A 1983 Subaru GL with 862 horsepower and active aero is ready to launch at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The latest AWD monster creation for Hoonigan’s “Gymkhana” series is a classic Subaru. It’s called the Family Huckster, and it’s a 1983 Subaru GL Wagon that’s been massively reworked to make 862 horsepower, with active aerodynamics, carbon fiber bodywork, and retro-style wheels meant to look like the originals.
14 Years of Hooning
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Hoonigan’s “Gymkhana” series of rally and drift videos is now 14 years old, meaning it’s almost ready to learn to drive on its own. This installment in the sideways video series, the 12th, is a bit of a return to the brand’s roots.
The series started in 2008 with driver Ken Block tossing around a Subaru — a 2006 Impreza WRX STI. Hoonigan and Block switched to Ford for a few years, with icons including a series of ever-wilder Fiesta models, the 1965 Mustang Hoonicorn, and the 1977 F-150 Hoonitruck.
Block retired from the series for the last installment, passing the torch to long-time rival Travis Pastrana. Pastrana took that torch and did donuts all over it with a Subaru STI called Airslayer.
What’s Cooler Than a Rally Wagon?
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Smaller, More Entertaining, Less Predictable
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The GL wagon is an iconic Subaru that I thought would be pretty rad to see flying through the air. Surprisingly, the Family Huckster is a lot smaller than the Airslayer. Combine that with the boxy shape and you have a perfect recipe for next level precision driving. An active rear wing is helpful to an extent but the 83 wagon flies about as well as you would imagine…kind of a like a brick. This makes the jumps way more sketchy but also more entertaining and less predictable. The Family Huckster is without a doubt my all time favorite vehicle to drive. Can’t wait to show the world at Goodwood and later this year in the next “Gymkhana.”
Goodwood Debut With Gymkhana 12 Follow-Up
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