In celebration of Travis Pastrana's third-consecutive Rally America National Championship title, Subaru commissioned a custom WRX STI for its factory team driver. Pastrana's new street car will debut at the Chicago auto show.
Vermont SportsCar, which also is responsible for constructing Pastrana's rally car, modified the one-off STI with parts from Subaru's SPT parts division. Improved chassis rigidity and handling prowess comes courtesy of a front strut tower bar, a lower chassis brace and Work Evolution wheels wrapped with BF Goodrich G-Force Super Sport tires.
For a bump in power for the 2.5-liter turbocharged flat four-cylinder, a specially tuned electronic control unit and custom down pipe are employed.
In addition to the loud paint job, a special carbon-fiber hood and rear wing were fabricated for Pastrana's car. A STI front spoiler, exhaust tips and PIAA driving lights complete the exterior changes.
Inside, the yellow theme continues with yellow seat piping and yellow stitching for the steering wheel, shifter boot and parking-brake handle boot. Faux carbon-fiber trim and--in a nod to Pastrana's rally car--a map light and co-driver footrest are installed.
Entertainment comes from an Eclipse audio system with Kicker amplifiers, speakers and subwoofer. Finally, an Xbox 360 is mounted under the front passenger seat, enabling Pastrana and a friend to play video games when not on the move.
To read more visit the AutoWeek Chicago Auto Show News section.
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