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 10 днів тому +2359

    The eastern hemispheres 90s version of the hellcat 😂😂

    • @retrocompaq5212
      @retrocompaq5212 10 днів тому +23

      poor eastern hemisphere

    • @aftrnoon_ac
      @aftrnoon_ac 10 днів тому

      @@retrocompaq5212 Mann shut up

    • @NerdTouchingGrass
      @NerdTouchingGrass 10 днів тому +163

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

    • @Norkeys
      @Norkeys 10 днів тому +164

      @@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 10 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.

  • @OfficerDanger
    @OfficerDanger 11 днів тому +2261

    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 11 днів тому +29

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

    • @gesh418
      @gesh418 11 днів тому

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

    • @clab21
      @clab21 10 днів тому +195

      He already did one on the Lotus Carlton

    • @GraysonKroeker
      @GraysonKroeker 10 днів тому +110

      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 10 днів тому +11

      And the undefeated Charger

  • @EATPANT420
    @EATPANT420 10 днів тому +1434

    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 10 днів тому +52

      Yep people just find another way to do it😅

    • @Tornado2409
      @Tornado2409 10 днів тому +45

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

    • @dev-9962
      @dev-9962 10 днів тому +87

      Fr, same with guns too

    • @NotKimiRaikkonen
      @NotKimiRaikkonen 10 днів тому +47

      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 10 днів тому +6

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

  • @tylerkellems3612
    @tylerkellems3612 10 днів тому +1255

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

  • @jesseallan3886
    @jesseallan3886 10 днів тому +315

    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 6 днів тому +24

      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 5 днів тому +23

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

    • @theinternetlilbro
      @theinternetlilbro 5 днів тому +12

      bit hard to drive when youre upside down eh?

    • @gcraw79
      @gcraw79 5 днів тому +9

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

    • @daexion
      @daexion 5 днів тому +7

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

  • @allu2681
    @allu2681 10 днів тому +257

    as a WRX owner i can confirm this is very accurate

    • @AverageMDChannel
      @AverageMDChannel 10 днів тому +6

      i can also confirm this to

    • @rafaelrodriguesdasilva7305
      @rafaelrodriguesdasilva7305 10 днів тому +19

      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 10 днів тому

      yes

    • @nostrummotorsport2869
      @nostrummotorsport2869 10 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 9 днів тому +1

      Can also confirm

  • @lolza-qh2xw
    @lolza-qh2xw 11 днів тому +491

    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 10 днів тому +20

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

    • @ristekostadinov2820
      @ristekostadinov2820 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 днів тому +221

    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 9 днів тому +11

      not just them two, carlos sainz as well

    • @evoman44
      @evoman44 5 днів 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.

  • @mrmister5729
    @mrmister5729 11 днів тому +351

    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 10 днів тому +9

      the all mighty F6 ford police special wrx killer

    • @MarioGoatse
      @MarioGoatse 10 днів тому +11

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

    • @gamingsuperun
      @gamingsuperun 9 днів тому +3

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

    • @mrmister5729
      @mrmister5729 9 днів тому

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

    • @deathtoming2201
      @deathtoming2201 9 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 11 днів тому +559

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

    • @retrocompaq5212
      @retrocompaq5212 10 днів тому +13

      garbage engine*

    • @marciamartins2447
      @marciamartins2447 10 днів тому +54

      ​@@retrocompaq5212**with a Subaru engine

    • @glareicebutts1423
      @glareicebutts1423 10 днів тому

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

    • @AverageMDChannel
      @AverageMDChannel 10 днів тому +17

      @retrocompaq5212 not garbage***

    • @ghoulbuster1
      @ghoulbuster1 10 днів тому +23

      That would be your mother​@@retrocompaq5212

  • @justv7536
    @justv7536 8 днів тому +98

    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 5 днів тому +3

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

    • @justv7536
      @justv7536 5 днів тому +1

      @@tim9680 REAL

    • @NagyMedia
      @NagyMedia 2 дні тому

      Pretty funny also when you consider the EVO had to stop for gas and still got away before the spike strips 😂

