The Car That Terrorized An Entire Continent💀 | Explained Ep.38

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  • Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
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    100 pursuits over a 2 year period, and not a single one was caught. This was the reality of a single police agency who was plagued by skilled drivers using Subaru’s unassuming but razor sharp tool known as the World Rally Experimental or WRX.
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  • @kaighSea
    @kaighSea 7 днів тому +2228

    The eastern hemispheres 90s version of the hellcat 😂😂

    • @retrocompaq5212
      @retrocompaq5212 7 днів тому +20

      poor eastern hemisphere

    • @aftrnoon_ac
      @aftrnoon_ac 7 днів тому

      @@retrocompaq5212 Mann shut up

    • @NerdTouchingGrass
      @NerdTouchingGrass 7 днів тому +155

      but these actually got away Hellcats weight 5000lbs and get caught as soon as it has to turn even slightly

    • @Norkeys
      @Norkeys 7 днів тому +161

      @@NerdTouchingGrass Well, different roads in different places. The Hellcat excels on wide American expressways, while the WRX will always conquer on twisty tight mountain roads. Ultimately it's like comparing a surgical scalpel to an axe, you wouldn't chop wood with a scalpel and you aren't going to do surgery with an axe. Personal preference from there, personally I've always preferred the WRX but they are different cars for different environments.

    • @TvBoxHead
      @TvBoxHead 7 днів тому +41

      ​​@@NerdTouchingGrassnope. Keiichi Tsuchiya took the hellcat on the gunsai touge and had no problems. They actually handle as well as an m5 or rs7. The only problem is that people still believe the eastern lie of american cars not being able to handle. The next time Daigo drifts a hellcat or camaro all the jdm dik riders will claim they "always liked american cars". Only the real car guys know the real ones from fake ones.

  • @EATPANT420
    @EATPANT420 7 днів тому +1352

    It's insane how people blame a CAR for people doing armed robbers and being reckless, its an inanimate object, its not the car's idea to go out and commit crimes, its the person behind the wheel. Governments think that by just banning everything they don't like it will solve the issues, it wont.

    • @reformedartist8528
      @reformedartist8528 7 днів тому +46

      Yep people just find another way to do it😅

    • @Tornado2409
      @Tornado2409 7 днів тому +39

      "Haha, boxer go brrr."
      -the WRX moments after getting snatched

    • @dev-9962
      @dev-9962 7 днів тому +81

      Fr, same with guns too

    • @NotKimiRaikkonen
      @NotKimiRaikkonen 7 днів тому +44

      And after it's already been released, banning it only hurts the people who used it legally. The criminals would have just modified them to look like other cars...

    • @willymcbilly635
      @willymcbilly635 7 днів тому +4

      It's not *blaming* the car, they're just trying to remove the tools used for crime.

  • @tylerkellems3612
    @tylerkellems3612 7 днів тому +1175

    “Narrow city streets” proceeds to drive through the mall😭

  • @jesseallan3886
    @jesseallan3886 6 днів тому +242

    The Australian police got 100 Subaru WRX police cars. 99 of them were destroyed in crashes, and the last 1 is in a museum. Australian police can't drive for sh!t. Lol

    • @sop1311
      @sop1311 3 дні тому +22

      They can't shoot for shit either. I've been to a gun range at a police station for a visit and bullet holes and marks were everywhere. I know they do special drills but I wouldn't expect bullet marks 1 metre away from the start of the range

    • @tinyrodent2821
      @tinyrodent2821 2 дні тому +19

      @@sop1311 The Emu war speaks volumes of the capability of the Aussies with a gun.

    • @theinternetlilbro
      @theinternetlilbro 2 дні тому +9

      bit hard to drive when youre upside down eh?

    • @gcraw79
      @gcraw79 2 дні тому +6

      They also destroyed them by not filling the correct fuel, blowing the engines

    • @daexion
      @daexion 2 дні тому +3

      @@tinyrodent2821 No, it speaks volumes for how hard it is to deal with Emus.

  • @OfficerDanger
    @OfficerDanger 7 днів тому +2153

    Now you gotta complete the Holy Trinity of cop terrorizers by doing videos on the Vauxhall Lotus Carlton and the Sierra Cosworth RS500

    • @tobiasflou6196
      @tobiasflou6196 7 днів тому +18

      The Carlton video exists already
      ua-cam.com/video/VNe1gwtHL-M/v-deo.html

    • @gesh418
      @gesh418 7 днів тому

      He has done one on the Carlton:
      ua-cam.com/video/VNe1gwtHL-M/v-deo.htmlsi=fZNLp0J3K-IdtJB6

    • @clab21
      @clab21 7 днів тому +190

      He already did one on the Lotus Carlton

    • @GraysonKroeker
      @GraysonKroeker 7 днів тому +107

      Ford: "hey, we've got the ultimate hot hatch rally car, people are gonna want to steal it. What locks should we give it?" "Shed locks"

    • @mthobisisibiya6902
      @mthobisisibiya6902 7 днів тому +10

      And the undefeated Charger

  • @lolza-qh2xw
    @lolza-qh2xw 7 днів тому +472

    This and the cosworth Ford escorts/sierras were always in newspapers as a kid in the UK, being used for robberies as getaway vehicles because they were just obscenely fast. As a teen, it just made me want them even more. As an adult, I still want one but can't afford one!

