Subaru of America, Inc. announced 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.
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, 2018 4×4 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 competition including Subaru parts and accessories as well as custom wraps that reflect each team’s personality.
Celebrating its 10th 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 rally, Lando and Shaffer customized their Forester Hybrid with a Subaru STI flexible strut tower brace; RaceWorks coilovers; and RalliTEK adjustable rear control, trailing, and toe arms for added stability. Uprated Subaru WRX front brakes, Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness rear brakes, and Anderson Design & Fabrication skid plates improve handling and durability for the event’s 1,500 miles of extreme off-roading challenges. Practical additions to the exterior include a Sherpa roof rack, lighting by Diode Dynamics, and 15-inch LP Adventure LP1 bronze wheels paired with Milestar Patagonia AT Pro LT tires.
Desert Disco’s 2026 Crosstrek Wilderness comes standard with X-MODE® Dual Mode System and 9.3 inches of ground clearance and required only a handful of modifications for the rally including a RalliTEK lift for an additional two inches of ground clearance, Thule Caprock roof rack, Method wheels wrapped in BFGoodrich T/A All-Terrain KO2 tires, Asfir 4×4 skid plates, and a Dometic refrigerator.
