Subaru to enter BTCC

Levorg to compete in 2016 championship

Subaru is entering the British Touring Car Championship

30 January 2016

For the very first time, Subaru is entering the British Touring Car Championship. The MSA BTCC will see the arrival of two Subaru Levorg estate models. They’ll be driven by Jason Plato and Colin Turkington, and will be entered by Team BMR. The team’s boss, Warren Scott, will be racing in a third car.

Mountune Race Engines are supplying the 2.0-litre turbocharged boxer unit. The regulations demand two-wheel drive, so the normal four-wheel drive transmission is being altered to send power to the rear wheels only.

The new car from the Japanese manufacturer is viewed as a good fit on the grid. As an estate it has a good aerodynamic package, and boxer engine means the weight is set low in the chassis for great weight distribution.

Driver Jason Plato, who assisted getting the deal put together, said: ‘I am buzzing with excitement about this. It is almost the perfect car for the modern generation of touring cars.’

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