this is why i love subaru. Not only do they make affordable cars for every type of person, but they still keep on making and improving their performance flagship WRX and STI models.
***** Yeah I know how he saved it, its called counter-steering. This guy probably could've saved it in fwd because a lot of that was skill, but at that speed the AWD helped, in FWD it likely would've oversteered after the first counter at that speed.
That was AWESOME!!!!!! Great vid, great driving, and great car! At first I was not overly impressed with the looks of the car (I wanted a hatch) but with every video I watch I am really seeing this car become a fav. Good job Subaru! As always, I shall never doubt thee again.
@ 3:37, the right front tire actually lifted off the ground at those speeds. Pretty amazing to watch. Former Subie owner..may one day step back into an STI.. They need to make bigger changes for me to come back though.
The modifications that where made where either required or where allowed by the race standards (which ANY car racing the TT could make) and still be considered a "production vehicle" - this is the new production vehicle record whether you believe it or not. Awesome driving a Awesome Car! When the FA turbo hatchback comes out (fingers crossed) I might need to upgrade my collection.
+Xanore Gaming Mine too bro, since 12 years old. That was in '96.... Now I drive an Obsidian Black (('06)) STI. Did a pro tune in '08, without any mods (I found out the factory tune was shit). Still unmodified, still the love of my life...my wife understands. After 10 corner shredding years with this car, I wouldn't change a damn thing. Should also say, it hasn't left me stranded, not one single time. WOT!!!
He had more experience from last year which helped him shaved significant time. If you watched his 14' run, he nearly crashed when the car nearly lost control for a bit. This run he looked a lot more confident and used the brakes less than last year. When you drive more confidently you will shave a lot of time.
I agree! I like the style of any pre 07 impreza more so than I do the later years. Not hating on the newer models in any way, they all drive incredibly well.
Yeah my dad had an ‘05 when I was growing up, and it was great fun stock, but he made it into a beast. Great memories with that car. He got a fully built bottom end, and then did the top himself. I don’t remember what turbo he ran, but it was huge. I think right towards the end before he sold it, it was putting 750 to the wheels. The most amazing thing was that he hardly touched the suspension, because they handle so well from the factory
I love this car but I can't understand how you can call it stock. Apart from safety additions like roll cage, fire supression and racing seats/harness, this car has: Upgraded springs and shocks, Racing brake pads, ECU modifications (speed limiter removed and probably tuned) Straight through exhaust Higher spec Dunlop Direzza tyres Well done to Mark and his team. Great drive
Because even with all those upgrades, it is still under $50k car and within reach of most average consumers. The one they used this year is a $500k car and as such can only be afforded by the elite.
The racing seats were put in to offset the weight gain from the roll cage. The rest of the car, with the higher spec tires are upgrade options. The speed limiter is still there. The car they are using is a JDM spec STi. The parts on the car are all from factory optional upgrade which we don't get in the States. Where did you get your source that the ECU was modded? You think the company is stupid enough to cheat in the TT and breaking rules just to call themselves production #1 in front of the world?
+freeyourmind Was thinking the same thing. I've lapped Nürburgring enough times that I feel like I can do it blind folded lol. I need a challenge like this!
F1 cars have so much down force from the rear wing that they could theoretically drive on a ceiling at a high enough speed. That said, they would stay grounded the entire time over a hill, enabling them to have an even bigger advantage on this course compared to a suped up rally car.
I love American muscle cars..I drive a 2004 mustang GT 4.9 liter..can't stand foreign cars but I have driven a 92 Subaru during winter in Montana and it did great..Bout as good as most four wheel drive truck.traction was awsome and braking on the snow and ice was really good..the Subaru is the only foreign vehicle I would own after a Ferrari.
+vidurc There are a lot of S-bends that the bikes just don't have to treat as a series of turns. They're narrow enough to go straight through, no turning and no leaning necessary. The car's too wide to take those same S bends straight, so it actually has to slow enough to make the quick left right left, or right left right. There are also a lot of very shallow angle corners that the bikes can apex by just going straight. When the car goes into one of those, the driver has to apex with the inside wheels, and then worry about not going to wide with the outside wheels. That's not a problem for the bikes with their inline pair of wheels. And that's before we even get started on the advantages of being able to see exactly where the apex is in relation to your wheels.
Everyone knows the corners are where it matters and the Director disappoints giving us in-car footage pretty much on the straights only. Could have been so much better!