  • @Big.Wang.Zhang99
    @Big.Wang.Zhang99 10 днів тому +22

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

    • @OPEK.
      @OPEK. 10 днів тому

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

    • @Big.Wang.Zhang99
      @Big.Wang.Zhang99 10 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 7 днів тому

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

    • @Big.Wang.Zhang99
      @Big.Wang.Zhang99 7 днів 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 5 днів тому

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

  • @JuKeyy7
    @JuKeyy7 10 днів тому +62

    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 8 днів тому

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @jozshuasims5742
      @jozshuasims5742 5 днів тому +3

      lol "pop the hood jesse"

    • @MrOtistetrax
      @MrOtistetrax 5 днів тому +2

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

    • @JuKeyy7
      @JuKeyy7 5 днів тому +3

      @@MrOtistetrax Forty weight sounds nice.

  • @SiY11
    @SiY11 10 днів тому +58

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

  • @wildpurple005
    @wildpurple005 8 днів тому +29

    “It’s what makes a Subaru a Subaru”

  • @sophdog1678
    @sophdog1678 8 днів тому +16

    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 5 днів 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.

  • @toddp9286
    @toddp9286 10 днів тому +135

    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 10 днів тому

      Yep

    • @jackmiller7667
      @jackmiller7667 10 днів тому +2

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

    • @toddp9286
      @toddp9286 9 днів тому +5

      @@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.

    • @Lplaterwrx
      @Lplaterwrx 3 дні тому

      100% man I’ve removed heaps, lucky my gc8 come with a half decent monguse alarm

  • @feelincrispy7053
    @feelincrispy7053 10 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 9 днів тому

      And Howie did it?

    • @oddursigurdsson9637
      @oddursigurdsson9637 9 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 7 днів тому +1

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

    • @contentioushackery
      @contentioushackery 7 днів тому +2

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

    • @45johngalt
      @45johngalt 7 днів тому +5

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

  • @k1rb0i
    @k1rb0i 10 днів тому +29

    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 !

  • @nightninja8128
    @nightninja8128 10 днів тому +67

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

    • @337speed
      @337speed  10 днів тому +21

      Gave me my daily fix for nostalgia😀

    • @nightninja8128
      @nightninja8128 10 днів тому +2

      @@337speed Yessir!

    • @a1steaksauce895
      @a1steaksauce895 6 днів тому +1

      I caught that 2. Darn that brings me back

  • @highvibegardens
    @highvibegardens 11 днів тому +40

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

    • @longtailgt
      @longtailgt 7 днів 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.

  • @UR_UB3R_DRIVER
    @UR_UB3R_DRIVER 10 днів тому +11

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

  • @doonecarguy
    @doonecarguy 10 днів тому +30

    I knew Baby Driver was real

  • @BestTechnoMixes
    @BestTechnoMixes 7 днів тому +6

    the gran turismo music was a perfect touch

  • @TheSimStig
    @TheSimStig 10 днів тому +30

    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 🤣".

  • @swilleh_
    @swilleh_ 10 днів тому +27

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

  • @goofymcadams
    @goofymcadams 10 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 10 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 4 дні 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!

  • @GTRLMLimted
    @GTRLMLimted 10 днів тому +10

    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 5 днів тому +1

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

  • @Volvo_EG
    @Volvo_EG 7 днів тому +3

    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.

  • @totsuit7518
    @totsuit7518 9 днів тому +12

    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

  • @BGRUBBIN
    @BGRUBBIN 10 днів тому +14

    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.

