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  • Subaru WRX STI TRAX

    A one off rally vehicle to be sure, but boy there are days we could we use this thing in Michigan



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    We've seen this approach to Arctic off-roading at a concept level, but this snow-eating Subaru WRX STI is most definitely for real. The 400bhp TRAX was built by Subaru Rally Team USA's technical partner, Vermont SportsCar from a rally-prepared 2009 WRX ST. EXE-TC Group N competition rally dampers were added, the drivetrain lowered three inches and the wheels tossed in favor of a Mattracks rubber track system.

    Driving what must challenge for the title of world's fastest snowmobile is a 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder, turbocharged, intercooled STI engine that puts out around 400 horses and 400 lb.-ft. of torque. This is married to a KAPS 5-speed close-ratio dog-engagement gearbox and the Subaru programmable DCCD (Driver Controlled Center Differential) all-wheel drive system.

    So you've got something to do in the back country, the TRAX STI also has a specially designed sleigh which can drag four people and their snowboarding gear up the slopes.
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  • #2
    I suspect the top speed would be limited with the tracks, but then again the terrain this is meant for won't be done doing 100mph...
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    • #3
      The video is sweet. Its really really good in the deep stuff
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      • #4
        Oh and you can add in the description that it is a Flat 4.
        Nice sound.

        Some Alfa's had flat 4's for a while, and the original beetle and hippy van's were flat 4's.
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