Common Terms

Here is a list of common terms used in Subiesport Magazine

BOV - Blow-off Valve

Boxer
Common refence to Subaru's horizontal motor design. Porsche uses a similar configuration.

CARS - Canadian Rally Series

FMIC - Frount-Mounted Intercooler

SRT USA - Subaru Rally Team USA
The factory rally team for Subaru of America.

SWRT - Subaru World Rally Team.
Subaru's factory-sponsored team that competes at the highest-level of rally competition, the World Rally Championship (WRC). Subaru's program is operated by Prodrive, out of the UK.

TMIC - Top-Mounted Intercooler

WRB - World Rally Blue
Subaru's trademark blue car color. Color celebrates Subaru's first WRC win.

WRC - World Rally Championship
Highest-level of rally championship. Colin McRae was the first world champion to drive a Subaru. The livery of that era, 555 gold and blue, became the trademark performance color for Subaru cars.