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Nick Koan 2009-11-19 03:55 PM
Subaru Forester Dakar
 
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/s...campaign=video

Well, its about as much of a Forester as Robby Gordon's Hummer was a real hummer. But it is a turbo charged Subaru flat 4 in that tube-chasis kevlar/carbon fiber Forester-esque body.

Quote:
Video: Subaru Forester hits Dakar

It may no longer be held anywhere near Dakar, but the Dakar rally is still genuinely, genuinely mental.

If you’re going to take the 6000-mile assault across South America – an assault crossing some of the most brutal terrain on earth, including the Atacama desert and the Andes – you need a beast of a machine.

Argentinian race team Barattero Motorsport reckons it has found such a beast in the shape of the Subaru Forester.

Called the Subaru Elaion, it’s a heavily-modified version of Subaru’s softroader armed with a 2.0-litre boxer four putting out 300bhp and 420lb ft of torque.

Under the carbon fibre and Kevlar body is a tubular sub-frame, dual shocks with a full nine inches of suspension travel, and all the assorted spades and kit and emergency flares required to survive the mighty Dakar,

We reckon it’s a thoroughly awesome thing, and Barattero has kindly put together an excellent video for your perusal. Drivers Yoshiu Ikemachi and Gabriel Pozzo will kick off Subaru’s assault on the Dakar on January 1 2010 – reckon they’ll make it?
Here is the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeVp9tmsvMk

sperry 2009-11-19 04:07 PM
That's a pretty impressive looking build. There's a surprising amount of stock-looking gear on there too from the little you can see in the video, at least motor-wise.

sybir 2009-11-19 08:07 PM
I can't wait to see the running this year.

BOO 2009-11-19 10:27 PM
Not to sound cheesy and I know it's not an Impreza, but Ken Block needs to add this in his repertoire of TOYS. That thing looks Mean.

MPREZIV 2009-11-20 07:26 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by BOO (Post 142319)
Not to sound cheesy and I know it's not an Impreza, but Ken Block needs to take a long walk off a short pier.

fixed.

Nick Koan 2009-11-20 09:14 AM
I was wondering which of you two would respond first. In all honesty, I thought it was going to be Bob.

MPREZIV 2009-11-20 12:07 PM
I just plain got here before he did. That's all.


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