    • @baoquoc3710
      @baoquoc3710 7 днів тому +19

      Don't forget Lotus Carlton, the 90s BMW M3 CS as well

    • @ristekostadinov2820
      @ristekostadinov2820 7 днів тому

      @@baoquoc3710 the thing is there were not that many Carltons (i don't think long term you could survive with that thing doing criminal activities), the escort/sierra were more dangerous because they were not rare and can easily blend in traffic after police chase. Even today if you watch "traffic swimmers" on the internet they drive relatively common sport sedans (Q50/m2/m3/m4 or anything with the turbo b58).

    • @hakology
      @hakology 7 днів тому +9

      you can buy a subaru for about £1000 (a wrx for £2500+) ... but its the modifications / restoration you need deep pockets for

    • @robi1483
      @robi1483 7 днів тому +9

      Just bought a wrx, the lowest price I saw was £3700, and that was a cat S. Most were around £7000+ (this was for the Saloon - maybe the wagon is a bit cheaper).
      I think the days of "cheap" wrx's is over.

    • @hakology
      @hakology 7 днів тому

      @@robi1483 (i was looking at a wrx for my son a few months ago but needed a lot of tlc £2500) ... i always wanted a subaru too but instead of the impreza i went for the forester, got a mk1 sturbo 2l, bought for £3k, spent easy £4k on mods and fixes, just spent another £4k on welding and restoration and nowhere near finished, so owning one is cheapish but keeping one on the road and modifying is where you can easily sink £25k ... that said though you could get a mk2 for £500-£1000 ... which will need a lot of work, good ones £6k-£10k, sti £10k+ depending on the model

  • @MahadShahzad08
    @MahadShahzad08 7 днів тому +204

    Whenever i see a Impreza WRX i always remember the rivalry between Colin McRae and Tommi Makinen. Those were legendary times. R.I.P to the legend Colin McRae and R.I.P to the legendary Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.

    • @r32guy85
      @r32guy85 6 днів тому +11

      not just them two, carlos sainz as well

    • @evoman44
      @evoman44 2 дні тому +2

      What made Colin McRae one of the best rally drivers was also his Achilles heel. He could only drive at 120% all the time.

  • @allu2681
    @allu2681 7 днів тому +229

    as a WRX owner i can confirm this is very accurate

    • @AverageMDChannel
      @AverageMDChannel 7 днів тому +6

      i can also confirm this to

    • @rafaelrodriguesdasilva7305
      @rafaelrodriguesdasilva7305 7 днів тому +18

      me too, even the GF, I allegedly may or may not heard about someone with a car allegedly and apparently like mine, who allegedly evaded some guys in badges who were allegedly playing car tag with them, but only rumors obviously lol

    • @obeseufo3707
      @obeseufo3707 7 днів тому

      yes

    • @nostrummotorsport2869
      @nostrummotorsport2869 7 днів тому +1

      This is the reason I love this channel. He does his research and digs deep. I verified one of his videos as I was involved at the time in history but was not mainstream so only few people knew.

    • @evapor1a
      @evapor1a 6 днів тому +1

      Can also confirm

  • @mrmister5729
    @mrmister5729 7 днів тому +342

    being from australia, i never thought this would get covered on automotive youtube, so thank you! how cool did those police gc8's look! also.... still gotta cover the barra 😅

    • @lional6291
      @lional6291 7 днів тому +9

      the all mighty F6 ford police special wrx killer

    • @MarioGoatse
      @MarioGoatse 7 днів тому +10

      @@lional6291Only on highways. The WRX was the king on Sydney streets

    • @gamingsuperun
      @gamingsuperun 6 днів тому +3

      Only crimes the barra is present for is power pole damage and domestic abuse charges 😂

    • @mrmister5729
      @mrmister5729 6 днів тому

      @@gamingsuperun 😂 classy fg turbo enjoyer vs bogan na ba wife beater

    • @deathtoming2201
      @deathtoming2201 5 днів тому +2

      @@lional6291to bad those turboed xr6 weighed a ton and couldn’t keep up with a mad man foot flat around corners on the open highways they get the rexies all day .. but normally police back off chases they ain’t risking their lives aswell but you always got that one cop waiting their whole lives for the chance

  • @Madenewhope
    @Madenewhope 7 днів тому +544

    The Toyota Corolla with a boxer engine that gave police hell. 🤣🤣👌👌

    • @retrocompaq5212
      @retrocompaq5212 7 днів тому +12

      garbage engine*

    • @marciamartins2447
      @marciamartins2447 7 днів тому +54

      ​@@retrocompaq5212**with a Subaru engine

    • @glareicebutts1423
      @glareicebutts1423 7 днів тому

      @@retrocompaq5212 bros going around shouting “subaru bad” in all the comment threads 🤨

    • @AverageMDChannel
      @AverageMDChannel 7 днів тому +17

      @retrocompaq5212 not garbage***

    • @ghoulbuster1
      @ghoulbuster1 7 днів тому +21

      That would be your mother​@@retrocompaq5212

  • @Big.Wang.Zhang99
    @Big.Wang.Zhang99 7 днів тому +16

    I sold my 2001 Impreza WRX last month and ive never regretted anything so much in my life. What a car.

    • @OPEK.
      @OPEK. 7 днів тому

      Just curious. How many other cars have you owned and sold that you regret?

