In contrast, the current Subaru WRX STI 2.0-liter VT22r engine, built by Vermont Sports Car and used for rallying in the American Rally Association (ARA) Open 4WD Class is tuned for reliability ...

While the Subaru WRX STI was available at dealerships for quite some time, it was also tearing it up at rally competitions. Here's what made it so legendary.

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Subaru shared renders of a WRX ARA25L rally car fitted with street-legal license plates. The fictional WRX model features wild carbon fiber aero parts and a central exhaust pipe.

Now, Subaru Motorsports USA is being very cruel by rendering the WRX ARA25 rally car as a road-going model. Aesthetics are subjective, but in our opinion, the vehicle looks perfect as the next STI.

Continuing its long partnership with Subaru meant that Vermont SportsCar started out with a stock, fifth-generation Subaru WRX when it came time to build Pastrana's return-to-rally mobile.

To abide by ARA regulations, the WRX Rally produces 320 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque from a turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder. The car will make its competition debut at the Ojibwe Forests ...

Continuing its long partnership with Subaru meant that Vermont Sports Car started out with a stock, fifth-generation Subaru WRX when it came time to build Pastrana's return-to-rally mobile. After ...

The WRX ARA25 car was built for performance from the ground up by Subaru and its partner Vermont SportsCar, plus many different suppliers besides. And all those special parts make the ARA25 shine.

The Subaru Leone may have been the brand's first rally car, but it was only the beginning. The lessons learned in the 1980s, from snowy mountain roads to WRC stages, set the stage for what came next.