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00:00 (engine revving)

00:02 (laughing)

00:07 Yeah, it's tricky.

00:09 (upbeat music)

00:13 Hey everybody, Chris Walton from Motor Trend,

00:19 here today with the Subaru STI S209,

00:23 and the most powerful STI we've ever had in the States.

00:26 Honestly, it's a rally car.

00:27 We should be up there in the mountains sliding around.

00:30 But instead, we're here to do some hard testing.

00:32 Got a drag strip over here,

00:33 we're gonna go to zero to 60, a quarter mile,

00:36 zero to 100, 100 to zero, 60 to zero,

00:39 and then we're gonna hand it over to Kim

00:40 and he's gonna take it on our figure eight

00:42 and get a figure eight time and some skid pad numbers.

00:44 But honestly, my job I think today's

00:46 gonna be a little harder.

00:48 We've got all the grip in the world with these tires,

00:51 all that turbo lag, and a stick shift and a clutch pedal,

00:55 so it's gonna be really tricky to launch,

00:57 but I'll give it my best shot and see how it goes.

01:00 After years of looking longingly at Japan

01:02 and its roster of special edition STIs,

01:04 America is getting one of its own.

01:06 So again, this is the Subaru WRX STI S209,

01:10 and it's the ultimate STI.

01:12 It has more of everything, grip, power,

01:15 scoops, wings, and fenders.

01:17 The biggest change comes under the hood.

01:19 In the S209, the 2.5 liter boxer gets a larger turbo

01:23 and an updated fuel system.

01:24 Together, they make 341 horsepower

01:27 and 330 pound feet of torque.

01:29 That should mean a great zero to 60 time.

01:31 However, cars like the STI are tricky to launch.

01:35 Sticky tires, a manual transmission,

01:37 and a motor prone to lag make perfect starts hard to come by.

01:41 It took a few tries.

01:43 Eventually, we got the S209 to 60 in 5.9 seconds.

01:48 That's quick, but slower than competitors

01:50 like the Volkswagen Golf R or Honda Civic Type R.

01:53 In the quarter mile, the S209 took 14.1 seconds.

01:57 With its special brake pads,

01:58 the Subaru stopped from 60 miles per hour in 103 feet.

02:01 That's supercar territory.

02:03 Then, we took the Subaru to the figure eight,

02:05 where its upgrades could really shine.

02:06 With special tires, the S209 did it in 24.6 seconds

02:10 at an average of .78 G.

02:11 - What about these brakes?

02:13 They're very, very good.

02:14 You get on the power quite early.

02:18 - The takeaway?

02:19 This Subaru is indeed special,

02:21 with suspension, tweaked motor, and sticky tires.

02:24 However, all that pays dividends in corners,

02:27 while conspiring to make the car difficult to launch

02:29 on asphalt from a standing start.

02:31 Still, it's quite the car,

02:33 and we hope to drive it on a dirt road soon,

02:35 where it belongs.

02:35 (upbeat music)

02:38 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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