This looked like so much fun lol -- I know these are capable, but it's so cool to see one get really used off-road like this, especially in stock form.
Dude doesnt even see the road infront of him where hes going, off course hes going to get stuck Worrying more about talking to the camera and has his seat all low This dude needs to go back to the pavement even if he owned a truck i see him getting stuck
I’ve watched probably over 1k off-roading videos (it’s my hobby I love cars), and this is the best video I’ve ever seen. Amazing, pumped to get my 2022 wrx in December!
I like seeing this with a stock car, I have a 2018 base model wrx and I’ve been thinking about making it off road worthy, seems like tires and a lift kit should do pretty well for what I want!
first time offroading / mudding in my new 22 wrx and it surprised me on how well it actually performed, though I'm definitely going to lift it and put better tires on it.
I had a 2015 WRX which I would abuse out in the country here in Australia. Sliding around every corner I could, narrowly avoiding potholes and so on. I don't know how to describe this properly so forgive me but the one thing that really damaged my car were these occasionals little trenches across the road, only about a foot in diametre but would stretch from one side of the road to the other. If I had to guess how they were formed I'd say that at a low part of a road, water would flow at the bottom across the road, eventually drying up & creating almost rock-hard dirt and a small trench that at times were hard to see until it was too late. One time I hit one so badly that it blew one of my coilovers and the entire wheel was bent on a crooked angle. If anyone is thinking of taking their WRX offroad then do so by first driving very carefully around the track so you know what's around corners, what's on the road and that sort of thing. WATCH OUT FOR THE LITTLE TRENCHES.
The best mod you could do for reliability would putting in an air oil separator if it doesn't already have one. Really helps prevent carbon build up in GDI engines which the FA20 is
WRXs 15'+ are way way way more reliable than you think they are and even more reliable then the STIs I have owned a wrx 2015 for 7 years now and the only issue with them is that they need more care and love than any other car mine has 90K miles and been abusing it lately but never missed a maintenance schedule... the difference with the wrx and sti is the smaller engine and especially the injection system sti got a stronger transmission and axles got stiffer suspension for a 11k$ more than the wrx so I believe that wrx are worth it if you intend to keep it stock
Deserves more views, those videos are rare to see mostly for the new genereation wrx. Would be interesting to see more how the torque vectoring works on the manual subaru with no x-mode like this car when off roading or in the snow
Why do people hate automatics so much 😂 I really don’t see the problem I’m getting my 2022 wrx with a cvt and from what I’ve heard so far is that it’s super good
There's nothing wrong with an automatic WRX, but you WILL regret it. If you don't know how to drive a manual just ask the sales guy/gal to teach you. When I got my first manual car I had only practiced like 15 minutes after 1-2 weeks you'll be golden
Just go ahead and modify man, the fa20 is A LOT more reliable than the EJ. This engine loves ethanol it really comes down to tune. Install what you want on the car and get it tuned from a reputable tuner and you’ll be fine. If you plan on staying on pump gas you can literally do whatever you want modification wise and never touch the engine block limit without a bigger turbo and even then unless you run something crazy like a 5858 or larger you’ll be well with in the limits
There are plenty of blown fa20 and the limit of the stock rods is well established. While the engine may be more reliable than the ej the transmission is not so be careful even touching 350 whp.
bro....... atleast lift and offroad tires. put some stronger bracing and you can fly thru those corners. lowered are street queens. raised are doin the dirty.
I don’t get the saying these thing aren’t that reliable.. imo it can be as reliable as you want. Choice of parts, tune ,maintenance, driving style.. Giving the fa a bad rep. Looks like you are having fun, Thanks for the vid 😊ps you are not in a jeep for these conditions, probably another reason why these wrx’s get a bad rep. These cars stock are road worthy,’ not what you are trying to put it through, nice video though 👍🏼and yet the little fa pulled through this abusive video 😊
Ive been pro tuned since 12k miles and on ethanol since 30k. I daily drive my ‘19 for sales and it already has 110k miles on it. I do pulls regularly and drive my car to enjoy it (smiles per mile, not miles per gallon). I have yet to have a single mechanical issue. Ijs if you do it right the first time and you take care of your car it will last.
More videos like this! That’s some great Sandhill habitat. Same stuff I work in driving my Crosstrek Sport, it eats that sand and mud for breakfast and kicks the back end out at will. Nothing like a subie off road on some loose surfaces
damn that thing performed BEASTLY for being on those tires. you wouldnt even need to lift it, if you put 215/65 17 A/T's on some base model wrx wheels it would bring the car up about an inch and give you about twice the traction.
thanks for the vid - I admit I got my 2018 highcentered on a snow bank the first year I had it - walk of shame back to the house to get a shovel to dig it out :)
Symmetrical AWS means that all components of the drive are symmetrically placed in the car, for example differential box. Thank you for convincing me Forester is a superior car to Impreza.
Glad to see more RU-vid car videos. Sorry to let you know but I have been using this channel name for 6 years and use it across many social platforms and my old logo was very similar to yours as well. I think this might cause confusion for both of us. I would appreciate it if you could name yourself with a name that you search for to make sure no one is using. I renamed my channel 6 years ago because of a similar issue and have now built my brand on it. Work and health have stopped me uploading for a bit but I am back with a new charity fund raiser video coming on the 1st.
@@Markasus when did I use the word livelihood? A brand can be more than the financial side of things. It is also across many platforms. I am an automotive engineer for my livelihood but it doesn't take away that I have spent time on other things. Given that you can just type in a name and search channels it is not hard at all to check if someone uses a name.
@@Markasus also 154,000 views! And the top video is over 28000 views so I have no idea where 2000 comes from. I guess you also don't like to research things 🤣.
Is this the first time you have taken this on an UNPAVED road? this is not extreme off roading at all this is driving on an unpaved road. You also should learn how to navigate an unpaved road with the tires you have and the height clearance the car has. This car can do a lot with a good driver and the proper tires...even with actual off roading, which this is not.
1:16 u should not say the word as “not reliable” to explain the ground clearance.. u should say “ground clearance is not enough” If u say as no reliable- this means engine is not good and easy to breakdown..
Subaru should just completely take out the all-wheel-drive system when it comes to WRX, because nobody uses them for off-road, only further races, such pointless to have all wheel drive and a car that nobody uses off-road!
So you're not a dirt road driver are you. Those roads you're driving on are normal roads here in Australia. This was comical. Not because of what was going on but the silly driving.
"Extreme offroading" click bait. And your expectations of a 4wd car is way to low, literally any 4wd could drive on that smooth flat tractor trail, probably even better since most 4wd cars are taller.
