{"id":72647,"date":"2024-07-14T11:18:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T16:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/?p=72647"},"modified":"2024-07-14T11:18:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T16:18:14","slug":"subaru-wrx-project-midnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/subaru-wrx-project-midnight","title":{"rendered":"Subaru WRX Project Midnight: The Fastest WRX Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"custom-first\">Subaru Motorsports USA debuts 2024 WRX: Project Midnight<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quickest and fastest WRX race car to date from Subaru Motorsports USA<\/li>\n<li>Piloted by ex-F1 driver and rallycross champion Scott Speed<\/li>\n<li>670 horsepower turbocharged BOXER engine and all-wheel drive<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight tarmac special weighs 2,469 lbs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Subaru Motorsports USA today officially revealed \u201cProject Midnight,\u201d the quickest and fastest ever WRX making its debut July 11-14 at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Born from the success of the record-breaking &#8220;Airslayer&#8221; Gymkhana car, Project Midnight takes things to a new level with a singular directive: outright speed. The lightweight widebody machine inherits a legacy of rallycross dominance, now evolved to break records and push the performance envelope of the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Project Midnight\u2019s progenitor \u2013 Airslayer \u2013 was based on a 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/cars\/subaru.htm\">Subaru<\/a> WRX STI and starred in the viral video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=32I0Qso4sDg&amp;pp=ygUNZ3lta2hhbmEgMjAyMA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gymkhana 2020<\/a>, performing wild stunts, including a 230-foot jump where its active rear wing controlled the car\u2019s airborne attitude. While Airslayer did break records at timed events like the iconic Mt. Washington Hillclimb and Car &amp; Driver Magazine\u2019s Lightning Lap, its real mission as a Gymkhana star meant it was built to be the jack of many trades. So the question arose: What if it was reimagined in the form of the current WRX with a singular focus on pure tarmac speed? And what if it were piloted by Scott Speed \u2013 a Subaru Motorsports USA driver with a star background in everything from F1 to rallycross?<\/p>\n<p>Project Midnight features ultra-wide aerodynamic bodywork and a radically enlarged version of the wing found on the team\u2019s WRX ARA24 gravel rally car. The carbon fiber body and a significantly lightened chassis give it a curb weight of well under 2,500 pounds \u2013 nearly 300 pounds lighter than the Airslayer and 1,000 pounds lighter than a standard WRX! Project Midnight uses specially derived tarmac suspension geometry and swaps Airslayer\u2019s 17-inch rallycross wheel and tire package in favor of 18&#215;11-inch OZ Racing Superturismo LMP magnesium wheels and 280\/650R18 Yokohama ADVAN slicks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72656 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR5141.jpg\" alt=\"Subaru WRX Project Midnight\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR5141.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR5141-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR5141-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR5141-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/675;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Under the hood, a turbocharged and intercooled 2.0-liter flat-four engine produces 670 hp and 680 lb-ft of torque, revving to 9,500 rpm and spitting flames from its hood-exit exhaust. The powerplant is the most recent and top-performing evolution of Subaru Motorsports USA\u2019s highly successful rallycross engine that helped Scott Speed earn Subaru the Nitro Rallycross Teams Championship in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSubaru Motorsports USA and the team at Vermont SportsCar have delivered an absolute beast. When driving the car it clearly has rallycross roots, but the wider tires, track, and geometry give it a very unique feel and incredible grip. The ultimate driving machine; half RX, half sports car \u2013 a true joy to drive,\u201d said Speed.<\/p>\n<p>As he did in rallycross, Speed will help develop Project Midnight as the duo take on new challenges and set new records. Follow them through those adventures and stay tuned to Subaru Motorsports USA on Facebook, on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/subarumotorsportsusa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@subarumotorsportsusa<\/a>, and TikTok <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@subarumotorsportsusa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@subarumotorsportsusa<\/a> for more!<\/p>\n<h2>Gallery: Subaru WRX Project Midnight<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-72647 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR3194.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR3194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR3194.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR3194-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR3194-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.emanualonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MSPR3194-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; 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Subaru Motorsports USA today officially revealed \u201cProject Midnight,\u201d the quickest and fastest &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":72654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5396,5391,7068],"tags":[9882,597,3967],"class_list":["post-72647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-motorsports","category-new-releases","category-subaru","tag-japan","tag-subaru","tag-wrx"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.6 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Subaru WRX Project Midnight: The Fastest WRX Ever<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Born from the success of the record-breaking &quot;Airslayer&quot; Gymkhana car, Project Midnight takes the 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