What if Subaru returns to the WRC? SubaNews Special Edition

So far in 2026, Subaru has shown us that they are working on a number of different concept cars, and with hints of the STI returning, as well as an All Wheel Drive BRZ (Boxer Rally spec Z), there is a lot of discussion of Subaru returning to the World Rally Championship. So with that in mind, we wanted to take a look at what it would look like if Subaru returned to the WRC in 2027. What has changed to make it more tempting to Subaru to return to the WRC, and how could the benefit from it? What platform would Subaru use to compete in the WRC? Would it be an STI, or a BRZ? Could there be any downsides to them returning to the WRC? We do our best to answer these questions with the information that we have so far. Thanks for watching and Stay Tuned! In this Episode: 00:00 Introduction & Subaru WRC Rumors 00:42 Why Now? New 2027 Regulations Explained 01:55 Standardizing Rally 2 & ARA Overlap 03:32 WRC Returning to the United States 04:39 The Technical Shift: Rally 2 vs. WRC27 06:21 BRZ vs. Impreza: Which Chassis for WRC? 08:35 The Return of the STI & Performance Concepts 09:04 Trademark Speculation: Impreza TX 11:11 Potential Downsides: Road Racing vs. Rally Focus 13:40 The Case for a BRZ GT4/GT3 15:18 Final Thoughts: What to Watch For If you want to check out some of the articles that we mention in the video, here are links to them: https://www.gotothegrid.com/en/blog/w... https://api.fia.com/news/wrc27-techni... https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2027-regu... https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/how-wi... https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/fia-ex...