYi
12-21-2009, 12:29 AM
impreza's bleed awesomeness
JSALES
12-21-2009, 12:30 AM
i love subaru

WRX > Lancer
LiquidTurbo
12-21-2009, 12:50 AM
Sorry, but that wasn't some crazy impressive feat that the WRX did.

Power is not the issue here, it's weight and traction. Spinning all four tires in the snow does not require much engine. Between what traction the truck had and what the WRX had, it was just enough.

You probably could have hooked just about any AWD car up and it would have done the same.
kknater
12-21-2009, 12:53 AM
i love subaru

WRX > Lancer

agreed, but EVO > STI (last gen at least)

*Puts on flame suit*
fishing666
12-21-2009, 01:16 AM
wow that is one super subaru
Meister1982
12-21-2009, 01:17 AM
i love subaru

WRX > Lancer

why bother? You know it's just going to become a big argument and no one will win in the end.
TypeRNammer
12-21-2009, 02:17 AM
why bother? You know it's just going to become a big argument and no one will win in the end.

Just be thankful the Evo and the STi exist:thumbsup:
tonyvu
12-21-2009, 03:17 AM
good on the STI
TRD Rs200
12-21-2009, 03:28 AM
STI > SEMI! my confidence for sti in snow = UP UP UP UP UP!
xpl0sive
12-21-2009, 09:03 AM
lol i've pulled a few trucks out of snow last year with my audi... if you got AWD and good tires, it really doesnt matter what kinda car it is
shenmecar
12-21-2009, 09:59 AM
that is pure win.
TOPEC
12-21-2009, 10:21 AM
if you got AWD and good tires, it really doesnt matter what kinda car it is

i dont think crv or rav4 can do that even with snow tires.

on a side note, thats so bad for the chassis, the sti is not rated for towing, let alone towing a semi, but on the positive side, GO SUBARU POWER!
Mugen EvOlutioN
12-21-2009, 10:35 AM
WOWW



not good for a car that isnt meant to tow heavy load tho


:eek:
SumAznGuy
12-21-2009, 11:17 AM
Personally, I think this video is fake. Even if the truck was emply, the truck and trailer would still weight over 40,000 lbs and there is no way the STi can pulll that much weight even if the truck was spinning it's drive wheels.
Euro7r
12-21-2009, 12:07 PM
Subaru power!!!!!!!!!!!
Synapz
12-21-2009, 01:01 PM
Personally, I think this video is fake. Even if the truck was emply, the truck and trailer would still weight over 40,000 lbs and there is no way the STi can pulll that much weight even if the truck was spinning it's drive wheels.

enough with this fake video crap just because you feel something can't be done or doesn't exist
SumAznGuy
12-21-2009, 01:29 PM
enough with this fake video crap just because you feel something can't be done or doesn't exist

Hmmm... let's see. The STi is spinning all 4 tires which means most of the power the car is making is being used to spin the 4 tires which means very little forward force. All of a sudden the 40,000 lb truck lurches forward and drives away. Right.... so this video must be real. :rolleyes:
Synapz
12-21-2009, 03:57 PM
Hmmm... let's see. The STi is spinning all 4 tires which means most of the power the car is making is being used to spin the 4 tires which means very little forward force. All of a sudden the 40,000 lb truck lurches forward and drives away. Right.... so this video must be real. :rolleyes:

Go look up how subaru's symmetrical awd works before u post that shit
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hotong
12-21-2009, 04:01 PM
shit pretty impressive.
Philly74
12-21-2009, 04:22 PM
wow impressive towing capabilities for a subbie
spyker
12-21-2009, 04:33 PM
I would never tow any vehicle that was stuck in the snow,let alone a semi truck.

Who knows what kind of potential damage could result in doing this,I would surely not want to risk it.That's what tow trucks are for.
Marco911
12-21-2009, 04:52 PM
I wanted to see the rear get torn off that ugly Subaru like on a Pontiac Sunfire video that's been floating around on Youtube.
Volvo-brickster
12-21-2009, 04:52 PM
not really that impressive

something like this would impress me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiSJNOsIku0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEwS6giexfg&NR=1
Mkhun
12-21-2009, 05:04 PM
Impressive..!!
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Meister1982
12-21-2009, 07:00 PM
holy crap I was scared of that rope snapping
mpr
12-21-2009, 07:06 PM
agree. the sti pulled that trailer way too easily compared to the trucks.

are those swift springs on those trailers :)
xyz123
12-22-2009, 02:27 PM
^O_O, I believe there was someone in the Semi also accelerating with the STI?
124Y
12-22-2009, 04:02 PM
Saw this in other forums... pretty impressive IMO. :D
hud 91gt
12-22-2009, 04:58 PM
The Red ford was badass!
danizer
12-22-2009, 05:11 PM
i think this might of been viral...

the semi doesnt look very stuck to me haha
im not doubting the STI, im just saying this is a bit too convenient haha
static
12-22-2009, 05:49 PM
Personally, I think this video is fake. Even if the truck was emply, the truck and trailer would still weight over 40,000 lbs and there is no way the STi can pulll that much weight even if the truck was spinning it's drive wheels.

how do you explain this then sir ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05zRyoBbcfI
CP.AR
12-22-2009, 07:13 PM
agreed, but EVO > STI (last gen at least)

*Puts on flame suit*

AGREEEEEEEE
ilvtofu
12-22-2009, 07:42 PM
I would've been scared shitless being the STi driver, I mean what if the semi couldn't stop :eek:
sixthgear
12-23-2009, 08:38 AM
how do you explain this then sir ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05zRyoBbcfI

Strange, that STi looks a lot like a VW ;)

Those are completely different so why the comparison? If you can find a video of an STi pulling a plane, that would be valid, but this isn't.
spenny
12-23-2009, 09:01 AM
...if anything the subie was just assisting the semi.
!LittleDragon
12-23-2009, 09:07 AM
how do you explain this then sir ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05zRyoBbcfI

For starters, it's got over 550ft/lbs at 2000rpm...


This is more baffling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tls-Jli6eQE
InvisibleSoul
12-23-2009, 06:12 PM
Yeah... this is basically like a straw that broke the camel's back situation... with the camel being the big rig, the back being the traction, and the straw being the STi.

It's like the big rig was 99% able to get out of that situation itself, but was missing the 1% traction... and the STi provided that extra 1% traction.
thumper
12-23-2009, 06:16 PM
how do you explain this then sir ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05zRyoBbcfI

off topic but... what are those engines on the 747? i've never seen that setup before (as are the external fuel tanks under the wings?)
asahai69
12-23-2009, 06:21 PM
pfft. a GT-R woulda towed those vehicles in half the time.
ericthehalfbee
12-23-2009, 08:29 PM
That VW comparison is stupid. Firstly the Touareg was on pavement which has 50 times the traction of snow. Secondly the Touareg was the diesel with stump-pulling torque. Thirdly the Touareg has a low-range.

Oh, and the fact the Touareg was loaded with some 9,000lbs of steel weight to increase traction. Yes, 9,000 lbs. It looks cool, but it's just a stunt really.



I also call fake on the Subaru video. Probably some clever marketing so that people who have never driven in snow, have never towed anything in their life, have never pulled anyone out of snow and have no comprehension of simple basic physics would fall for and say "OMG Subaru rulz".