Subaru’s WRX: The Official Escape Vehicle Of The Zombie Apocalypse?

I hate to boast, but I consider myself one of the world’s foremost authorities on the upcoming zombie apocalypse. My go-bag is packed, I’ve got a decent selection of anti-zombie firearms and I’ve read “The Zombie Survival Guide” from cover to cover. Several times, in fact. I’ve even got my own choice of zombie escape vehicle parked in my garage, and it isn’t a Subaru WRX. More on that later. Read more

2011 Subaru Impreza WRX – ‘Rally Inspired, Road Driven’

For years the Subaru WRX has been that ‘street-racer’ or import tuner car that some automotive enthusiasts had ‘performance envy’ over. That envy rooted from the thought of an inexpensive all-wheel-drive Japanese grocery-getter having a competitive performance edge over every-day cars just like their $60K+ sports car only for half the price. For 2011 Subaru continues that tradition in an evolutionary design that followed the current WRX hatchback but in a sedan form factor.

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SEMA 2009: Ken Block’s 400hp Subaru WRX STI TRAX – World’s Fastest Snow Cat

Could you only imagine taking virtually the same Subaru WRX STi that Ken Block drives in those absolutely stunning Gymkhana videos onto the snow as a fully built TRAX vehicle? Well, that is exactly what has come of a new rally-prepped 2009 WRX STi TRAX vehicle built by Vermont SportsCar.

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World’s Fastest Subaru WRX STi

Supposedly this is the world fastest Subaru WRX STi which is a bold title to hold considering the massive potential and capabilities of the current WRX STi. No doubt that the STi is a stunning performer but the one of the many demonstrated in the video below, is a monster that is able to make a dash from 0 to 60mph in an astonishing 1.9 seconds. That may cause a mild case of whiplash if you are not careful. That’s almost Top-Fuel Dragster proportions, well… not really, but you get the point I am trying to make.

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