Custom-built Subaru Impreza is set to break Isle of Man record

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Last week Prodrive showed off the 2016 Subaru WRX STI it built for a record attempt at the Isle of Man TT's Snaefell Mountain Course. And now Subaru is officially going back to the Isle of Man to break its own record. Once again Mark Higgins will drive the Impreza around the 37.7-mile road course. Higgens piloted record runs in 2011 and 2014. The most recent run established the current 19-minute, 15.9-second best time.

This new car "will be considerably faster than the previous car," according to Dominick Infante, Manager of Product Communications for Subaru America. That's because the previous attempts were in mostly-stock versions of the Impreza WRX STI. The new car is a completely rebuilt, track-only special. Details on theengine and other specifics like aerodynamic tweaks are being held until the car's official launch.

The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is an annual time-attack motorcycle race on the small island located between the United Kingdom and Ireland. This year the event runs from May 28 to June 10. There are no sanctioned automotive races on the Isle of Man, so Subaru is essentially running the course for our entertainment. And as you can see in the video below from last year, it's riveting. We can't wait to see if the new car will break the 19-minute barrier.

Source - http://www.autoblog.com/2016/04/15/prodrive-subaru-impreza-isle-of-man-official/


 

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so happy to see Subaru getting involved more every year in motorsport! Cant wait for the onboard video of this, just like the last one with comentary
 
Watched videos so many times and the one where he tail slid at 150mph and held it .Higgins is a cool pilot.
 
Just been informed,

It's 680 max bhp, active suspension and DRS too, 600k to build

Running tomorrow for record,and tonight for shakedown
 
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Was Higgins not using stock sti and was not the idea to challange the best time with factoey spec car?
 
Yeah, apart from the cage it was factory

But I think he's challenging the bikes average speed of 132 mph
 
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one of the lads sent those to me earlier subaru show of force tt 2016
 
130 in a car is far too much I reckon.
Doubt he will improve much more on the last time set.
127mph maybe.

The higher speed the bikes travel at to achieve 133mph is mind blowing and way above a cars top end.
 
Totally agree, mental speed needed to get a 130 lap

But then again,Higgins has plenty of knowledge of the TT course
 
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