{"id":306743,"date":"2021-05-09T20:33:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T00:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=306743"},"modified":"2024-05-09T21:17:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T21:17:10","slug":"subaru-wrx-bugeye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/subaru-wrx-bugeye\/","title":{"rendered":"The Subaru WRX: The Bugeye, Blobeye, And Hawkeye"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p id=\"copy-4\" class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color: #eaf0f4;\">The Subaru WRX is an automotive legend. It\u2019s the rallying car of choice for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrc.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Rally Championship<\/a> (WRC). 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