[double0seven]

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10q2/2011_subaru_impreza_wrx_sti_sets_nuerburgring_lap_ record-feature
(http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10q2/2011_subaru_impreza_wrx_sti_sets_nuerburgring_lap_ record-feature)
Fastest sedan on the Nürburgring so far. 7 minutes and 55 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEXADeLH_H4

And here is the vid.

[Great68]

*PROTOTYPE

*CAN'T BUY ONE

[vexor]

Lol mishifts at 1:34, you don't need 2nd gear on this track, and that ending was epic, lol

That's surprising, i would of thought that the M5 would be quicker

[TypeRNammer]

Sweet it's Tommi!

Guess this is what he's been upto since retiring from WRC

[Berzerker]

253km/hr on the back straight... nice.

Berz out.

[Tegra_Devil]

love subaru........

[TOPEC]

Sweet it's Tommi!

Guess this is what he's been upto since retiring from WRC

he also has his own shop called tommi makinen racing turning out grp n rally cars.

[shenmecar]

COOL ITS TOMMI MAKINEN

[Meister1982]

I would piss my pants if I was the passenger haha

[jpark]

i love these cars

[BoredAtWork]

The car seems to have endless power no matter where the rpm range and steering angle.

[The_AK]

oh man thats fast

[thumper]

I don't follow WRC that well anymore (so hardcore members please don't hurt me!), but did Tommi used to drive for Mitsubishi, or for Subaru back in the day? :confused:

[TypeRNammer]

I don't follow WRC that well anymore (so hardcore members please don't hurt me!), but was Tommi driving for Mitsubishi? :confused:

At one point yes, which explains the limited EVO VI:thumbsup:

http://galeria.forocoches.com/data/500/E6tm_01.jpg

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

very nice run


tat course is tough

[XtC-604]

Mhmm sexy next gen m5 will do better tho
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[TypeRNammer]

Mhmm sexy next gen m5 will do better tho
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But it won't sound exotic since they dropped the V10 motor:(

[Heavy_user]

2011 STI actually looks pretty good! Awesome driving from Tommi Makinen

[RabidRat]

shit.. can you imagine how fast the lap would've been if he hadn't fucked up twice? he missed a shift and then he slid at the end lol

[VK79]

Very nice. Gonna see how the Sub Cad specs/price it. Might be time for an upgrade :)

[optiblue]

nice~ that'd be sweet if it were the production model! It looks like a 350 - 400hp version

[cococly]

Another good video of the 2011 WRX STI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5i7Y78c0-Y

[jtanner_]

Damn that was intense... subaru lovin

[tofu1413]

funny how subaru never seems to market the spec C's here...

[Qmx323]

jeeesus

i've never wanted a subaru more than right now

guh

[orange7]

now let's see how fast the evo x can do it.
:p

[joquio]

damn it.... the sedan looks so sexy in the videos....I think I'm sold.... I need this 4 door so baddddddddddddd

[q0192837465]

that's 1 hell of a fast car. Why would anyone buy a EVO over a STI. STI is faster, better interior, looks better (subjective), and cheaper.

[EX-R]

Very nice. Gonna see how the Sub Cad specs/price it. Might be time for an upgrade :)

im on the same boat as you! im really loving the new sti sedan! maybe time to save up again and sell the wrx!

[XtC-604]

But it won't sound exotic since they dropped the V10 motor:(

won't sound as exotic, but a twin turbo tuned out V8 with sound more EROTIC :)

[PiuYi]

still not digging the look of this.... really miss the 07 wrx's

[Purely]

I like the front, but I don't like the back..

[EvoFan]

I like the sedan style, glad they're going back to it

[optiblue]

that's 1 hell of a fast car. Why would anyone buy a EVO over a STI. STI is faster, better interior, looks better (subjective), and cheaper.

:(

[BoredAtWork]

so which STI is better? hatch or sedan? In terms of rigidity, handling, weight, etc.
Which one does WRC uses for 2011?

[XtC-604]

that's 1 hell of a fast car. Why would anyone buy a EVO over a STI. STI is faster, better interior, looks better (subjective), and cheaper.
Because the STI in the video isnt the STI we get here in America?
Keep in mind that in europe they have an FQ430 evo, making 430awhp from the factory :)
and no its not cheaper :)

[TOPEC]

so which STI is better? hatch or sedan? In terms of rigidity, handling, weight, etc.
Which one does WRC uses for 2011?

subaru hasnt compete in WRC since a year ago i think
and there is a reason why manufactures uses the hatch.

[ilvtofu]

What are the specs of the car in the video?
New sedan looks better in that video than in the first released spy shots IMO white >dark grey.

[thumper]

What are the specs of the car in the video?
New sedan looks better in that video than in the first released spy shots IMO white >dark grey.

click on the car and driver link the OP put in the first posting....

The stickler is that the Subaru in question wasn’t a production car, it was, in the words of the company, a 2011 Impreza WRX STI prototype. The car is basically the bastard child of two JDM-only models with some extra bespoke aero bits thrown in for slipperiness and high-speed stability.

The car starts with the suspension from the improved-for-2011 WRX STI—it’s 5 mm lower than the 2010 model, with 1-mm-thicker front and rear anti-roll bars, higher-rate springs all around, stiffer rear-subframe bushings, and new front-suspension pillow-ball bushings. The engine is the Japanese-market STI Spec C’s, a 2.0-liter turbocharged boxer-four that’s been given the larger turbo from the R205, another Japanese special-edition STI model. It’s now putting out a claimed 320 hp, which makes the time that much more impressive when compared to the Panamera’s 500 turbocharged ponies (although the Porsche is surely carrying around a few hundred extra pounds). The R205 also donates six-piston front brakes and a front strut-tower brace; it features a flexible center portion that allows vertical motion but maintains lateral stiffness. Weight is saved through the use of an aluminum hood from the Spec C, unique aluminum front fenders, the Spec C’s smaller battery, and the deletion of the radio as in the R205 and Spec C. Extra aero parts specific to this car include a full undertray, a front-lip extension tacked onto the R205’s lower spoiler, and a Gurney flap added—taped, really—to the rear at Mäkinen’s request. (The car was getting a bit out of shape without it in the high-speed sections.) A full roll cage and race buckets fitted with a five-point harness for the driver and a four-point for the passenger make things safe.