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Written by Vijay Pattni
Whether by design or just serendipity, this very special Subaru WRX STI comes to us on a very special occasion. It is a red WRX STI used in Baby Driver one of the finest driving movies ever filmed, of course and is now available for purchase on the 30th anniversary of Subaru"s STI brand. Mecum Auctions has managed to bag one of a handful of red STIs used in the film, though this one is unlike the first Baby Driver WRX that came up for sale, because it"s properly all-wheel-drive (the earlier one was converted to rear-drive). We"re told it started life as a regular WRX, with the WRX STI drivetrain swapped in by Allpro Subaru in Georgia. They didn"t stop there, by the sounds of it. The 2.5-litre, 300bhp boxer engine was treated to forged CP pistons, something called an Exedy Stage 1 clutch (we assume that"s a good clutch), an OK Giken front diff and Cusco rear diff, and the most important modification of all: a hydraulic handbrake.
Date written: 3 Apr 2018
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ID: 11378
Whether by design or just serendipity, this very special Subaru WRX STI comes to us on a very special occasion. It is a red WRX STI used in Baby Driver one of the finest driving movies ever filmed, of course and is now available for purchase on the 30th anniversary of Subaru"s STI brand. Mecum Auctions has managed to bag one of a handful of red STIs used in the film, though this one is unlike the first Baby Driver WRX that came up for sale, because it"s properly all-wheel-drive (the earlier one was converted to rear-drive). We"re told it started life as a regular WRX, with the WRX STI drivetrain swapped in by Allpro Subaru in Georgia. They didn"t stop there, by the sounds of it. The 2.5-litre, 300bhp boxer engine was treated to forged CP pistons, something called an Exedy Stage 1 clutch (we assume that"s a good clutch), an OK Giken front diff and Cusco rear diff, and the most important modification of all: a hydraulic handbrake.
Date written: 3 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11378