    • @Big.Wang.Zhang99
      @Big.Wang.Zhang99 6 днів тому +3

      @@OPEK. There isn't any other regrets surrounding cars I've owned, I think I sold them without any attachment. I love Subaru's though and I put alot of money into the bugeye I had, the guy who bought it from me got a fantastic car.

    • @gazk9424
      @gazk9424 4 дні тому

      Same here, selling my Black Beauty STi is the biggest mistake of my life.

    • @Big.Wang.Zhang99
      @Big.Wang.Zhang99 4 дні тому

      @@gazk9424 I've just got back from scoobfest on the Isle of wight and instantly felt like I wanted to own another!

    • @evoman44
      @evoman44 2 дні тому

      I still have a 2005 WRX. Once in awhile I get former WRX owners tell me they regret selling theirs.

  • @justv7536
    @justv7536 5 днів тому +82

    Telling the story of the Impreza's getaway by spending 3 minutes telling us all the specifics of the Evo's struggle before its inevitable downfall, just to then say "and the Impreza? Well, it was never caught," is probably one of my favourite bits of writing for something like this.

    • @tim9680
      @tim9680 2 дні тому +2

      This must have been the hook in writing my english teacher told me about 😂

    • @justv7536
      @justv7536 2 дні тому +1

      @@tim9680 REAL

  • @sophdog1678
    @sophdog1678 5 днів тому +13

    Prior to the Subie era, in the early to mid-80's in Sydney, there was a joyrider known as the "Porsche Kid". He only stole 911's and used them to bait cops into chases. I was passed by him one night driving near, I think, Five Dock. He went flying by. Twenty seconds later, a gazillion cop cars came past, tyres protesting, lights and sirens ablaze. Don't know if they ever caught him, but he was a thing for a short while back then.

    • @dawggonevidz9140
      @dawggonevidz9140 День тому

      there was more than one. Only real difference between a porsche 911 and a TX5 turbo was instead of a flat head screwdriver you used long nose pliers.
      and the porsche sounds better at 6500 RPM. good times.

  • @JuKeyy7
    @JuKeyy7 7 днів тому +51

    This is cool and all but we can’t deny that Hector is going to be running 3 Honda Civics with spoon engines. And on top of that he just came into Harry's and he ordered 3 T66 turbos, with NOS, and a Motec system exhaust.

    • @theGovernmentHatesYou
      @theGovernmentHatesYou 5 днів тому

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @jozshuasims5742
      @jozshuasims5742 2 дні тому +2

      lol "pop the hood jesse"

    • @MrOtistetrax
      @MrOtistetrax 2 дні тому +2

      What do you think Lance, forty weight? fifty weight?

    • @JuKeyy7
      @JuKeyy7 2 дні тому +2

      @@MrOtistetrax Forty weight sounds nice.

  • @nightninja8128
    @nightninja8128 7 днів тому +64

    2:16 Just gonna slide in some Gran Turismo 3 menu music, eh?

    • @337speed
      @337speed  7 днів тому +20

      Gave me my daily fix for nostalgia😀

    • @nightninja8128
      @nightninja8128 7 днів тому +2

      @@337speed Yessir!

    • @a1steaksauce895
      @a1steaksauce895 2 дні тому +1

      I caught that 2. Darn that brings me back

  • @toddp9286
    @toddp9286 7 днів тому +132

    God that Brandt keypad alarm was such a piece of crap. I had 2 WRXs with it, it would stop working every now and then for no reason, leaving you stranded. The best mod to do for any Subaru with it is to rip it out and install an aftermarket alarm/immobilizer system.

    • @Owensti
      @Owensti 7 днів тому

      Yep

    • @jackmiller7667
      @jackmiller7667 6 днів тому +2

      Had my 02 sti for 9 years now and hated the keypad, until it stopped the car being stolen

    • @toddp9286
      @toddp9286 6 днів тому +4

      @@jackmiller7667 Oh it's very effective at stopping thieves, problem is it's also effective at stopping the owner driving it too. Got a mongoose m80 and never looked back.

  • @wildpurple005
    @wildpurple005 5 днів тому +27

    “It’s what makes a Subaru a Subaru”

  • @SiY11
    @SiY11 7 днів тому +56

    Every time I watch 337 SPEED videos, I think this guy was born to do this!

  • @feelincrispy7053
    @feelincrispy7053 7 днів тому +29

    Aussie cops actually figured out that wrx front radiators were a ridiculously weak point after they field tested them to possibly use them as highway patrol chasers. Due to the big wide open front bumper grills for big airflow meant a little front end hit usually meant the radiator would crack, the engine would over heat within minutes and the chase was over.

    • @mixalisstathis274
      @mixalisstathis274 6 днів тому

      And Howie did it?

    • @oddursigurdsson9637
      @oddursigurdsson9637 5 днів тому +3

      A front bumper guard should honestly come standard for any police vehicle. It's a weird hill to die on

    • @ohnaw223
      @ohnaw223 4 дні тому +1

      Lol its how the killdozer died, radiator fucked, coolant leaked and chase over

    • @contentioushackery
      @contentioushackery 4 дні тому +2

      The way I remember it, Killdozer got high-centered and stuck before it overheated. Not remotely the same thing.

    • @45johngalt
      @45johngalt 3 дні тому +4

      ​@@ohnaw223no, it got stuck. One of the tracks broke into the basement of a building.

