The Subaru VB WRX. Will It Rally? 

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"One owner, never tracked, never hard driven, only highway miles" Wyatt:

an A-B test with stock tires vs gravel tires would be fun

Wyatt is probably the best car sales man for rally enthusiast lol

Suabru should have given you one to make this exact video when the VB was announced. My respect for the VB increased after this video.

This is the best review of the VB WRX I have seen so far. Thank you for showing what this car can do off road and rally.

That was freaking amazing. I actually took my WRX to the dirt track with AT tires and it is INCREDIBLE. I plan on doing more RallyX this year and I'm happy to know the car kicks as much ass as I thought it did. I gotta come see you guys one day for some legit lessons. 🤘🙏

“A couple chilies spicier than I thought” that sounds PERFECT

After watching this I see why Subaru added all the plastic, makes sense now.

Thanks for this bro. With all the hate this car's gotten, it's nice to see a review where it's being judged on what it's made for, being a capable do everything rally car, and not being compared to a CTR for once. Great review as usual.

Owned one since '22. It is a monster on the old back roads. A pleasure to drive to work every day as well.

I will never do this, but this is absolutely the WRX review I needed to see.

Definitely making me appreciate the VB more!! Wyatt has some HANDS!

Aw not me watching this while sitting in my 24' Ceramic White WRX wishing I had gravel roads near me 😮‍💨

At the beginning my first thought was I hope so

Awesome video. The VB is my daily but it's great to see how the WRX is still a capable rally machine. On one hand I'm super impressed and on the other bummed out that Subaru didn't grace this wonderful chassis with an STI trim.

Took my 22 off on dirt and gravel and I was immediately surprised with how well it handles and how capable it was on those surfaces. On the road the car is great but not amazing. I have found new love in my WRX taking it “off road.”

Wyatt's eye's WIDE open at 4:00. 'Exciting Ride'

I absolutely adore mine. Such an awesome driving car. Cool to see it being driven for what it was made for

This is shocking to see. Maybe the new WRX is more akin to the FRS in the blank canvas to build from? Seems like it’s almost a color book page of “here’s a rally car fill in the rest for us?”

Thank you very much for this review from France! I didn't understand everything, I just understood that this sub, as all sub, is really funny to drive, and the 4wd are 4 real Wd! Thank you to share with us your happiness and your advices! 😊👍🙏👌

Nice to see you properly test it and really nice that it holds up to its heritage roots in rally.

Wow I've been living under a rock. Was unaware they killed off the STI

It's crazy that the VB has the same hp number as the VA but performs so much better. Everyone who has driven both remarks on how much smoother the power delivery is on the VB. It's almost like it doesn't need the STI treatment.

Absolutely enjoyed every bit of this video! Just got my WRX base manual in same color! Its like watiching my own flying there, what an amazing video. Wish I could have your skill one day!

This RU-vid channel is the best advertisement I've ever watched. Keep it up!

I had a base '22 WRX that was unfortunately crushed by a tree, got a '24 GR Corolla but I still miss the WRX!

As a floridian, it’s kinda hard to find some nice trails but boy let me tell you my VB be EATING up these backroads!! This car is insane and always surprises me to say the least!

Great video. It was fun watching you have fun pushing it on a gravel course.

The fact that these videos don’t get more views is criminal

Keep making these videos I know where I wanna go to rally school now

Love the 360 cam. Fantastic video yet again!

This was sick! I’m riding the AI boom on the stock market while I try to get my current 04 Highlander LTD into shape to sell/trade then I’m getting a 24 in WRB or MGM. Can’t wait! I’m out in the country now and you better believe I plan to be whipping it out on some dirt roads

Have a 22 VB in ceramic white. It’s phenomenal. Never thought id say that coming from a 17 STI

Nice video, I can feel the excitement and nice camera angle of the jump!

You did this test on summer tires? I'd be very interested to see how it compares to the VA STI if they're both on better tires. Maybe some basic snows like I run on mine in SCCA rallycross

Wyatt, your reviews are absolutely mental. We love you m8. Greetings from Greece.

As a manual Golf R owner, I 100% approve of this video!! The WRX is legendary indeed, I don't see myself ever having the balls to drive like this in my car. So when it comes to dirt roads, it's definitely WRX for the win! Well done!

This type of driving should be advertised in car commercial xd It surpassed my expectations

Love this vids! The car and the driver r all more than capable for this kind of game! Especially the drive👍🏻

Good car selection Wyatt. Finally a car that has actual rally potential. Interesting analysis. Well done.

