Horizon Wilds Takeover (Series 18) | Week 2 - March 9, 2023
Here are the newly available cars this week.
The Honda Ridgeline Baja Trophy Truck is a seasonal Exclusive available for 20 points from the Autumn season Festival Playlist, and the 1980 Subaru BRAT GL is a seasonal Exclusive available for 80 points across multiple seasons in Series 18.
| CAR NAME | Car Type | PI Class | HP | T | Lbs | Engine | Layout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Honda Ridgeline Baja Trophy Truck | Unlimited Offroad | A 703 | 550 | 470 | 4700 | 3.5L TT V6 | Front/RWD |
| 1980 Subaru BRAT GL | Vans & Utility | D 273 | 69 | 84 | 2061 | 1.6L NA F4 | Front/AWD |
Stock benchmarks:
| 0-60mph | 0-100mph | Top Speed | 60-0 mph | 100-0 mph | LatG @ 60 | LatG @ 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.132 s | 9.982 s | 142.6 mph | 130.6 ft | 321.4 ft | 0.88 | 0.87 |
| 14.800s | 71.088 s | 100.3 mph | 181.3 ft | 453.9 ft | 0.76 | 0.76 |
The stock Subaru BRAT has similar benchmark performance to the Porsche 356 A 1600 Super, and by Performance Index is in the middle of the Vans & Utility group. The BRAT’s stock engine can upgrade to a maximum output of 220 hp, 217 ft-lb torque with natural aspiration and 267 hp, 263 ft-lb torque with turbo upgrade. Maximum upgraded race aero downforce is 243 lbs front, 143 bs rear. The BRAT offers rally bars on the front in Aero upgrades, four engine swaps in Conversions:
- 278 hp 2.0L F4 - TURBO
- 305 hp 2.5L F4 - TURBO
- 330 hp F4 - TURBO RALLY
- 493 hp 4.0L F6
The stock Ridgeline Trophy Truck rates just above the Hot Wheels Baja Bone Shaker in PI. The Ridgeline’s stock engine can upgrade to a maximum output of 949 hp, 772 ft-lb torque. The Ridgeline does not have adjustable aero or aero upgrades. The Ridgeline offers four engine swaps in Conversions:
- 552 hp 4.8L V10
- 805 hp RACING 3.0L I6T
- 850 hp RACING 7.2L V8
- 1750 hp 7.4L V8TT
2015 Honda Ridgeline Baja Trophy Truck
The Baja 1000 is one of the most grueling off-road races in the world. The 2015 course was 821 miles of rocks, sand, and incredible obstacles. This specially built Trophy Truck competed and won Class-2 (forced induction engines up to 3.6 liters) that year. Honda Performance Development built the Ridgeline Trophy Truck to showcase the design of the second-generation Ridgeline pickup. Design cues including the front facia, hood, roof, and bed are taken directly from the new model. The engine utilizes the same block, heads, and crankshaft from the 3.5-liter V6 that powers the 2017 production model. Twin-turbos in the race truck helped bump output to 550 horsepower, and the remainder of the vehicle is a custom-built tube frame chassis with the kind of massive suspension needed to take the punishment the Baja desert dishes out every mile. Take this one-of-a-kind racer to the Horizon Baja track against the other off-roaders and find out for yourself how it matches up.
1980 Subaru BRAT GL
Developed at the request of the president of Subaru of America, the BRAT (Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter) followed the trend set by the Chevy El Camino and Ford Ranchero as half-truck, half-car. On paper, and due to the rear-facing bed-mounted jump seats, the BRAT was technically a car, which got Subaru out of an excessive light truck tariff versus that of passenger cars imported from Japan. Underneath its coupe-utility body is the heart of the Subaru Leone station wagon. Under the hood is the Subaru EA flat-four and in the GL model represented here, a dual-range four-wheel drive system. Although humble in power output, the BRAT, like any Subaru, is meant to go places the average car wouldn’t dare.