  • @highvibegardens
    @highvibegardens 7 днів тому +39

    Crazy the fast and the furious 1 vibes here, just with a wrx instead of a civic. I love it 🎉

    • @longtailgt
      @longtailgt 4 дні тому +1

      I'd say more more like 2 Fast 2 Furious vibes. Cause it actually had an Evo, used as a getaway car to transport drug money (and funnily enough the Eclipse had a WRX's engine sound dubbed over). The only difference being of course that Brian and Roman were ultimately in league with the police, not the criminals.

  • @BestTechnoMixes
    @BestTechnoMixes 3 дні тому +5

    the gran turismo music was a perfect touch

  • @k1rb0i
    @k1rb0i 7 днів тому +26

    I wasn’t expecting a story to be put upon the loved Impreza.
    However seeing the Lancer Evo there just bolsters how lethal
    these two cars are in all kinds of scenarios… love the content as always !

  • @GTRLMLimted
    @GTRLMLimted 7 днів тому +9

    The cops here in Sydney hated them so bad.
    I remember back in 2000 in the peak of the ram raids my mate was driving home in his MY2000 and had blown pretty much the whole gearbox and only had 5th so was putting with hazards on got pulled over cops came out with guns drawn and pulled him out of the car. (Quite rare in Aust for cops to draw guns).
    After some questioning while cuffed and a few phone calls. They apologised. Their reason was theat they saw the car going so slow with hazards flashing and thought it was stolen and the shitty factory immobiliser was trying to do its thing.

    • @Snarf_Le_Wombat
      @Snarf_Le_Wombat 2 дні тому +1

      Classic police jumping to conclusions with their unacceptable actions and behavior, like bullets stop vehicles...

  • @GoomyB
    @GoomyB 7 днів тому +20

    the hellcat american's brain would implode upon hearing this information

    • @wombat5534
      @wombat5534 2 дні тому +1

      Im Canadian where everything we hear about is American, but I always stood out as the black sheep in the room when I would say as a kid, my favorite car chase ever, was "Getaway in Stockholm" with the Supra and Cosworth! 🤘

    • @MrBuzzman21
      @MrBuzzman21 10 годин тому +1

      Especially since a Hellcat would leave any Subaru in the dust, just like most other V8's including trucks...until you have to turn LOL

  • @doonecarguy
    @doonecarguy 7 днів тому +28

    I knew Baby Driver was real

  • @maninthemiddleground2316
    @maninthemiddleground2316 7 днів тому +10

    Let me get this straight… robbers using STi and Evo 6was part of 200 Km police chase and only Evo 6 got caught? 😅 subbie for life 👍👍👍

    • @daexion
      @daexion 2 дні тому +2

      they probably only caught it because of the spike strip.

  • @totsuit7518
    @totsuit7518 6 днів тому +11

    It would be really cool if you could make a video about the frequent use of the Audi RS6 as a getaway car for blowing up ATMs in Germany and the Netherlands

  • @TheSimStig
    @TheSimStig 7 днів тому +28

    Parents are ex coppa's from NSW and they always used to say that they could never catch the WRX's. After seeing this I had to ask them more questions and tell them, "there's a documentary about who you couldn't catch 🤣".

  • @dyls2702
    @dyls2702 5 днів тому +4

    We had a crew of young black fellas in Sydney called the WRX boys theys honk the horn out front of police stations to get chasers. The police ended up shooting some of the boys.

  • @UR_UB3R_DRIVER
    @UR_UB3R_DRIVER 7 днів тому +9

    that explains why my insurance is so darn high on my subie

  • @JerzeyBoy
    @JerzeyBoy 7 днів тому +4

    The ford V8 of the roaring 20s and great depression? And the supped up Model A's of the moonshine runners and robber's?

  • @WigneyR
    @WigneyR 3 дні тому +16

    Bro baby driver was not influential in any of this, it’s a new ass movie 😂

    • @SeguroOffroad
      @SeguroOffroad 2 дні тому +3

      haa, if this foo wanted to shoehorn something in he could have used Initial D!

    • @daexion
      @daexion 2 дні тому

      He actually never said it was. I believe he said before the movie ever came out. He might have reference the movie because of some of the similarities.

    • @WigneyR
      @WigneyR 2 дні тому +2

      @@daexion watch again, he said it helped inspire their actions. Its a less than 10 year old movie

    • @supernintendo182
      @supernintendo182 5 годин тому

      @@WigneyR He said BEFORE Baby Driver.
      "Before the Baby Driver movie would put the WRX in the spotlight amongst popular culture, [...] the WRX was more sinister and played a major role in the underground workings of the black market."

  • @goofymcadams
    @goofymcadams 7 днів тому +14

    AUSTRALIA - Eastlakes (my area) and most of the suburbs mentioned are sourouning suburbs. I remember as a kid watching WRX get chased through Maroubra Junction. I remember the ramraids on Oshkosh and atms... Man this brings back news report and paper clipping memories of this model WRX. Things tamed down by BugEye literally none were chased.. What a hectic video to bring up all these things. Over 20 years later I now own one of these GC8s... Crazy.... Great vid!

    • @MarioGoatse
      @MarioGoatse 7 днів тому

      Knew I'd find a few Sydney boys in these comments lol. Grew up in the inner city, and Rexxies were *The Car* to steal. A lot of boys from Glebe, Redfern, etc were ripping ATMs, banks, ram raids, and doing smash n grabs with them. My mate got shot in one and almost died.

