670-hp Subaru Brataroo Is Travis Pastrana's New Gymkhana Vehicle, And Its Turbocharged Boxer Four Revs To 9,500 Rpm

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Gymkhana videos archive immoderate of nan astir breathtaking stunts, nan astir talented driving skills, and nan coolest cars connected nan internet, and Hoonigan conscionable debuted nan adjacent Gymkhana car astatine SEMA: nan Subaru Brataroo 9500 Turbo. It's a genuinely unsocial 1978 Subaru BRAT that was built successful business pinch Subaru and Vermont SportsCar, and features a virtually firespitting 2.0-liter turbocharged boxer four-cylinder motor that produces 670 horsepower and 680 lb-ft of torque that is tin of revving supra 9,500 rpm.

As you're apt to recall, Subaru collaborated pinch Hoonigan connected a erstwhile Gymkhana video pinch nan besides supremely cool 1983 Subaru GL Family Huckster. When Hoonigan first released teaser images of nan Family Huckster, speculations ironically arose that it would beryllium a Brat, but nan Gymkhana franchise was Bratless. Until now, that is.

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Beyond nan car, Hoonigan shared immoderate teasers of what to expect from nan adjacent video. It will return spot successful Australia, nan onshore that coined nan word hoon, and it sounds for illustration nan Brataroo will put done its paces, to opportunity nan least.

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The Brataroo 9500 Turbo is judge to beryllium itself arsenic a singular machine, sending those 670 horsepower to each 4 wheels via a six-speed sequential SADEV gearbox. Outside, it's saddled pinch nan astir precocious progressive aerodynamics of immoderate Gymkhana car to date, pinch beforehand fender louvers that are afloat adjustable to support nan car glued to nan roadworthy erstwhile needed, and to support nan chemoreceptor airborne should Travis Pastrana hap to drawback immoderate aerial location on nan way. There are 2 interchangeable rear helping designs, 1 for maximum downforce successful high-speed driving scenarios, and nan different smaller helping for little aerodynamically demanding endeavors specified arsenic roasting immoderate tires successful a parking lot.

"This BRAT's unhinged – successful nan champion measurement possible," said Pastrana. "It's sewage nan psyche of a vintage Subaru pinch nan tech to do things nary Gymkhana car has ever done. Every portion of it is designed to return abuse, alert big, and travel backmost for more. It's hands down nan craziest Gymkhana car we've ever built."

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The full assemblage is made of c fiber, and it covers a VSC-engineered chassis and rotation cage built to WRC standards. The exaggerated proportions of nan Brataroo were penned by Khyzyl Saleem, who besides goes by The Kyza, and it's completed by '70s-inspired schematic package that features kangaroos giving thumbs-ups. The interior continues nan retro vibe pinch a restored OEM radio, arsenic good arsenic a period-correct CB radio, and a plaid Dixxon Flannel interior. The adjacent Gymkhana video, called "Aussie Shred," will premiere early successful December connected nan Hoonigan YouTube channel.