Subaru Launch Control | Subaru Rally America

Rally, not to be mistaken with Rallycross, is a sport that dates back to 1911. It's a sport that combines the fastest, most high-tech sports cars with the most dare-devil, highly-trained professional drivers and throws them on the most parallel of courses. Rally stages vary from asphalt mountain passes to rough forest tracks, from ice and snow to desert sand. Rallycross, on the other hand, races on a closed mixed-surface racing circuit.

Subaru Rally Driver, David Higgins, at Sno*Drift

The top rally team in America is Subaru Rally Team USA. Subaru Rally Team USA has won three Rally American Championships in a row, including the 2013 Championship. Winning just one rally Championship is a major feat-in-and-of itself. A feat that takes a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. There are a lot of races in one rally season, each one pushing the drivers to their limits and testing their car's performance and reliability. Behind the excitement of the races, there's a lot that goes into making a championship rally team. Thanks to Subaru's web series, Launch Control, rally fans can get a behind-the-scenes look at what makes Subaru's rally team's success possible.

Last season pushed the Subaru team to the limits. Driving, David Higgins, and co-driver, Craig Drew overcame personal injuries, mechanic break-downs, and stiff competition for the hardest fought victory of their career. Top spot during the season was neck-and-neck going into the championship race. The decisive victory came down to the last day, down to the last few hours. If you missed the first season's episodes, you can check out season 1 of Launch Control here.

Now, Higgins and the Subaru rally crew are back at work. The 2014 American Rally season is under way. Season two of launch control has already been full of surprises and held no shortage of rally action. Higgins has already claimed victory at the opening round, and Travis Pastrana has rejoined the Subaru rally team after a stint in NASCAR. You can watch as Pastrana, Higgins and the rest of the Subaru rally crew compete to make rally history, in season 2 of launch control. You can watch every episode as they are released at Ferguson Subaru.com.

The vehicle that helped Subaru Rally win 3 consecutive championships, the Subaru WRX STi, has proven its performance and reliability. Launch Control viewers will soon be able to see the next evolution of the Subaru Rally and Subaru Rallycross car.
The 2015 Subaru WRX STi will soon replace the 2014 WRX STi.

2015 Rallycross WRX STi was debuted at the 2014 New York Auto Show.

The 2015 Rallycross STI was prepared by Vermont SportsCar, home of Subaru Rally Team USA. External design cues include a custom widebody, an STI wing integrated with carbon fiber aerodynamic enhancements, and a classic rally car-style roof ventilation scoop. The 2015 Rallycross STI will feature a 600HP turbocharged Subaru boxer engine mated to a sequential gearbox with Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. The 2015 Rallycross STI will also feature an advanced rally-spec suspension. The car rides on Method Race Wheels, wrapped with the new Yokohama GRC spec competition tire.

The 2015 Subaru WRX and WRX STi were both recently awarded an Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) 2014 TOP SAFETY PICK award for good performance in each of the Institute’s crashworthiness evaluations, including the small overlap front test.

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THE 2015 SUBARU WRX STI HERE