Subaru STI E-RA Concept

[ProjectWHaT]

Subaru's 1,073-HP STI E-RA Concept Takes Center Stage In Tokyo

Subaru Tecnica International has gone electric at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon with STI E-RA and Solterra STI concepts.

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Headlining the Subaru's booth this year is the Subaru STI E-RA Concept. It's part of the company's STI E-RA Challenge Project, a near-future STI motorsport study. It aims to gain "experience and training of new technologies in the world of motorsports in this carbon-neutral era."

Powering the STI E-RA Concept are four high-torque motors – one motor positioned near each of the four wheels – enabling Subaru to employ a four-wheel torque vectoring technology. These motors were developed and supplied by Yamaha, with a total power output of 1,073 horsepower (800 kilowatts) drawing juice from a 60kWH lithium-ion battery. Subaru sees this as the best direction to work in as the all-wheel-drive system is part of the regulations for future motorsport (FIA E-GT).

In addition, we'll see the STI E-RA at the Nurburgring from 2023 onward, with a goal to set a lap time of 6 minutes 40 seconds.

 

[Keef]

Electric race cars are going to be miserable. I don't think car manufacturers quite grasp that yet. Race fans truly don't give a crap about the technicalities of racecraft, and that's basically all that's left once you remove the impressive machinery aspect of racing.