    • @goofymcadams
      @goofymcadams 21 годину тому

      @@MarioGoatse Damn man thats heavy about your mate! Im guessing car jack or mistaken identity? And yep, most came from the inner city. It was the Wild West!

  • @swilleh_
    @swilleh_ 7 днів тому +27

    "can't outrun radio" "can't outrun helicopters" 😂

  • @BGRUBBIN
    @BGRUBBIN 7 днів тому +13

    You remember that one clip in Top Gear? They destroyed a Lancer Evo that was used for running drugs. Fuck that thing was zippy, even on gravel.

  • @thekeemstar27
    @thekeemstar27 6 днів тому +3

    9:10 they should of went right for the nearest airport when they heard the chopper lmao 😭

  • @LockieNZ
    @LockieNZ 6 днів тому +5

    Used to be the top most stolen car in New Zealand. Now it's the Toyota Aqua. No joke. The price to insure an Aqua over here is $3000NZD! I thought my turbo Aristo was bad at $1000NZD!

    • @SuperWesty177
      @SuperWesty177 2 дні тому

      Its good because my first gen legacy turbo's insurance is finally coming down a bit haha.

  • @misterevan
    @misterevan 7 днів тому +13

    As someone who lives and breathes the GC/GM/GF Chassis. I can tell you they are amazing to drive and addictive, super easy to mod and if you are realistic with power goals they will treat you well. Thanks for this one.

    • @obeseufo3707
      @obeseufo3707 7 днів тому

      I've got a GG, and absolutely adore it. what I wouldn't do for a clean GG tho...

  • @Volvo_EG
    @Volvo_EG 3 дні тому +2

    I can only imagine being one of the officers trying to catch them and you just hear that car blast by at full speed. Probably getting shivers down your back just from the amazing sound. They are so damn goodsounding.

  • @TuffNess7
    @TuffNess7 7 днів тому +41

    Any chance we will get an explained for ecu??👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

  • @zero11010
    @zero11010 7 днів тому +10

    For the first several years the WRX was available in the US (before the STi was brought over) it was insured as a little two liter four door commuter car.
    It took years for insurance companies in there US, and the public, to realize what these were capable of.
    The WRX wasn’t the first “rally car” to be sold. But, it did blow up in a way most others didn’t.
    There sure wasn’t a lot of fuss over the GT Four Celica from Toyota a few years earlier (an all wheel drive little monster).

  • @MarioGoatse
    @MarioGoatse 7 днів тому +8

    Real talk, my mate was one of the guys that were doing ATMs and Smash N Grabs with these WRXs here in the inner city of Sydney. He ended up being shot by the police in a stolen WRX after doing a Ram Raid. The officer was charged with 4 charges, but wasn't convicted, if I remember correctly. The entire reason why NSW police bought the WRX police car was because of his crew. It was a great time growing up in Sydney back then. There were hotties (stolen or "hot" cars) in the area all the time. WRXs, RS Turbos, GTRs, Porsches, you name it. What's left unsaid in this story, is that it was all because of how hard heroin Sydney. The Viet boys in Cabramatta were making millions, and every inner city crim was out there terrorising the city. It never stopped in the early GC8 Ram Raid days though. They ended up moving on to Armaguards. My cousin got arrested in a $6 million dollar armed robbery. Sydney was off tap back then.

    • @endjfcar
      @endjfcar День тому

      Man I hope they all learned their lessons. Life is short but you don't have to make it shorter or harder...

    • @MarioGoatse
      @MarioGoatse 18 годин тому

      @@endjfcar Honestly, most of them are doing long sentences in jail these days. Sydney had a massive crime wave back then. Some of them were “good kids” that got dragged into it by a worse group, but most were already petty criminals that got much worse once they were addicted. Google “Sydney Armaguard $6 million” and you’ll see what they ended up doing. My cousin was arrested in the sweep they did, but everyone beat the charges. The crew ended up getting arrested one by one for other charges. The cops weren’t going to let it slide.

  • @TSM3095
    @TSM3095 7 днів тому +27

    Knew about the wrx's being used in australia, but the Evo 6 being used in a robbery was pretty surprising, since they were much rarer than subarus

    • @Hythe01
      @Hythe01 7 днів тому +8

      Love that the Evo ran out of fuel - they combined remarkable thirst with a tiny fuel tank!

    • @MarioGoatse
      @MarioGoatse 7 днів тому +3

      I knew through boys that were using them here in Sydney. It started with RS Turbos, then when the WRX hit Australia it was massively popular to steal them. Any 4wd turbo was good, but they loved the WRX. A mate of mine got shot in a stolen WRX in Sydney. Survived, but still with a bullet in his chest

  • @vCuda
    @vCuda 7 днів тому +5

    I don't support criminal activity, but this and 40RA are LEGENDARY! Dudes took the cops on one of the longest chases in history, buddy gets caught and they ran it back THE NEXT NIGHT.
    The sudden urge to buy a tiny super sedan is palpable

  • @steffenm558
    @steffenm558 7 днів тому +15

    Dude how much work are those videos💁🏽‍♂️😘😘

    • @337speed
      @337speed  7 днів тому +11

      Couple days on research and script and solid week of editing, pulling newspaper clippings and footage😅 I enjoy the process

    • @steffenm558
      @steffenm558 7 днів тому

      @@337speed yeah the videos are like movies🙂for me who cutted a few clips of gaming content and i know much work even that was, your editing and content is mind blowing. Good work😊

    • @dyaanahmad5079
      @dyaanahmad5079 7 днів тому +1

      @@337speed Lotus Carlton got some serious competition now. BTW, Can you do a video, where you tune your own car and rip it on the streets
      An LS build
      With something like a C5 Corvette. They are affordable(Cheap is a strong word tbh) nowadays.

