How can Travis achieve this in a Subaru Impreza WRX?
We do the math… 2,500… Travis’s Impreza has a 2,500cc engine, producing about 400bhp, more than twice that of a standard USA spec 2.5-litre Impreza’s 171bhp and still significantly more than the other ‘hot’ versions you’d find at a Subaru dealer like the GT (224bhp), WRX (265bhp) and WRX STI (305bhp). The four-cylinder engine in Travis’s machine also produces a massive 451lb/ft of torque to put enough power down through the wheels to drag it up the ramp. As if this weren’t enough, it also has one impressive turbocharger… 5… Pay out for a roadgoing Impreza WRX STI and you get a fancy six-speed gearbox, but Travis only has five forward gears – the difference is that his is a special ‘dog-engagement’ gearchange, meaning that Travis can change gear without having to depress the clutch. Don’t try this at home. 1… It’s not the kind of racing car normally referred to as a single-seater, but one seat is all you get in the Impreza, to save weight. The Recaro seat that Travis has is fitted