If they make a hatch with the 2L turbo and a decent fuel economy close to my BRZ, I'll be very tempted to upgrade. It'd make a good excuse to trade in my wife's Prius. Owning an 05 STI, I don't think I could own another sedan. Hatchbacks are so much more convenient for dogs and I really don't want to have to upgrade to a Forester. Too bad the past hatch looked like a Corolla and lacked all of the hard-edged driving character of the 05. I would have traded up in 08.
They changed the springs and dampers to be able to handle the courses famous bumps at such high speeds. No word on the exhaust though. Sauce: www.autoblog.com/2014/06/04/subaru-wrx-sti-isle-of-man-lap-record/
Why does virtually every external shot cut away before the car goes past? So frustrating that you don't get to see the car actually through the whole corner.
Was that from a standing start, like the bikes have to do. I doubt it, otherwise it would have featured in the vid, if the bikes could pass the start / finish at full throttle I guess they could knock 3 to 4 seconds off the current lap time too
Bill Hicks I was also thinking that the exhaust was done. So not a stock Subaru, but honestly, no less of an achievement. Stupendous driving, and you could easily have this car for a couple grand in mods over a stock model.
I do apoligize if I missed it, but what kind of tires did they use on the car for this, I have always been looking for the best for mine when I race every year.
+Subaru Pro Those I do believe are what I use when I do my racing (autocrossing), those once warmed up to proper temperature, really do stick quite well to the pavement
I have never owned a Subaru to date but I have been doing lots of reading on the forester and I'm thinking it may be my next car. Because of this I was wondering if there are any owners of a 2014 or 2015 Forester in this group. Here in Canada they are claiming to get 33 mpg city and 45 mpg highway with the 2.5 and a cvt. If anyone in the group owns one please give me some over all feed back on the car. If I am to spend that much for a car I would like to think I am getting one that is good. I now drive a Toyota Matrix awd and very much like the car but all my research on the Forester is making me think real hard about switching to the Subaru. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated either here or inbox my facebook profile. Thanks in advance.
+exit07 It is all stock, except the added rollcage and firewalls for security reasons. So the added parts just slow down the car as it adds weight. So I think you can consider it stock.
You get different trim packages and performances packages in different countries. That could be a bone stock "launch" but "uk" version or what ever. You get what km saying.
Obviously subaru has focused on the cars stability of it cornering without loss of speed and confortable drive by reducing the g force put against the drive making the drive less edgy and more enjoyable on the corners and at high speeds i wish i had one right now.
a huge miss in the footage was a steady camera from spectators point of view, like those seen with bikes passing by :( didnt get any sense of the actual speed of the car
Its not road legal so not technically a production car and to loud to be used in a public place. yes the course is shut down for the tt but there are people who live off the course. that thing can be heard from miles away at full throttle.
so my question is what cars have they actually taken around this course? the subaru is fast for a sedan, but "production car lap record" ? have they ever ran a gtr around this lol?
+heartkiller93 You did see how narrow many sections of the course are, right? The STI is 70.7 inches wide. The GT-R is 74.6 inches wide. That's nearly 4 inches wider. That may not sound like a lot, but I guarantee you that at those speeds on a track that narrow, the driver is going to notice the difference. It's also probably going to mean slower corners, because the driver's going to have four less inches to work with on the exits. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see someone try, but there are probably reasons they haven't taken wide supercars to the Isle of Man.
this is why i love subaru. Not only do they make affordable cars for every type of person, but they still keep on making and improving their performance flagship WRX and STI models.
Not everyone can afford it
Yeah, every type of person apart from the skint type.
Well, not everyone can afford food either. Do you troll cooking pages as well?
@@Alpine_Joewtf was the internet even about 8 years ago😭
What a driver. Fucking hell.
1:03-1:15 that was an amazing save
Zach Shult Holy shit! I'm sure any two wheel drive car would've lost it!
+Krondelo u do know how he saved it right? bc the front tires a fwd car would of saved it 2
***** Yeah I know how he saved it, its called counter-steering. This guy probably could've saved it in fwd because a lot of that was skill, but at that speed the AWD helped, in FWD it likely would've oversteered after the first counter at that speed.
+Krondelo how he could just counter steer it and go straight back on the gas pulling the car back into a straight motion
+Oh Pulse Pslsllsldldldldll
after seeing this video I had to go out and do a quick lap around the town in my WRX! Damn I love my car!
Damn, those Higgins brothers are both amazing drivers!
That was AWESOME!!!!!! Great vid, great driving, and great car!
At first I was not overly impressed with the looks of the car (I wanted a hatch) but with every video I watch I am really seeing this car become a fav.
Good job Subaru! As always, I shall never doubt thee again.
@ 3:37, the right front tire actually lifted off the ground at those speeds. Pretty amazing to watch. Former Subie owner..may one day step back into an STI.. They need to make bigger changes for me to come back though.
The modifications that where made where either required or where allowed by the race standards (which ANY car racing the TT could make) and still be considered a "production vehicle" - this is the new production vehicle record whether you believe it or not. Awesome driving a Awesome Car! When the FA turbo hatchback comes out (fingers crossed) I might need to upgrade my collection.
When I have enough money, I'll buy a Sti. My dream since I was 10 years.
i hope you get it
+AoiGP Thx bro =)
+Xanore Gaming Mine too bro, since 12 years old. That was in '96.... Now I drive an Obsidian Black (('06)) STI. Did a pro tune in '08, without any mods (I found out the factory tune was shit). Still unmodified, still the love of my life...my wife understands. After 10 corner shredding years with this car, I wouldn't change a damn thing. Should also say, it hasn't left me stranded, not one single time. WOT!!!
+Nik Coffman nice, bro!
+Xanore Gaming i just bought one last monday =0
Good Lord that's a damn good video, and car, of course :)... Absolutely amazing driving, epic music, great camera work.
Bravo
He had more experience from last year which helped him shaved significant time. If you watched his 14' run, he nearly crashed when the car nearly lost control for a bit. This run he looked a lot more confident and used the brakes less than last year. When you drive more confidently you will shave a lot of time.
Wow 21 secs faster than the previous model. Very impressed
+5 MPH more in top speed? I don't remember seeing the previous car go past 160.
+Bman4717732 nothing much considering the lap distance
You watch the video and you can just feel the joy of driving. You and the machine are now one
I think this might be a good daddy car for me this summer:) My new son needs to learn about cars ASAP!
Great viewing. I just enjoy the actual footage and the pure speed.
The sti is my dream car.. i wish i have one:')
Awesome run and the music was on point!
I love this!!! Great footage, background story and woohoo, Subaru!!
that save couple years ago was so good,great driving
Congrats Subaru, hope to own one of your machines one day.
Makes me happy to own an sti... although mines an 06.
I agree! I like the style of any pre 07 impreza more so than I do the later years. Not hating on the newer models in any way, they all drive incredibly well.
Yeah my dad had an ‘05 when I was growing up, and it was great fun stock, but he made it into a beast. Great memories with that car. He got a fully built bottom end, and then did the top himself. I don’t remember what turbo he ran, but it was huge. I think right towards the end before he sold it, it was putting 750 to the wheels. The most amazing thing was that he hardly touched the suspension, because they handle so well from the factory
I love this car but I can't understand how you can call it stock.
Apart from safety additions like roll cage, fire supression and racing seats/harness, this car has:
Upgraded springs and shocks,
Racing brake pads,
ECU modifications (speed limiter removed and probably tuned)
Straight through exhaust
Higher spec Dunlop Direzza tyres
Well done to Mark and his team. Great drive
Well, to be fair those are the very first things any enthusiast would do their car...
Save the race cage, unless they're doing amateur rally or something of the sort
+Subaru Pro if you think about it those mods are what subaru owners call "stock" XD
Because even with all those upgrades, it is still under $50k car and within reach of most average consumers. The one they used this year is a $500k car and as such can only be afforded by the elite.
The racing seats were put in to offset the weight gain from the roll cage. The rest of the car, with the higher spec tires are upgrade options. The speed limiter is still there. The car they are using is a JDM spec STi. The parts on the car are all from factory optional upgrade which we don't get in the States. Where did you get your source that the ECU was modded? You think the company is stupid enough to cheat in the TT and breaking rules just to call themselves production #1 in front of the world?
Ипать! 20 минут с сердечным ритмом в 150!!! Меня бы на третьей минуте в реанимацию увезли бы!:))
Занос в начале видео выправил - просто потрясно!!!
Respect on his driving ability.
this track should be included in gran turismo
I was thinking that while watching, shall we start a petition. if new one takes as long as last one we should have it by 2025
+freeyourmind Was thinking the same thing. I've lapped Nürburgring enough times that I feel like I can do it blind folded lol. I need a challenge like this!
My name is Mark Higginbotham and I just bought a 2015 STi ;)
Impressive work! I'd love to see an uncut in car clip of the whole lap without the music as well.
that sti looks great!
This is how I drive to work in the mornings.
drive home like this when you are on a promise fine, but not to work.
facts
Lol 696 in metro Detroit be like this in the am
1:03... That is some insane fucking driving skill
very nice countryside's roads... thanks.
Mark Higgins
Go on son, what a drive.
the 2015 sti is the best sti that have ever made
OMG that recovery. 1:05
4:23 Love that turn
Loeb's 208 T16 would be sublime around here. Lap record easily reachable
Isn't that as far from stock as possible? This STI only has the bare minimum in the way of modifications to even make it legal on this course.
Soob4ME I'm referring to the overall course record.
Yes and then so will a Formula 1 car, Lol!
Jacques Van Sittert F1 cars are no good at jumps but it will be a fun way to kill a couple of millions
F1 cars have so much down force from the rear wing that they could theoretically drive on a ceiling at a high enough speed. That said, they would stay grounded the entire time over a hill, enabling them to have an even bigger advantage on this course compared to a suped up rally car.
Dog you can drive that save was so nice
I love American muscle cars..I drive a 2004 mustang GT 4.9 liter..can't stand foreign cars but I have driven a 92 Subaru during winter in Montana and it did great..Bout as good as most four wheel drive truck.traction was awsome and braking on the snow and ice was really good..the Subaru is the only foreign vehicle I would own after a Ferrari.
Its insane how fast he went but when you put it into perspective, He only just beats the average speed of a 125 motorbike around that course.
+Cbr Hoonigan Its just too rough for anything quick to attempt car wise. So scary haha! This guys a loon!
+Mark Evans It's also quite a bit different for the bikes, as they can follow near straight lines through corners that the car has to actually turn.
+powermatt In what way? If he's taking the race line a bike has to lean to maintain it's center of gravity.
+vidurc There are a lot of S-bends that the bikes just don't have to treat as a series of turns. They're narrow enough to go straight through, no turning and no leaning necessary. The car's too wide to take those same S bends straight, so it actually has to slow enough to make the quick left right left, or right left right.
There are also a lot of very shallow angle corners that the bikes can apex by just going straight. When the car goes into one of those, the driver has to apex with the inside wheels, and then worry about not going to wide with the outside wheels. That's not a problem for the bikes with their inline pair of wheels.
And that's before we even get started on the advantages of being able to see exactly where the apex is in relation to your wheels.
powermatt Ah that makes sense!
Everyone knows the corners are where it matters and the Director disappoints giving us in-car footage pretty much on the straights only. Could have been so much better!
6:50 brakes glowing?
Well done Mark!
Good video. love a good subaru.
what you like better the subaru or your rsx
Nice save Higgins
i leke the motion of the subaru very good
Having being there in a bike, I'd love to go back with my Caterham.
well done mark !
That doesn't sound like a stock exhaust... What modifications were done to the car? Those don't look like stock coilovers, either.
Indeed. I haven't been able to test one yet but I truly doubt the production car will sound like that.
Jeremy Osinski They have straight pipe which is required so that people can hear the car coming
If they make a hatch with the 2L turbo and a decent fuel economy close to my BRZ, I'll be very tempted to upgrade. It'd make a good excuse to trade in my wife's Prius. Owning an 05 STI, I don't think I could own another sedan. Hatchbacks are so much more convenient for dogs and I really don't want to have to upgrade to a Forester. Too bad the past hatch looked like a Corolla and lacked all of the hard-edged driving character of the 05. I would have traded up in 08.
They changed the springs and dampers to be able to handle the courses famous bumps at such high speeds. No word on the exhaust though. Sauce: www.autoblog.com/2014/06/04/subaru-wrx-sti-isle-of-man-lap-record/
i think they swapped out the stock unequal length headers for equal length headers. this helps out with the balance of the car by a bit.
Why does virtually every external shot cut away before the car goes past? So frustrating that you don't get to see the car actually through the whole corner.
Snoody McFlude There is another video that show the whole lap with commentary.
The New James Bond Driver LOL
Dream Car
Amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Was that from a standing start, like the bikes have to do. I doubt it, otherwise it would have featured in the vid, if the bikes could pass the start / finish at full throttle I guess they could knock 3 to 4 seconds off the current lap time too
this video, among a couple of other things, made be buy a 2011 sti!
nice vid - can confirm the stock car "may" pull hard at 130 as well, "unofficially", not by me of course.
Did the car have any modifications done to it other than stripped interior and roll cage?
Suspension probably. It looked really rigid, so if it wasn't replaced with racing suspensions it most likely got modded.
What do you think? Lol!
Bill Hicks I was also thinking that the exhaust was done. So not a stock Subaru, but honestly, no less of an achievement. Stupendous driving, and you could easily have this car for a couple grand in mods over a stock model.
It's clear why Subaru ask Mark Higgins to set the record.... because Mark is a Manxman...
Interesting to know, what type of tires, spring & dampers and brake pads was install for this record?
Average speed around the IOM TT course - higher than the JDM factory speed limiter on the car..... impressive.(189 km/h)
Has anyone seen the car skipped in the frames of the video between 4:02 and 4:07?
I wonder what time would Sebastien Loeb make with his Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak
engine size and hp would be nice !
Magnifico video.
What springs and dampers did you use - what are the specifications and the model of the setup?
MOST EXCELLENT!
Subaru, please say you're going to offer this paint scheme!
*INTENSE*
I do apoligize if I missed it, but what kind of tires did they use on the car for this, I have always been looking for the best for mine when I race every year.
Dunlop Direzza. There is an in-depth tour of this car on the Subaru channel
+Subaru Pro Those I do believe are what I use when I do my racing (autocrossing), those once warmed up to proper temperature, really do stick quite well to the pavement
amazing :D
What is name of the song from 3:10 to 4:00? :)
Since when did the production STI come adjustable coilovers?
That car is more modified than Caitlyn Jenner.
Not quite.
Subaru cars are alway smooth ride every sinse!
4:52 glowing brake rotor. Niccce.
Nice catch. I didn't realise standard brake disks would glow...
But I'm waiting for the full lap in-car.
Only when a rally drivers heart rate matches the speed at which he is travelling, he is fully in sync with his car..
I have never owned a Subaru to date but I have been doing lots of reading on the forester and I'm thinking it may be my next car. Because of this I was wondering if there are any owners of a 2014 or 2015 Forester in this group. Here in Canada they are claiming to get 33 mpg city and 45 mpg highway with the 2.5 and a cvt. If anyone in the group owns one please give me some over all feed back on the car. If I am to spend that much for a car I would like to think I am getting one that is good. I now drive a Toyota Matrix awd and very much like the car but all my research on the Forester is making me think real hard about switching to the Subaru. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated either here or inbox my facebook profile. Thanks in advance.
That car doesn't sound anywhere near stock, What are the Mods?
So that car is totally stock?
Was wondering if it was stock..
+exit07 It is all stock, except the added rollcage and firewalls for security reasons. So the added parts just slow down the car as it adds weight.
So I think you can consider it stock.
i love subaru
You get different trim packages and performances packages in different countries. That could be a bone stock "launch" but "uk" version or what ever. You get what km saying.
Can haz video with pure sound?
3:06 - Audio Network - Storm Force Epic
I was searching for this thank you.
Obviously subaru has focused on the cars stability of it cornering without loss of speed and confortable drive by reducing the g force put against the drive making the drive less edgy and more enjoyable on the corners and at high speeds i wish i had one right now.
a huge miss in the footage was a steady camera from spectators point of view, like those seen with bikes passing by :( didnt get any sense of the actual speed of the car
give the man a wrc sti
Subaru for life
What is the name song? 0:00 - 0:45 please..
Bob Bradley Terry Devine-King - Intergalactic
Bob Bradley Terry Devine-King - Intergalactic
Thx ;)
What if the zonda R that breaks the nurbugring record attempts this run too?
Will it beat the 1000cc bikes?
A low slung supercar like that will get destroyed by the course itself. It won't even handle a tiny jump at the end of the video
how about adjusting the ride height of the car?
Make it a bit taller perhaps? :/
no.
Raise the car and it won't generate the downforce. It would flip off the course. Bikes rule here. End of.
Its not road legal so not technically a production car and to loud to be used in a public place. yes the course is shut down for the tt but there are people who live off the course. that thing can be heard from miles away at full throttle.
I wanna know what they did to that car... that boost gauge is wrapped all the way around.
amazing subaru
What a rush!
Is this david highins brother?
Excelente AUTO, este donde este g÷)
is there any raw footage of the entire lap?
Subaru Is My Life !!! S2 S2 S2 S2
Subaru es lo máximo
this is awesome
nice car
so my question is what cars have they actually taken around this course? the subaru is fast for a sedan, but "production car lap record" ? have they ever ran a gtr around this lol?
+heartkiller93 You did see how narrow many sections of the course are, right? The STI is 70.7 inches wide. The GT-R is 74.6 inches wide. That's nearly 4 inches wider. That may not sound like a lot, but I guarantee you that at those speeds on a track that narrow, the driver is going to notice the difference. It's also probably going to mean slower corners, because the driver's going to have four less inches to work with on the exits.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see someone try, but there are probably reasons they haven't taken wide supercars to the Isle of Man.
hm, didn't think of that, thanks for the idea.