  • @worldofnateg
    @worldofnateg 4 дні тому +3

    Nice piece on the WRX. I find it pretty cool that the WRX in Baby Driver was a nod to the car's criminal history.

  • @Jlockjammers217
    @Jlockjammers217 7 днів тому +2

    I friggin love this channel not gonna lie please my friend keep making this content I know it’s a lot of work and I really appreciate it and you’re so knowledgeable and I’ve learned a lot from you I already watched about the coyote the Camaro the ford gt and the mustang I love how you give detailed information on the engines and it’s amazing the way you put these videos together idk why you don’t have millions of subscribers 🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @SilverC8andDroppedC10
    @SilverC8andDroppedC10 7 днів тому +4

    I can’t believe there hasn’t been a movie made about this. I would make a better story than the last Fast n Furious movie.

    • @evoman44
      @evoman44 2 дні тому

      The closest movie that has depicted a WRX as a getaway car has been Baby Driver.

  • @Harry_Gersack
    @Harry_Gersack 7 днів тому +45

    Seriously?
    World Rally Cross??
    WRC is the World Rally Championship dude 💀

    • @Vincent_Cherron
      @Vincent_Cherron 7 днів тому +1

      they mean the same thing; racing on the dirt around the world

    • @enzSa
      @enzSa 7 днів тому +18

      @@Vincent_Cherronrally cross and stage rally very different things

    • @Harry_Gersack
      @Harry_Gersack 6 днів тому +8

      @@Vincent_Cherron definitely not. Rally cross are multiple cars all at once on a small circle track that was purposely built.
      WRC is stage rally on public roads of different surfaces (asphalt, gravel, ...) and they are racing point to point. Also it's timed and not head to head racing

    • @longtailgt
      @longtailgt 4 дні тому +1

      @@Vincent_Cherron Absolutely not. Rally Cross is a multi-lap circuit race on half tarmac/ half mixed-surface arenas, with all cars racing at the same time and the first one to cross the line is the winner. WRC events are held on point to point courses set on public roads, all cars do their runs separately and the car that finishes in the quickest time is the winner.

  • @tomrowland6141
    @tomrowland6141 7 днів тому +4

    I had one of these try me in my Genesis 5.0 Rspec, he didn't like the result. In all honesty, it is never the car, but the driver that wins in evasion.

  • @deviantarsenal
    @deviantarsenal 7 днів тому

    This channel just keeps getting better and better! I look forward to each new video dropping. You do excellent research, your editing is on point, and your narration adds the finishing touch! 💪🏻😎

  • @LossBH
    @LossBH 2 дні тому

    yet another banger from 337 speed. love your content and editing, dude. especially the editing, the hard work doesn’t go unnoticed 👀🔥🔥🔥

  • @Emitremmus29
    @Emitremmus29 7 днів тому +20

    The English cop car in the outro CG being a Rover SD1 deserves special praise. The subbie might have been faster but I'd take the style and sound of the SD1 any day.

    • @337speed
      @337speed  7 днів тому

      That car has such great body lines, I wish we got them in the states😣

    • @OwenWellsp-wz5hg
      @OwenWellsp-wz5hg 6 днів тому +1

      ​@@337speedyou did actually get the rover 3500 (sd1) in the usa

  • @bnd_
    @bnd_ 4 дні тому +3

    This is a good ad for the WRX 🤣

  • @Davo_enchilada
    @Davo_enchilada 4 дні тому

    This just popped up on my feed. Subscribed! After almost three years of coveting a Rex. I got mine in December 1997. Shortly after was when all the ramraiding stuff was hitting the news in Perth. I didn't have a lock up garage, so there were a few stressful months. That car was my faithful daily for the next 24 years

  • @SheldonHughes-gz7pz
    @SheldonHughes-gz7pz День тому

    Absolutely 10/10 on the visuals and commentary…. Ford transit vans where use for get away vehicles aswell back in the day, you should do a video of that.

  • @badgermetal
    @badgermetal 7 днів тому +7

    My first car was a 93 1.8L wagon awd 5 speed. I didn't realize the potential they had until finding the rs25 forums while doing research about what car to buy. I read through a lot of the build threads there where people were building the normal impreza into what they call an RSTI. I slowly built mine to look like a version 1 STI clone but never had the money to actually swap it. Set it up for autocross and it did that surprisingly good. Got it with 93k miles and sold it due to it rusting out floorboards at 290k.
    I figured it would be used for parts but i just saw it driving through town yesterday.

    • @Tornado2409
      @Tornado2409 7 днів тому

      Sweet ending

    • @KevBacon6
      @KevBacon6 6 днів тому

      How long ago did you sell it? If it's been awhile that's cool that you got to see it again still running.
      I'm currently preparing for one of those swaps myself. I bought a 95 1.8 coupe specifically to do the swap. I have a V8 EJ207 with the 6 speed DCCD to put into it. The plan is to participate in my local rallycross and eventually be able to do at least one ARA rally each year.

