The Subaru Brataroo 9500 Turbo. With Travis Pastrana behind its wheel, it’ll star in the next Gymkhana film, “Aussie Shred,” set to premiere in early December on the Hoonigan YouTube channel.
The build by Vermont SportsCar is based on the 1978 Subaru BRAT. It’s powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter boxer engine that delivers 670 horsepower, 680 lb.-ft. of torque and …
Wheels appear to be 4x140.
I highly doubt that any part of the BRAT suspension or brakes are there, but I like the gesture.
all that, and no swan neck
The lack of seats in the bed seem like a big miss.
BRAT. HNNNNNNnnnnnnnngh.
In reply to John Welsh :
I cant find any good pictures to prove it but i saw the trailer for the new Gymkhana and it looked like they had people in the rear facing seats at one point, I'd be surprised if it didn't have them, seems like a big missed opportunity.
sleepyhead the buffalo said:all that, and no swan neck
I know that the big money OEMs can do it, but for a small shop/one off, it's probably more challenging to do active aero with a swan neck.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:Wheels appear to be 4x140.
They are 5-lug.
As if I didn't want a Brat enough as it is.
I know a lot people say "X brand should bring back Y car," but I really think Subaru would have little issue selling a modern Brat, even if it's just an Outback or a Crosstrek with a small open bed instead of a trunk.
I have a deep desire to own a Subaru Brat at some point.
Colin Wood said:As if I didn't want a Brat enough as it is.
I know a lot people say "X brand should bring back Y car," but I really think Subaru would have little issue selling a modern Brat, even if it's just an Outback or a Crosstrek with a small open bed instead of a trunk.
They did about a decade ago. I don’t think it sold all that well, and they got a bunch of flak for it being 4door instead of the 2-door Brat.
edit: woops, I’m getting old. The Baja was *20* years ago:
In reply to sleepyhead the buffalo :
I feel like I'm seeing more and more Bajas as of late. It might just be that I'm paying more attention.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:Wheels appear to be 4x140.
I highly doubt that any part of the BRAT suspension or brakes are there, but I like the gesture.
An article on Autopian mentioned something about a special tube frame chassis with the body grafted on. Those wheels/tires would look good on my GRC.
STM317 said:sleepyhead the buffalo said:all that, and no swan neck
I know that the big money OEMs can do it, but for a small shop/one off, it's probably more challenging to do active aero with a swan neck.
You could buy the factory mechanism for a new Porsche GT3 RS. That should be cheaper than engineering one from scratch...should.
GameboyRMH said:STM317 said:sleepyhead the buffalo said:all that, and no swan neck
I know that the big money OEMs can do it, but for a small shop/one off, it's probably more challenging to do active aero with a swan neck.
You could buy the factory mechanism for a new Porsche GT3 RS. That should be cheaper than engineering one from scratch...should.
True. But I doubt this new system is engineered from scratch. I'm guessing it's the same basic components that they used on Travis' last vintage Subaru back in 2022:
They're familiar with the components, controls should be the same, maybe some minor tweaking of software tuning for the Brat, but probably no reason to reengineer with new parts/controls for the relatively small advantage of the swan neck
In reply to sleepyhead the buffalo :
You were correct at first: The Baja was available 10 years ago, not 20. :)
David S. Wallens said:In reply to sleepyhead the buffalo :
You were correct at first: The Baja was available 10 years ago, not 20. :)
both Wikipedia and cars.com’s compare function in their research function show the Baja available from 2003-2006. Last I checked, that’s reasonably 20years back from 2025?
or do I have the wrong Baja?
STM317 said:True. But I doubt this new system is engineered from scratch. I'm guessing it's the same basic components that they used on Travis' last vintage Subaru back in 2022:
They're familiar with the components, controls should be the same, maybe some minor tweaking of software tuning for the Brat, but probably no reason to reengineer with new parts/controls for the relatively small advantage of the swan neck
I’ve seen 10% benefit claimed by 9LR; and I’ve done flow visualization that indicated 15-20% benefit. I don’t think that’s small, and would match the benefit of going to radiuses over end plates. considering how much worse the flow over the back bed is, the flow-straightening benefit of a swan neck seems a reasonably arguable change.
as for difficulty, if you go look at the screen capture from the “no prep” thread, their moveable wing is swan neck mounted. so, it’s easy enough for drag racers to cobble together.
In reply to sleepyhead the buffalo :
I think it was sarcasm in a 'no way it was that long ago' kind of way
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