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How 2015 WRX STI dominates All Japan Rally round 5 [video]

It was the 2015 Subaru WRX STI that won big at the round 5 All Japan Rally. Is the new 2015 STI really this good?

The new-generation 2015 Subaru WRX STI is winning big in rally circuits all over the globe. The 2015 STI is leading the Rally America Championship and is undefeated. The new STI is also winning big in the All Japan Rally and just dominated round five with a podium sweep with the 2015 WRX STI.

The new WRX STI is a rally-bred vehicle and has decades of rally experience around the globe for Subaru and Subaru Tecnica International to draw from in the development of the new chassis. This is what Subaru does best and they have developed a new STI that is the best one yet for performance enthusiasts and rally drivers.

On the pavement and gravel, the new Subaru STI is tearing up the competition. In the All Japan Rally at Fukushima Round 5, the new STI dominated with Toshihiro and Tanaka Naoya winning their third victory for the 2015 season. Second place was taken by another 2015 STI team of Katsuta Norihiko and Adachi Sayaka, and third place by Sumiyama Yuya and Yasui Takahiro in the VAB type 2015 Subaru WRX STI.

Subaru has been involved in motorsports around the globe since the 1990s when they raced the 96 Gr-A GR8 4 door Impreza San Remo vehicle. The next vehicle was the WRC 1998 2 door GC8 Impreza model that was the forerunner of the WRX performance car. They have a long and storied history in Rally motorsports that continues today. What they learn from motorsports helps Subaru develop the technology for their performance production WRX STI models. The 2015 Subaru WRX STI is the best one yet.

Check out the All Japan Rally STI winning video below.