Reaching these shores in ’94, the early cars weren’t quite the be-winged rally warriors that you might be used to. The ‘Classic Years’Īlthough considered a real icon now, the GC8’s perfectly proportioned shape didn’t register on the collective car buyer’s radar in quite the way you might imagine. The proven EJ20 boxer flat four, with its peppy four-cam power delivery was carried over to the new car and proved to not only be a worthy foe on the world’s rally stages, but also a tuner’s delight –as did the later EJ22 and EJ25 variants that would become the mainstay and backbone of the Impreza line-up.įrom Stage To Showroom. Building on the sales – and rallying success – of its forebear, the Legacy, the Impreza delivered even more, in a neat body design and compact footprint. The Lancia Delta and Audi Quattro can both stake their claim in laying the foundations of this market sector, but what the Impreza brought to the party as it launched itself onto an unsuspecting public in 1992 was a hitherto unseen package of ability, reliability and price. The Impreza wasn’t the first of the affordable 4WD supercars, of course. We take a closer look with our very own latter-day Subaru salesman and tuner and present-day six-star geek, Paul Cowland. Always tuned in to what the enthusiast wants, and cleverly taking its cues from the motorsport successes and driving heroes of the hour, Subaru UK’s family album of notable cars is worthy of closer inspection. Over the years, Subaru UK has created some of the most iconic – and desirable – special edition Impreza and WRX models that the world has ever seen.
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