    • @evoman44
      @evoman44 2 дні тому +1

      Just about any of those older Imprezas have become a sought after car by Subaru car enthusiast. Even the rusty ones are being fix and restored with welding skills because they are becoming rare.

  • @timothytuannguyen
    @timothytuannguyen 7 днів тому +20

    3 minutes gahd I don’t even that last like that

  • @VinceroAlpha
    @VinceroAlpha 7 днів тому

    I love these videos of yours, every single one of them! Between this, and the notice, Carlton and the blacked out hellcat that was never caught. All of them would make a great anime series I feel.😂

  • @fluffypuppy1040
    @fluffypuppy1040 3 дні тому +2

    In Australia the police called the GC8 WRX the "stolen generation".

  • @gengiz
    @gengiz 6 днів тому +5

    I’m still terrorising in Sydney Australia , cold starts at 7am and breaking hearts at every light in my stage 2.5 pro tuned 2019 sti.

    • @Retro-Iron11
      @Retro-Iron11 5 днів тому +1

      Have a good run by my 2003 blob that I put together and tuned myself with true flex fuel. Well it would if you were in qld. :D My satisfaction win or loose is I did it all by myself. They can be both fun and a pain in the butt being daily drivers.

    • @warmage247
      @warmage247 3 дні тому

      Ahh the pure wanker subie owner, sadly not a rare animal.

  • @brewcewillis8328
    @brewcewillis8328 7 днів тому +6

    I bought a WRX in 2017 to see if Subarus were even worth a shit. It was a $27,000 base model. I bought this because I wasn't even sure if the STI was worth the money. At the time I believe they were around $40,000. One of my regrets in life is that I didn't just buy the STI. I live where it snows heavy occasionally. One day, just to see if the WRX was actually a rally car, I drove the car down a dirt road that runs parallel with the freeway. I had ws80 blizzaks on the car at the time, and it had recently snowed- so there was snow covering mud. This was a graded and Flat Road, but the traction was awful for any car. I sat in the dirt and waited for a car to pass me that was on the freeway. I dumped the clutch and let her rip, and I was seriously going 60 to 70 in mud and snow and passing cars on the freeway like they were standing still. It blew my mind.

    • @woohunter1
      @woohunter1 7 днів тому +2

      Almost same here, I bought a brand new 2016 wrx base with the factory short throw shifter. After about $7k in performance mods, it was a beast! The FA20DIT is a much more reliable engine than the EJ, that’s why I chose a regular WRX instead of the STI. I had around 330 WHP.

    • @enemyspotted2467
      @enemyspotted2467 6 днів тому +1

      @@keijimorita1849cope. I had a 2012 wrx that got t-boned, replaced it with a 2012 sti. The STI is better lmao.

    • @enemyspotted2467
      @enemyspotted2467 6 днів тому +2

      Living in New England with a Subaru, I don’t have an excuse not to show up to to work when it snows. I love giving a little bit of BOV to trucks and jeeps fishtailing all over the place when I fly past them

    • @brewcewillis8328
      @brewcewillis8328 6 днів тому

      @enemyspotted2467 I think that's my favorite part about owning one. They are stupid fast in snow and ice with snow tires on. It's my first all wheel drive car and I'm not sure if I want to go back.

    • @keijimorita1849
      @keijimorita1849 6 днів тому +2

      @@enemyspotted2467 I coped by deleting my original comment because I am not interested in dealing with rude people like you. I need to stay off of youtube. Too many common folk on here.

  • @user-it1yd4zd8l
    @user-it1yd4zd8l 7 днів тому +2

    love what you do man ima keep up with the speed 337 podcast aswell

  • @Pansy-vl4in
    @Pansy-vl4in 2 дні тому

    incredibly useful content as always, thanks for the hard work!

  • @dyaanahmad5079
    @dyaanahmad5079 7 днів тому +3

    Never clicked on a video this fast

  • @CardsNSleevesTCG
    @CardsNSleevesTCG 7 днів тому +7

    I blame Baby Driver for this

    • @xraider927
      @xraider927 7 днів тому

      Nah, those incidents happened way *WAY* before that movie even existed.

    • @CardsNSleevesTCG
      @CardsNSleevesTCG 6 днів тому

      @@xraider927 I bless these guys for Baby Driver

  • @freezingjazzy
    @freezingjazzy 7 днів тому +2

    Now I understand why you can use WRXs on the finale of the Diamond Heist in GTA.

  • @DJWenlowe
    @DJWenlowe 3 дні тому +1

    This was a great profile . I do love the intoxicating sound of that boxer engine 👍👍

  • @-CHAMUR-
    @-CHAMUR- 6 днів тому +3

    Pov : you are looking for a Real content creator on youtube and you came across this channel
    bro you've made a good job ,keep going

  • @cabbagehead8082
    @cabbagehead8082 7 днів тому +5

    It gave cops trouble in countries that didn't have American muscle chasing it 😂

    • @RommyAli
      @RommyAli 7 днів тому

      That garbage is only effective on straight road american highways

    • @mbbb9244
      @mbbb9244 7 днів тому +4

      It had 4wd, lightweight and fantastic suspension for cornering. Absolutely no way an American cop yacht could get anywhere close.
      Its speciality was sticking to tight surburban streets blasting from corner to corner. . 0-60 in 4.5s when tuned. 1992.

