SUBARU ENTERS 2025 REBELLE RALLY WITH TWO CHAMPION-LED TEAMS

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Oct 08, 2025, 12:30 ET

RENO, Nev., Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. announced today it will sponsor two teams in the 2025 Rebelle Rally on Oct. 8-18, 2025, held in the Nevada and California deserts. Both teams will compete in the X-Cross class, led by past rally champions.

Subaru of America's 2025 Rebelle Rally vehicle entries including a 2025 Subaru Forester Touring Hybrid and 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness.

2025 Rebelle Rally Team #210 Desert Disco's 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness with Driver Emme Hall and Co-Driver Kendra Miller.

2025 Rebelle Rally Team #200 MTNSUBI's 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid Touring with Driver Carey Lando and Co-Driver Andrea Shaffer.

Carey Lando and Andrea Shaffer, the 2024 X-Cross class champions in Lando's personal 2014 Subaru Outback, will compete in a 2025 Subaru Forester Touring Hybrid as Team #200 MTNSUBI. Emme Hall, the 2018 4x4 class and 2019 X-Cross class champion, and Kendra Miller will compete in a 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness as Team #210 Desert Disco.

Both teams' Subaru vehicles will be specially outfitted for the race with Subaru parts and accessories as well as custom wraps that reflect each team's personality.

Celebrating its 10^th anniversary this year, the Rebelle Rally is the longest competitive off-road rally in the U.S. and the first women's endurance off-road rally in America. Team #200 MTNSUBI's 2025 Subaru Forester Touring Hybrid features Subaru's next-generation series-parallel hybrid powertrain and standard Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. All 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid models are powered by a newly developed 2.5-liter SUBARU BOXER® engine paired with electric motors and a Lineartronic® CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). Additionally, all 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid models are equipped with X-MODE® Dual Mode System with Hill Descent Control.

To prepare their vehicle for the race, Lando and Shaffer customized their Forester Hybrid with a Subaru STI flexible strut tower brace for added stability, uprated Subaru WRX front brakes and Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness rear brakes to handle the extreme off-roading challenges over more than 1,500 miles.

Desert Disco's 2026 Crosstrek Wilderness features standard X-MODE® Dual Mode System and 9.3 inches of ground clearance and required only a handful of modifications for the race including a Thule Caprock roof rack, Method wheels wrapped in BFGoodrich T/A All-Terrain KO2 tires, Asfir 4x4 skid plates, and a Dometic refrigerator.

The 2025 Rebelle Rally begins Oct. 8. Keep up with MTNSUBI and Desert Disco's progress throughout the rally stages on our Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts, and accessories through a network of about 640 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants, including Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc., the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise®, which is the company's vision to show love and respect to everyone and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $340 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged over 115,000 volunteer hours. Subaru is dedicated to being More Than a Car Company® and to making the world a better place. For additional information, visit media.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube.