Subaru unveiled its all-electric, 1,073 horsepower STI E-RA concept car at the Tokyo Auto Salon this weekend. "Subaru says it built the STI E-RA concept to gain experience
Subaru will have beaten just about every production-spec internal combustion car to hit The Ring, as well as a previous record set by Tesla's Model S Plaid.
With the Subaru STI E-RA concept, high-downforce composite bodywork wraps tightly around the wheels to help achieve that goal. Air is accelerated towards the rear wing
With its roof-mounted intake scoop, the Subaru evokes the classic WRC Imprezza rally car of the aughts and early 2010s - and, presumably, serves to cool the 60 kWh battery pack.
With Yamaha-developed electric motors delivering 800 kW (1,073 hp) to power the all-wheel drive E-RA concept forward, Subaru has a great chance of meeting its performance
Putting an ultra-high-performance electric racer on a historic racetrack and unleashing it on a pack of unsuspecting ICE-powered cars has proven to be a popular way
It was Volkswagen that spliced the VW ID.R on Pike's Peak and Goodwood, as well as Lotus, Polestar, and Porsche, for that matter. Subaru’s in good company there.
which will work in tandem with a carbon-fiber splitter up front, Formula 1-style bargeboards, and (what appears to be) a tall, highly-developed rear diffuser.
Yamaha-developed electric motors delivering 800 kW (1,073 hp) to power the all-wheel drive E-RA concept forward, Subaru has a great chance of meeting its performance goals.