    • @markrides7939
      @markrides7939 7 днів тому +3

      Nah they could still lose that American junk, All they needed to do was turn left and right and that muscle your so proud of would have no chance.

    • @daexion
      @daexion 2 дні тому

      @@mbbb9244 ​ Not every vehicle cops use is a police yacht even if a lot of them are. Some are actually Mustangs and Chargers converted to use as a police cruiser, most likely, as an interceptor.

    • @Leo.B.Photos
      @Leo.B.Photos День тому

      You guys never got GC/GF8's because theyd absolutely demolish anything the copys had access to... including the helicopters lmao

  • @AlexanderOrtiz-y7i
    @AlexanderOrtiz-y7i 4 дні тому

    337 your channel is awesome I’ve watched you grow so much. Thanks for your time and effort. Again thank you .

  • @arcayenne
    @arcayenne 7 днів тому +1

    Great video once again dude! Keep it up!

  • @emdfilms5785
    @emdfilms5785 7 днів тому

    Good stuff man. Love your channel. You are a master storyteller. Keep it up!

  • @beaucaver4988
    @beaucaver4988 7 днів тому +2

    ....Another friday in Lafayette, relaxing and watching 337s new vid drop!👊

  • @dennisglodoski6365
    @dennisglodoski6365 7 днів тому +1

    Thank you for the upload!

  • @Aaron-oz2vd
    @Aaron-oz2vd 2 дні тому

    I proper enjoied this mate. Thanks 😊

  • @2KYibbs
    @2KYibbs День тому

    Dude, you have got to pump more of these episodes on Spotify! I need it fr

  • @dannykennedy5885
    @dannykennedy5885 7 днів тому

    Love it bro! Great content!!

  • @clintcheezewood
    @clintcheezewood 7 днів тому

    I truly love this series. Keep it up!

  • @sussysimon
    @sussysimon 7 днів тому

    man i love your videos! Keep it up 🔥

  • @robtapp6400
    @robtapp6400 День тому

    Loved my 2002 Bug Eye. STI was not yet available in Canada so I "settled" for the less powerful base WRX. Choice of 2 colors - Silver or World Rally Blue. 227 HP on the base WRX mated to a 5 speed manual and hydraulic clutch. While the 5-box made it quick to 60mph (5.1 seconds if I remember) it did make it a pig on gas on the highway since at about 70 mph the motor would be turning about 3,000 RPM. It did allow you to often pass other vehicles without shifting down, I always thought it would have been nice to have a 6th gear for highway speed. There was also tons of parts for after-market tuning, handling, and cosmetic changes.

  • @user-pn3im5sm7k
    @user-pn3im5sm7k 7 днів тому +1

    Nakajima Aircraft Co. made some of the greatest aircraft of ww2, like the Ki-84.
    Nakajima became Subaru after the war and this car is a spiritual descendant of those state of the art fighter planes.

  • @erutne
    @erutne 4 дні тому

    good vid dawg, nice editing too

  • @rsookchand919
    @rsookchand919 2 дні тому

    The quality of these videos are top tier

  • @nut5391
    @nut5391 7 днів тому

    loving your vids dude

  • @BornofRussia18
    @BornofRussia18 7 днів тому

    Absolutely love this channel

  • @censoredialogue
    @censoredialogue 7 днів тому +1

    so happy to see some Subie love on this channel hell yeah

  • @NPC-fl3gq
    @NPC-fl3gq 3 дні тому

    As a kid i got asked to be a wrx driver in a ram-raid gang, so this really brings back some memories 😂

  • @HusseinChami
    @HusseinChami 7 днів тому

    Always a beautiful day when there’s a new 337Speed video

  • @gaingor9874
    @gaingor9874 День тому

    Yes you finally made the video love bro.

  • @Fudmottin
    @Fudmottin 2 дні тому

    The opening of "Baby Driver" was flat out a Subaru commercial.

  • @STInkEYErex
    @STInkEYErex 7 днів тому

    Excellent video as always!

  • @Idonthavausernam
    @Idonthavausernam 7 днів тому +2

    I see a new 337 video, I click on it without thinking twice.

  • @BaseSRKI
    @BaseSRKI 7 днів тому

    Very enjoyable video, thanks!

  • @Loadedgoods
    @Loadedgoods 3 дні тому +1

    the 2 door Impreza wrx sti is still to this day the best looking one.

  • @nopethanks4444
    @nopethanks4444 9 годин тому

    Wow channel. I love that i saw the Evo 6 and scooby chase. From Basingstoke to West mids.
    I lived in Basingstoke and now live in west mids. What a chase that'd be.

  • @frisbee544
    @frisbee544 2 дні тому

    Holy cow! This WRX was sooooo great but it couldn't beat my Olds Alero 3400SFI.

  • @Wunna_V
    @Wunna_V 3 дні тому

    Thought you were about to talk about the AMG era. That was a wicked time too. But I think you’ve covered that already

  • @justinfabricius1597
    @justinfabricius1597 7 днів тому +2

    Wow! The tuning forum ROMRaiders for subarus got its name from RAM raiding! Never put those together!

  • @Changingtesting
    @Changingtesting 7 днів тому +1

    All I got from this video was that for a good while wrxs were the original “hood/crime” car, but current day has been switched to mopars being the crime cars

    • @Retro-Iron11
      @Retro-Iron11 5 днів тому

      Now it's the au falcon doing skids.