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Subaru has announced that it will be running a race-spec version of the upcoming WRX STI in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring in June. The 2014 race will mark the seventh year in a row that Subaru has campaigned a car at the day-long Ring race, but this will be the first race outing for the new WRX STI, which isn't set to debut until next week at the Detroit Auto Show.

Subaru will be in the SP3T class, for turbocharged engines displacing 1.75 to 2.0 liters, and is targeting its third class win, after finishing second last year. To do that, it'll be going toe-to-toe with racing versions of cars from Audi, Volkswagen and Seat.

The team will be led by Hideharu Tatsumi, who was responsible for last year's team. Drivers will include Toshihiro Yoshida and Kouta Sasaki, while another pair of European drivers will be announced at a later date.

Scroll down for a promotional video and a press release from Subaru, and then hop up top to get the best look yet at what the production WRX STI will look like when it arrives next week in Detroit.

Continue reading Subaru reveals WRX STI racecar for 24 Hours of Nürburgring [w/video]

Subaru reveals WRX STI racecar for 24 Hours of Nürburgring [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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