  • @misterevan
    @misterevan 10 днів тому +14

    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 10 днів тому

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

    • @Lplaterwrx
      @Lplaterwrx 3 дні тому

      There great cars, just sad there isn’t many good ones left anymore

  • @vCuda
    @vCuda 10 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

  • @MarioGoatse
    @MarioGoatse 10 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 4 дні 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 4 дні 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 10 днів тому +28

    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 10 днів тому +9

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

    • @MarioGoatse
      @MarioGoatse 10 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

  • @freezingjazzy
    @freezingjazzy 10 днів тому +3

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

  • @TuffNess7
    @TuffNess7 11 днів тому +41

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

  • @steffenm558
    @steffenm558 10 днів тому +15

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

    • @337speed
      @337speed  10 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 10 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 10 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.

  • @thekeemstar27
    @thekeemstar27 9 днів тому +3

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

  • @JerzeyBoy
    @JerzeyBoy 10 днів тому +5

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

  • @zero11010
    @zero11010 10 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).

  • @LockieNZ
    @LockieNZ 9 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 5 днів тому

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

  • @dyls2702
    @dyls2702 9 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.

  • @Jlockjammers217
    @Jlockjammers217 10 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 🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @GoomyB
    @GoomyB 10 днів тому +22

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

    • @wombat5534
      @wombat5534 6 днів 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 3 дні 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

  • @Harry_Gersack
    @Harry_Gersack 10 днів тому +45

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

    • @Vincent_Cherron
      @Vincent_Cherron 10 днів тому +1

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

    • @enzSa
      @enzSa 10 днів тому +19

      @@Vincent_Cherronrally cross and stage rally very different things

    • @Harry_Gersack
      @Harry_Gersack 10 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 7 днів 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.

  • @deviantarsenal
    @deviantarsenal 10 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! 💪🏻😎

  • @worldofnateg
    @worldofnateg 8 днів 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.

  • @tomrowland6141
    @tomrowland6141 10 днів тому +5

    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.

  • @maninthemiddleground2316
    @maninthemiddleground2316 10 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 5 днів тому +2

      they probably only caught it because of the spike strip.

  • @alistairhughes2054
    @alistairhughes2054 2 дні тому

    Love your channel, followed for a couple of years because it's always a slick video with great technical descriptions, keep up the good work. The late 90s in the UK there were loads of shagged out wrx's under tarps laid up, they had such a rep,, another lost hero from a few years from a bit earlier was the VW Corrado G60, high performance bad ass hatch that was almost an exclusive d£££ dealer car. Good work

  • @arcayenne
    @arcayenne 11 днів тому +1

    Great video once again dude! Keep it up!

  • @SilverC8andDroppedC10
    @SilverC8andDroppedC10 10 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 5 днів тому

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

  • @Emitremmus29
    @Emitremmus29 11 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  10 днів тому

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

    • @OwenWellsp-wz5hg
      @OwenWellsp-wz5hg 9 днів тому +1

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

  • @user-it1yd4zd8l
    @user-it1yd4zd8l 10 днів тому +2

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

  • @LossBH
    @LossBH 5 днів тому

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

  • @WigneyR
    @WigneyR 7 днів тому +16

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

    • @SeguroOffroad
      @SeguroOffroad 5 днів тому +3

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

    • @daexion
      @daexion 5 днів 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 5 днів тому +2

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

    • @supernintendo182
      @supernintendo182 3 дні 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."

  • @bnd_
    @bnd_ 8 днів тому +4

    This is a good ad for the WRX 🤣

  • @Pansy-vl4in
    @Pansy-vl4in 5 днів тому

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

  • @AlexanderOrtiz-y7i
    @AlexanderOrtiz-y7i 7 днів тому

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

  • @timothytuannguyen
    @timothytuannguyen 11 днів тому +20

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

  • @badgermetal
    @badgermetal 10 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 10 днів тому

      Sweet ending

    • @KevBacon6
      @KevBacon6 10 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 5 днів 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.

  • @gmarinelarena8675
    @gmarinelarena8675 10 днів тому +2

    You have a Gift to tell stories. Thanks for the great content!

