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EVO Magazin UK 08/2003

Subaru is preparingto unleash the most extreme version of the Impreza ever seen on the road. According to reports from Japan, the company is preparing a limited road-going version of its World Rally Car and the model could be in the Japanese showrooms by the end of the year. The car will be handbuilt by Subaru's Isesaki studio. The car could be the first of a number of limited edition Subarus as Isesaki is planning to concentrate on low-volume production models.

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Dirk

Neee ist alles noch ein Gerücht. Aber wenn Magazine wie EVO das aufnehmen, dann ist was dran.

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Dirk

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk

The fastest Impreza ever developed is set to blast from rally stage to the road later this year, according to Subaru sources in Japan. Company bosses are talking about bringing a limited-edition production version of the Impreza World Rally Car to Japanese showrooms by December. It's known as the WRCar road-going project, and the body will be prepared by Subaru's Isesaki studio.

While Isesaki's work is understood to be of the highest quality, the firm has only recently switched operations from manufacturing buses to concentrate on designing special interest, low-volume production models. As strange as this might seem, Isesaki has a long association with tuned Subarus.

Most memorably, the company was responsible for the outrageous-looking red-and-black chopped-top Impreza, which was unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January. Lowered by 100mm, the car demonstrated the firm's skills in making complex structural modifications, and its engine tuning expertise. However, according to our insider, the WRCar project will be a more straightforward affair.

Peter Lyon