As a owner of a vb i hated it looking at pictures, I said what the heck lets see it in person. Fell in love after a test drive and doesn't look as bad in person. Did some mods. Bigger hood scoop, paint match flares, new front grill and I'll tell you, complements left and right. Great vehicle

Great review and sick driving!

been waiting for more of this series

It would be great to see you do the same video with the Toyota, Volkswagen, and Hyundai competition cars! ;-)

Now if only Subaru would design a new manual, or give the WRX a cost-cut version of the STI 6 speed like from the Spec B. A guy at an autocross I was at recently broke the transmission in his brand new WRX. First drivetrain failure I've seen at an autocross and it was a 100% stock car under warranty. The cable shift 6mt is just a dinky little 75mm center-center trans that dates all the way back to the Brat. It's wildly over-stressed.

We had one show at our first Rallycross this season. Dude was brave, our course gets bumpy and damages and rips off bumpers. He did fine though. I loved when I ran my 06 2.5i, was competitive in my class, but the motor couldn't stay together the way I drove it, which was hard. It was meant to get groceries in snow, not bounce off redline a bunch of time in 60 seconds 😢

Great video! Subscribed!

Awesome video! Never been more excited about having my VB since I’ve owned it. I’ll have to come get some lessons some time! I have a question though, how was the steering feel throughout the track? Really would like to hear your opinions especially compared to STI steering on the gravel. Thanks for the content.

great video! would love to see more on the VB with some appropriate tires!

LOVE THIS VIDEO

Nice, i've never been super judgy but i gotta say that the comparisons with the Corolla on a stylistic basis had me expecting the wrong things from the video LOL, glad it can handle itself and that it's keeping the heritage alive, probably for the last time ever

Great vid!

This is awesome. You are such an incredible driver!

Your comments, combined with how quickly your hands and feet were moving, led me to believe it was going to be near the top. I just didn’t expect it to be THE top.

Now I know what to do next weekend!

Not the road test we needed…. But absolutely the road test we wanted! This was incredible.

Pretty sure we didn’t get the turbo Impreza in the United States till 2003 92 was just the 2.5rs

Why aren’t you hosting Top Gear US?

The stock suspension setup of this VB generation WRX seem so much more well sorted than the previous 2 generations of WRXs, maybe that's why it handles pretty well despite being the heaviest WRX yet.

Holy hell yes another video!❤❤❤

How did you disconnect the electronics, abs included? Thanks guys, Wyatt is the boss

DUDE THAT LOOKED SO FUN😭

Got one in 22 and don't want another car. I simply enjoy my car. It's a true extension of me without being "in your face" about it.

vb the goat

Guaranteed!

love it. can't wait to find time to get to a backroad

Holy smokes good run!!!!

that was really cool :) the WRX looked so at home

Very curious about your impressions on the wrx vs the gr corolla!

Nice series mate! I like the talk to action ratio of this channel considering its american :P

I worked for Rivian and almost got sent out for team o neil then they let us go 😢 childhood dream shattered

honestly expected worse, pleasant surprise to hear it’s still a maaaaaad lil car

Great to see the Subaru still has it! Fun to watch ⌚️

finally someone tests this car correctly

I don’t want to do this to mine but I like this video so at least I know what my car can do 😅

Great to see what this car is capable of at the limit. Thanks for this

I'd really like to see a summer GR corolla lap as a comparison

Very fun video

Yaaaas! We need this track for all rally car testing.

I'd love to see the GRC in the summer on your track :)

Can't wait for mine to be 6+ years old and I can finally turn it in to a straight rally car and just rip through my acreage. Someday. Someday it will happen.

Let’s see ya fancy Type-R perform this well in the dirt😊

Need to do the GRC in summer!

Certainly happier about my TR order

Great VIdeo!

I just buy this car it's pretty good, make another video doing it better time,great video boss 😎

Lol ofc it does WRX is still very active in the Japan "JRCA" rally scene

Awesome!

One careful lady owner, full service history, meticulously maintained

Love mine so much

I'd love to see if it's little brother the RS can do anything rally related!

Hell yeah brother!

This is awesome and surpirisngly good with open differentials! Id be curious and want to see you guys run the GR Corolla again this time in the summer on dry gravel.

The fact it flies level 100% has to be a coincidence.

Great video! You need to retest the GR Corolla with ABS turned off on the gravel

Let's see a 1:48 Wyatt!

Super entertaining video

How did you disable all stability control? Are fuses needing to be pulled? Also inspired absolutely inspiring to see what this platform can do! Now if my rally cross tracks would stop getting rained out… 😅 I could actually practice..

My dad still owns his 2002 WRX its amazing Subaru still has the same AWD system on the manuals after all these years. Only big difference is the 02 has a rear LSD and the 2.0L revs to 7500RPM. The 02 weakness was the 5spd my dad is on his 5th unit, this last replacement he had the gear sets upgraded. And yes my dad an I still drive the crap out of it.