Impreza for Dummies- A Definition List

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22B

An Impreza special first shown at the Birmingham Motorshow in 1998. Cost £40,995 new with a 280bhp engine.

44S

Codename for latest Subaru Impreza WRC. Has new Impreza oval lights.

555

Old name for SWRT(ie Subaru 555 Rally Team). Also name of Impreza (Subaru Impreza 555) which Colin Mcrae drove to victory in the WRC Driver's Championship.

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Richard Burns

Rally driver. English. Has had two spells at Subaru. Best finish for Subaru second in Driver's Championship in 2000 after titanic struggle with Marcus Gronholm. Lost despite winning third Rally of GB in a row.

C

Catalunya Special

An Impreza Turbo special to celebrate the 1996 WRC Manufacturer's Title they secured after the Rally of Catalunya. Finished exclusively in black mica paint with special mats and a number on the back to say which of the 200 made the car was. Released in March 1997 costing £21,610.

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Impreza

Small family car launched by Subaru Motors of Japan in 1992. In saloon and hatch/estate bodystyles. Originally only in 1.6 form has had huge success in World Rally Championship winning the Drivers' Championship in 95 and the Constructors' Championsip 3 times. New car launched in Japan in 2000, in Britain in 2001.

M

Markko Martin

Estonian rally driver. Spent a successful year in 2000 in a group N Corolla WRC with occasional outings in an Impreza and a Focus WRC. Joined Subaru in 2001. Yet to make a big impact.

Mcrae Special

Another Impreza Turbo special this time to celebrate Colin Mcrae's 1994 RAC Rally victory. Produced by Prodrive (see P) in blue mica paint and gold alloys, only 200 (although there is unlikely to be a number 13) were produced. It cost £22,999.

Colin Mcrae

Rally driver. Scottish. Won WRC Drivers' Championship at Subaru. Moved to Ford in 99. Has had a special Impreza named after him (see above).

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Prodrive

Racing and tuning company in the UK which helps control SWRT and also helps the Ford TOCA (Touring Cars) Racing team. Also makes special Imprezas like the Impreza P1.

P1

The P1 is the last of the old generation Impreza specials and was made in the year 2000. Designed for and only available in the UK, it's rakish lines and different alloys were designed by the designer of the Mclaren F1. Only 1 000 were going to be produced but that was upped to 1 500 after massive demand.

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RB5

Special Impreza model produced to celebrate the signing of rally driver Richard Burns from Mitsubishi. 237 bhp.

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Petter Solberg

Norwegian rally driver. Spent 2 years at Ford before moving to Subaru for 2001 season. Has scored 1 point in WRC Driver's Championship after 4 events. Has a tendency to drive the car too hard and crash.

Sti

Subaru Technica International. The technical arm of Subaru which tunes up special models.

Subaru

Japanese Car Manufacturer. Named after the Japanese name for the six brightest stars in the night sky (they are known as the Pleiades in the west). This also forms the company's badge. Formed in 1955 as part of Fuji Heavy Industries.

SWRT

Subaru World Rally Team. Formerly known as Subaru 555 Rally Team. The name of the division of Subaru responsible for the WRC.

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