Subaru Motorsports Usa Debuts 2024 Wrx: Project Midnight

[chanomatik]

https://media.subaru.com/pressreleas...oject-midnight

Quickest and fastest WRX race car to date from Subaru Motorsports USA

Piloted by ex-F1 driver and rallycross champion Scott Speed

670 horsepower turbocharged BOXER engine and all-wheel drive

Lightweight tarmac special weighs 2,469 lbs.

[21ej]

The power to weight ratio on that thing is insane. The wing is also insane.

Also probably the best looking VB to date.

[Kostamojen]

If only this had any impact on production vehicles...

[Stanley]

Neat race car. Meanwhile in the real world, no hatchback, no care.

[godfather2112]

Originally Posted by Stanley

Neat race car. Meanwhile in the real world, no hatchback, no care.

If they made a WRX hatch it would look like crap and perform like crap. Just going off recent history.


Now, if you say bring back that 02-08 Subaru soul and performance, that’s a different story.

[YungBoba]

That is one good looking race car. The all black is a nice change from their usual bright liveries. The weight is insane too.

[Straight6]

Love it!

[WR Blue]

how dem say in JA. MACHINE!!!!!

[Cowboy Neal]

Ej?

[21ej]

Originally Posted by Cowboy Neal

Ej?

It does seem weird they only said “Boxer”. If it was an FA they probably would have said it had the FA platform. It’s probably an EJ

[Brahmzy]

There's not much WRX about that thing.

[Apb_pools]

Originally Posted by Brahmzy

There's not much WRX about that thing.

Yea its more GRC or Golf R. I see it too.

[20WRX20]

Originally Posted by Brahmzy

There's not much WRX about that thing.

Pretty sure these start out as factory production cars.

[Apb_pools]

Originally Posted by 20WRX20

Pretty sure these start out as factory production cars.

Pretty sure the only thing factory on this is the shell and front grille Subaru emblem.

[SoDealer]

Originally Posted by Apb_pools

Pretty sure the only thing factory on this is the shell and front grille Subaru emblem.

It starts as a real car.

[Apb_pools]

Originally Posted by SoDealer

It starts as a real car.

It ends as a real car too, it is not imaginary or virtual. Its just an amalgamation of custom parts to make it fast.

[dgoodhue]

Originally Posted by Apb_pools

Pretty sure the only thing factory on this is the shell and front grille Subaru emblem.

Probably but it has a very similar front and rear bumper. It has much more exaggerated oversized cladding and a big wing. Some of VB cladding and rear bumper critics are saying this looks good. Must be blinded by that wing.


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[chanomatik]

I looked up the 2021 Nitro Rallycross car and on VSC's site they just called it a "custom Subaru BOXER".

https://vtcar.com/cars/vt21x/

As far as I've seen, they've been using a unspecified Boxer motor for a while now. At least the last few years I've hoped to see a mention of EJ or FA, but it's always "custom Subaru BOXER".

[JRodrigues]

It's a 2.0, so most likely a EJ since it has a very well known base.

[YungBoba]

Originally Posted by JRodrigues

It's a 2.0, so most likely a EJ since it has a very well known base.

Shhhh, you're going to summon Nighthawk...

[Brahmzy]

Originally Posted by YungBoba

Shhhh, you're going to summon Nighthawk...

Oh my. Please no.

[SVX WRX]

it can't be that fast ... it has no dimples on the cladding.

[vapore0n]

I'm sorry but that car looks ridiculous.
Like they took all the amazon boxes they had around and made an over exaggerated ground and wing kit.

Under the hood, a turbocharged and intercooled 2.0-liter flat-four engine produces 670 hp and 680 lb-ft of torque, revving to 9,500 rpm and spitting flames from its hood-exit exhaust. The powerplant is the most recent and top-performing evolution of Subaru Motorsports USA's highly successful rallycross engine that helped Scott Speed earn Subaru the Nitro Rallycross Teams Championship in 2021.

Now that I would be interested in

[JustyWRC]

Originally Posted by vapore0n

I'm sorry but that car looks ridiculous.
Like they took all the amazon boxes they had around and made an over exaggerated ground and wing kit.




Now that I would be interested in

It's a race car. Would you consider something like this as ridiculous(first one I came across)? Or the Subaru Super GT cars? Just curious. If yes, then OK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merced...Coup%C3%A9_DTM

[vapore0n]

Originally Posted by JustyWRC

It's a race car. Would you consider something like this as ridiculous(first one I came across)? Or the Subaru Super GT cars? Just curious. If yes, then OK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merced...Coup%C3%A9_DTM

The Subaru GT car actually looks good, because it doesn't look like they took a stock car and duck taped some cardboard on it.

I'm sure the car is ridiculously fast too, but man I sure don't like the styling.