Subaru WRX STI TRAX 400hp Snow Tank at SEMA [Video]

The TRAX was based on a rally-prepped 2009 WRX STI and was designed by Vermont SportsCar for SRT USA’s driver Ken Block.

Subaru unveiled a 400-horsepower WRX STI with snow tracks at this year’s SEMA Motor Show.

The TRAX was based on a rally-prepped 2009 WRX STI and was designed by Vermont SportsCar to be driven by Ken Block, SRT USA driver. Despite using Mattracks rubber tracks, the car is almost identical to Block’s #43 competition STI.

Vermont SportsCar began with a stock Impreza WRX STI. The company then gutted the interior and “lightened and seam-welded the shell for additional strength”. Finally, Vermont SportsCar installed a multipoint steel rolling cage. The company then added RECARO SPA PRORacer competition sports seats, carbon fiber doors panels and an onboard fire suppression device. Additional goodies include a Yakima FatCat 4 Snowboard Rack and a Yakima Landing Pad base.

A turbocharged, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with a MOTEC M800 electronic control unit produces 400 horsepower and 400 lb-ft torque. Vermont also installed an enhanced engine and a five-speed KAPS ‘dog-engagement’ gearbox. A Subaru programmable DCCD all-wheel drive system was also installed. Custom machined hubs were also used. Group N competition rally dampers were added by EXETC.

The TRAX comes with a customized carbon fiber sleigh that can carry four people. The sleigh rides on steel skis with a torsion bar suspension. It also features heated leather RECARO chairs, an Alpine stereo system marine-grade, LED lighting, carbon fiber trim, and LED lighting.