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  • GYMKHANA 2020: TRAVIS PASTRANA TAKEOVER

    Gymkhana 11 is here! Well, Gymkhana 2020 as it’s called this year as Travis Pastrana takes over driving duties in an 850bhp Subaru WRX STI.

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    A Gymkhana video is always something to get excited over, but this year, Gymkhana 2020 is a little different. Usually we have Ken Block sat behind the wheel entertaining us, but this year, Travis Pastrana is in the hot seat tearing up a set course in his hometown of Annapolis, the capital of Maryland.

    What is that Gymkhana 2020 Subaru STI all about?

    This is a fully bespoke WRX STI fusing elements of WRC and DTM, its unique bodywork finished in bare carbon with an eye-searing graphics package.

    The fancy-shmancy 2.3-litre boxer motor boasts a billet block, and the aerodynamics can be altered with steering wheel buttons.

    Brilliantly, other steering wheel buttons are labelled ‘Send It’, ‘Donuts’, ‘Shake’ and ‘Bake’. Naturally you can be damn sure this thing dances like a ballerina. And there’s an annoyingly nice man behind the wheel.

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  • Watch Travis Pastrana rock his hometown in this wild Subaru in Gymkhana 2020

    The last instalment in Ken Block’s Gymkhana series, number 10, dropped in 2018, and in it we saw the head Hoonigan pass the steering wheel to occasional series guest star Travis Pastrana, hinting that Pastrana would take over in future videos.

    Well, it’s happened for Gymkhana 11, whose official title is Gymkhana 2020. Airing Tuesday, the latest instalment sees Pastrana rock his hometown of Annapolis, Maryland, in a custom Subaru WRX STI packing 862 horsepower thanks to a 2.3-liter turbocharged flat-4 running a monster 50 psi of boost.

    You’ll notice the entire body of the car is made from carbon fiber, helping reduce the weight to 2,623 pounds, or about 800 pounds less than a stock WRX STI. It has also been fitted with wildly aggressive aero parts that Subaru said have been tested in the wind tunnel. Other upgrades include long-travel suspension and a stripped interior built to Pastrana’s specs. Overseeing the build was rally car constructor Vermont SportsCar based in Milton, Vermont.

    Block also drove Subarus in the early Gymkhana videos, before switching to Ford, so this represents a return to the series for Subaru. It’s also a great way to promote the arrival of the redesigned 2022 BRZ, which you’ll spot making a cameo in the video.

    But will we ever see Block back behind the wheel in a Gymkhana video? He doesn’t plan to give up his seat permanently. Adding a new driver “sets the ground for a new game of one-upmanship,” he said in a statement.

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  • 2020 AUDI TT RS REVIEW

    The 2020 Audi TT RS had a little rework to help it meet strict EU emissions laws. We got behind the wheel to find out whether it has lost some of its urgency.

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    With 400hp on tap, you might not be questioning the 2020 Audi TT RS’s urgency. But, the 2.5-litre, turbocharged five-pot felt a touch lethargic in the Audi RS Q3 we drove recently. The changes to the engine thanks to emissions laws means that while power and technical specifications remain the same, from behind the wheel, power down low feels obsolete.

    Sadly, the engine suffers massively with turbo lag, with you having to wait a good few seconds for boost to come on tap should you be under around 3000rpm and plant your foot. Thankfully, elsewhere, the TT RS stands tall against its competitors, offering good road comfort, huge levels of grip thanks to that quattro system, and an interior that puts it at the top of its class.

    With plenty of mods available for the 2020 Audi TT RS, and the news that Audi will no longer be building a TT as we know it, is now the time to buy the baby supercar?

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