- Sneak attack!
Sneak attack, sneak attack!
(gasps)
You vape, bro?
Bro, do you vape?
Do you vape?
Bro, do you have any more of that
electrical cigarette juice?
I'm all out.
You read the title.
You already know what we're talking about.
We're talking about boxers.
Not the underwear, (buzz)
Not Mike Tyson. (buzz)
The good old Rally Legend Subie,
the World Rally Experimental.
The first WRX was debuted to the world in 1992,
which was almost 30 years ago.
Yes, you're getting old.
I'm getting old.
We're (beep) old, man.
(beep)
Now this was only available in Japan
because they get everything cool,
but it was so cool that in 2002
the U.S. of A. couldn't hold back anymore
and brought the JDM rally legend to the States.
(crows) With its Rally Heritage,
all wheel drive, drive train,
and coming turbo-charged straight out the gate.
This is the perfect car, am I right?
Wrong!
These cars get abused more than a 10 millimeter socket.
They have endless potential from stance to function
and are all over your local car meet.
So why does the Subaru WRX get so much hate?
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Man, I feel like I just need
to slap a wheel right now.
I can just say.
(smacks wheel)
It's weird on the wheel wall.
Like I said earlier.
the first Rex came out in Japan land in in 1992.
Now this wasn't just any Impreza.
This puppy had stiffer suspension,
and an iconic hood scoop.
A good old turbo and better brakes.
Also because Subaru,
a boxer engine, where your pistons lay flat,
and they just, well (imitates punching).
Subaru's idea with this
is better fuel economy,
saying it's flat layout allows the engine output
to flow into the transmission a bit better.
Flowing into that trannie was 236 stallions.
Not only that, but it lowers the center of gravity,
which means we can take the twisty back roads
a little more spirited,
or at least we like to think that we can.
Subaru would keep this going for a minute
until we hit 2002 and it popped up over the pond.
The bug eye was born, featuring rounder headlights,
bigger taillights, four doors, in the same recipe.
We finally got a taste
of what we've been missing for the last 10 years.
The bug eye would feature everything
the first WRX did, except this time
it would have more horsepower, psych!
It has 227 mini horses,
apparently to meet U.S. standards.
Again, Japan is getting all the coolest (beep).
So now that we backtrack by moving forward,
we can start talking about the hate this car receives.
I'm from Wisconsin, so believe me, when I tell you
I know milk.
But Subaru, Subaru knows milk.
For them next 20 years, yes, up until right now,
Subaru would milk (swishing)
this platform, changing up the headlights and taillights
every few years, with, if you're lucky,
a slight power increase.
With the current 2020 model pushing out 268 horsepower.
30 horsepower more than the original WRX coming out in 1992.
Well, you know what they say,
if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
But that's the problem.
It is broke.
And we're the ones fixing it.
If you don't know somebody that has a Subaru
that had a blown engine,
you're either lying or you need to go to a car meet.
Every single Facebook Marketplace ad I see
of a WRX is either one that is currently blown up,
or it's on its third engine,
and has 20K worth of modifications and like,
200,000 miles on the chassis.
It's all about the tune, Bro!
Yes, a good tune is a must.
I'll give you that.
But these cars seem to hate modifications
more than I hate drop shotters on Call of Duty.
I hate them a lot.
I'm telling you that right now.
It's across all generations too.
It's like it doesn't ever get fixed,
Yet, these cars get Bro taxed and eaten up all day long.
Now, not only is the boxer
getting KO'ed by every 18 year old,
but the World Rally Experimental
should have experimented a little bit more
with the transmission.
Coined the 'glass transmission' by many,
You see these running into issues just as much.
Now the STI is known to have a much stronger transmission,
and a bit more power, but you'll be paying a premium
for that starting out at 37 grand.
I think that's what keeps the hate scale
high on these Scoobs.
Subaru keeps regurgitating the same thing year after year.
We keep buying them.
We keep blowing them up, and we just accept it.
We just go with the flow.
The WRX might as well just be an iPhone at this point,
introducing the WRX 10 S Max.
Same engine, but the rear view mirror
has some more megapixels, and we took away your aux port.
Now I may be exaggerating slightly,
and I believe the Subaru WRX can be a good car, sometimes.
But we have some more reasons that keeps the hate scale up.
Think of somebody that owns a WRX, you got it?
They're part of the reason that Subaru WRX
has one of the highest rates on insurance for a car.
Between being a cop magnet and stolen,
your insurance agent's butt will pucker
as they hear you rumble up to the insurance office,
letting them know you need to put on full coverage
on your Rally machine.
If that's not enough, welcome to your typical JDM interior.
Cheap plastics that rattle to Holy Hell,
paired with Subaru's design team
going with the first thing they drew up for the interior,
makes for an unfortunate pair
But it's race car, man, it's race car!
No your economy car that got some forced induction
deserves to have an up-to-date modernized interior.
Quit selling yourself short, champ, come on.
I'm going to give this car a nine on the hate scale.
It's high, I know, but it's not your fault.
I'm calling out Subaru on this one
to give us the revamp we deserve.
But what do you think of the Subie gang?
Drop a comment down below.
I'm going to read all of them.
If you need some wheels, tires, or suspension
for your blown up four cylinder, or any car for that matter,
check out fitmentindustries.com.
I feel like I really got worked up on this episode.
They're really not that bad.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't like the Subie Rumble,
and I do think they're good looking cars.
I just feel now that the Evo dropped off,
it doesn't have that, that competition,
that rivalry to keep it just, you know,
uppin' the bar each time.
It's just copy and paste.
It's like the Pokemon games, which, I don't know.
Bye.