  • @emdfilms5785
    @emdfilms5785 10 днів тому

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

  • @gengiz
    @gengiz 10 днів тому +6

    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 9 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 7 днів тому

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

  • @dyaanahmad5079
    @dyaanahmad5079 11 днів тому +3

    Never clicked on a video this fast

  • @brarautorepairs
    @brarautorepairs 2 дні тому +1

    Love the production value of your videos. Its like im watching a film.

  • @dennisglodoski6365
    @dennisglodoski6365 10 днів тому +1

    Thank you for the upload!

  • @brewcewillis8328
    @brewcewillis8328 10 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 10 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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.

  • @-CHAMUR-
    @-CHAMUR- 9 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

  • @fluffypuppy1040
    @fluffypuppy1040 7 днів тому +2

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

  • @Fudmottin
    @Fudmottin 5 днів тому +1

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

  • @CardsNSleevesTCG
    @CardsNSleevesTCG 10 днів тому +7

    I blame Baby Driver for this

    • @xraider927
      @xraider927 10 днів тому

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

    • @CardsNSleevesTCG
      @CardsNSleevesTCG 10 днів тому

      @@xraider927 I bless these guys for Baby Driver

  • @cabbagehead8082
    @cabbagehead8082 11 днів тому +5

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

    • @RommyAli
      @RommyAli 10 днів тому

      That garbage is only effective on straight road american highways

    • @mbbb9244
      @mbbb9244 10 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 10 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 5 днів 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 5 днів тому

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

  • @Aaron-oz2vd
    @Aaron-oz2vd 5 днів тому

    I proper enjoied this mate. Thanks 😊

  • @dannykennedy5885
    @dannykennedy5885 10 днів тому

    Love it bro! Great content!!

  • @beaucaver4988
    @beaucaver4988 10 днів тому +2

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

  • @clintcheezewood
    @clintcheezewood 10 днів тому

    I truly love this series. Keep it up!

  • @SheldonHughes-gz7pz
    @SheldonHughes-gz7pz 5 днів 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.

  • @ClaytonLikesCars
    @ClaytonLikesCars 6 днів тому +1

    "Commuting corporate slave"... Damn alright 😭

  • @erutne
    @erutne 7 днів тому

    good vid dawg, nice editing too

  • @DJWenlowe
    @DJWenlowe 6 днів тому +2

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

  • @nut5391
    @nut5391 10 днів тому

    loving your vids dude

  • @sussysimon
    @sussysimon 10 днів тому

    man i love your videos! Keep it up 🔥

  • @Davo_enchilada
    @Davo_enchilada 8 днів 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

  • @STInkEYErex
    @STInkEYErex 10 днів тому

    Excellent video as always!

  • @BornofRussia18
    @BornofRussia18 10 днів тому

    Absolutely love this channel

  • @2KYibbs
    @2KYibbs 5 днів тому

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

  • @BaseSRKI
    @BaseSRKI 10 днів тому

    Very enjoyable video, thanks!

  • @gaingor9874
    @gaingor9874 4 дні тому

    Yes you finally made the video love bro.

  • @rilez9131
    @rilez9131 9 днів тому

    Awesome vid!

  • @kitchenbriks3685
    @kitchenbriks3685 День тому

    That’s the best advertisement Subaru could have ever asked for.

  • @Lracer61
    @Lracer61 10 днів тому

    Awesome video!

  • @HusseinChami
    @HusseinChami 10 днів тому

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

  • @TheRoulette77
    @TheRoulette77 10 днів тому +1

    Smaashed another one bro...great vid

    • @337speed
      @337speed  10 днів тому

      Thank you bro 🙏🏽

  • @Fe-desu
    @Fe-desu 10 днів тому

    Banger vid as always

  • @rsookchand919
    @rsookchand919 5 днів тому

    The quality of these videos are top tier

  • @marcoscampos1228
    @marcoscampos1228 2 дні тому

    Easily my most favorite channel in relation to cars.

  • @calebofsteel1690
    @calebofsteel1690 10 днів тому +1

    Another masterpiece!

  • @7thfloorisnomoreq790
    @7thfloorisnomoreq790 7 днів тому

    These videos are amazing