Thursday 26th May 2016

Subaru Isle of Man TT car - new pictures

So it has Mark Higgins driving and a new livery, but there's precious little else for now...

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Ooh Subaru, you little tease! Following the early test pictures that emerged last month, Subaru has now issued images of a more race-ready Isle of Man TT record car. But, still, there's no information on what it actually is. Hurry up already!

What are you hiding under there Subaru?

So what have we learnt since April? The Dunlop branding stands out in the livery, especially with 'Sport Maxx' written on the sidewall. Given the last record car used slicks, expect the same or newer Dunlops to be used this time around. Aside from that, there's little to speculate on; the sponsors are difficult to make out, and most of the livery focuses on the event rather than who's involved.

It does, however, look ruddy marvellous. See the cornering shots - there's actually a fair bit of lean in the car, suggesting a compliant set up to deal with the high-speed lumps and bumps on the island. And any Impr... sorry, STI, power oversteering on tarmac has to be pretty powerful as well. Finally, the aero is clearly a lot more serious. Aside from the racer wing and front splitter, it doesn't even have any wing mirrors...

How much faster can Mark Higgins and the Subaru go? Even without a tech spec, this car must be quicker than the car which set a 117.5mph average lap. More details when Subaru hopefully releases them!

[deltaiom]

There is information on it. i was present at the test they did on the isle of man and the car is running 680bhp full sequential box, active suspension that will rise when they get to ballaugh bridge so it can clear the jump, DRS etc. Underneath its basically an S14 WRC with no restrictors. Build cost of £600,000

[deltaiom]

nickofh said:

680hp , a WRC car a with no restrictions and an epic driver who knows the track. I can hardly wait to see this!

Can it challenge some of the fastest bikes if that specification is accurate?

trust me that spec is accurate. Guys at prodrive told me on the day. got a nice waste gate on it as well that delivers some nice turbo noise. it won't challenge the bikes. they are looking for an average of 120mph