'10 Subaru Legacy
Output [hp]: 265 @ 6,000 rpm
Name.
Subaru Of America, Inc
Age.
40
Hometown.
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Occupation.
Importer Of Subaru Cars
Build time.
One Month
Feedback.
subaru.com/contactus
Hobbies.
Making crazy stuff for SEMA shows, making crazy stuff for Ken Block
Quote.
"Every year we build three to nine vehicles just for SEMA, so keep an eye out for what surprises we bring next."
Engine Mishimoto front-mount intercooler; custom piping; SPT billet oil cap, billet battery holder; custom engine cover.
Drivetrain STI short-throw shift lever
Suspension Universal Air adjustable air suspension; STI front strut brace
Wheels/Tires MC3 Enterprises Trinidad wheels (20x10 +30mm offset front, 20x10 +12mm offset rear); 235/30-20 Falken FK452 tires
Brakes Brembo calipers with Rotora 13-inch slotted rotors (front); Brembo calipers, rotors (rear); Project Mu B-Force pads; SPL stainless braided brake lines
Exterior Custom flared and rolled fenders; custom Shinjuku Black Plum paint; JDM Legacy front bumper, rear bumper w/accessory skirt and exhaust tips, non-turbo hood, HID headlights, accessory coated fogs, power folding mirrors, vent shades; Subaru puddle light kits, chrome trunk garnish, Forester chrome door handles, low-profile lip spoilers (roof and decklid)
Interior Impreza bucket seats in rear; STI Duracon shift knob, pedals; Subaru interior illumination kit, illuminated sill plates, electrochromic mirror w/transflective display and Homelink; custom rear center console
Electronics Myron & Davis displays (2); JVC KD-AVX77 head unit; JBL GT5-A604 amplifier, GT5-A3001 amplifier, GTO628, GTO608C, GT5-402 speakers, GT5-10 subwoofers; custom infotainment "carputer"
Gratitude
Clear Star Media Group:
www.clearstarmediagroup.com
JBL:
www.jbl.com
The VIP Trip
The kaleidoscopic world of Japanese car culture knows it as bippu, a kind of bastardization of saying VIP as a word instead of a set of initials. It's a style that sprang up in the 1980s among guys who lived their lives on the more interesting side of the law. Their esoteric Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7 Series cars were attracting the unwanted attention of police and rival gangsters alike. So they bought less showy, larger, rear-drive domestic sedans-such as the Nissans Cima and Cedric, and Toyotas Celsior and Crown, usually in black-slammed them lower than a dachshund's nutsack and filled them with luxury goodies. Although why they might think that this would throw cops and competition off the scent is a mystery. Perhaps that's why they weren't rocket scientists or brain surgeons and turned to crime instead. According to urbandictionary.com (it's on the Internet, so it must be true), a gang called The Black Cockroach from the Wakayama Prefecture started the trend. A newly set up shop called VIP Company began doing all the mods. Then it just caught on from there. Purists might perceive an all-wheel-drive '10 Subaru Legacy as maybe too new-school to be proper bippu, but everything eventually becomes old-school. We think The Black Cockroach would have approved. "Each year for SEMA, we try to build some project cars that are unexpected and stretch the limits of Subaru's platforms," says company spokesman Dominic Infante. No kidding. This is an eagle that rocks.