The Essex Police ANPR team, known as the ‘Interceptors’, has been taking high performance driving tuition from motorsport specialists, Prodrive.
The 21 members of the Interceptor team, which is being followed by Channel Five TV, underwent a special day’s training at the Prodrive Performance Centre in Warwickshire to get to grips with their new high-performance Subaru Impreza GB270s. The new 270 bhp four wheel drive cars, capable of reaching 60 mph in just 5 seconds, recently replaced the Intercept Team’s front wheel drive cars. Despite all being professionally trained drivers themselves, the unique handling handling characteristics of four wheel drive performance cars meant the team decided to seek further expert advice and tuition in rally bred car control from Prodrive, which had also developed the special edition GB270.
Built in cooperation with Toyota, the Impreza Coupe will go into production in 2010 and will compete with the BMW 3-Series Coupe and Nissan 370Z.
The Coupe version is inspired by the five-door model, but gets a rakish rear end. That gives it a chunky yet athletic appearance which stands out from the crowd.
Under the hood there will be a choice of two engines: a normally aspirated 2.0-litre unit giving around 180bhp, and a high-performance 2.5-litre turbo powerplant that will deliver 300bhp.
The Impreza Coupe will first be sold in Japan and the US and in Europe in 2011.
Subaru today revealed full details about the 2008 Impreza World Rally Car. It will be powered by a flat four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 300bhp @ 5500rpm and a peak torque of 650Nm @ 3000rpm. The engine will be mated to a six-speed electro-hydraulic transmission.
The Impreza WRC also features front and rear MacPherson strut suspensions, Bos fully adjustable shock absorbers, AP Racing 310mm ventilated discs and six-pot calipers front and rear. For asphalt use, front brakes are 378mm ventilated discs with six-pot calipers.
With a weight of only 1230kgs, the car includes a LCD color monitor with eight selectable data screens, Kenwood radio equipment. It sits on 15" diameter for gravel, 18” for tarmac wheels and Pirelli tires.
The Japanese CarTop magazine caught the future Impreza WRX STI Spec C testing at Nurburgring. The car is set to be unveiled by the end of the year.
Like in the past, the Spec C will feature a slight weight reduction, minor engine tweaks, quicker steering ratio and stiffer suspension settings. The power will be pushed up to 300 hp.
Subaru has finally unveiled the new generation of the Impreza World Rally Car in time to compete at this month’s Acropolis Rally in Greece. Featuring a longer wheelbase, a new rear wing fitted for optimum aerodynamic performance the new vehicle will be driven by Australia’s Chris Atkinson and Norwegian Petter Solberg next week. According to the manufacturer the technical specifications will be announced in Greece on 29 May. Press release after the jump! > More
Mitsubishi and Subaru are working on a hard-core version of their latest Evo X and Impreza WRX.
The Evo X MR – the badge stands for Mitsubishi Racing – gets a host of cosmetic upgrades, with extra vents and air intakes on the nose to improve cooling. There’s also a revised rear wing and side skirts, plus black alloys. The MR packs around 305bhp – that’s 20bhp more than the entry-level Evo X – which puts it on a par with the standard Impreza WRX STi.
The Evo X MR will be powered by a reworked version of the 2.0-litre turbocharged direct-injection engine. It will make the 0-60 mph sprint in less than 5 seconds.
The Spec C edition has a mildly tweaked bodykit, including a rally-inspired roof scoop and the brand’s trademark gold alloy wheels. Most importantly, though, it has lost a lot of weight. As with previous generations of the Spec C, the newcomer gets a lightweight roof, aluminium boot, compact 12V battery, thinner glass and a smaller fuel tank. The revisions shed around 70kg from the STi’s kerbweight, so the Spec C tips the scales at 1,400kg.
Power upgrades for the 296bhp 2.5-litre turbocharged flat-four are expected to be minimal, but when combined with the weight reductions, the Impreza should rival the Evo X MR for performance.
As you already know Subaru and Toyota have joined forces to build a new sports car together. The new sports car will be launched in 2010 and will be priced at around £10,000 in Japan, but it’s likely to be closer to £20k in the UK, rising to £25k for the turbo model.
There will be two different versions: one for Toyota and one for Subaru of course, with different design, but both will be powered by a Subaru 2.0-litre flat four engine, making this the first time that a Subaru boxer engine has powered a Toyota.
The entry level will have an output of 175 hp, but a turbocharged version will also be released and will be powered by a 2.5-litre engine.
The coupe will be inspired by the the classic rear-drive AE86 Toyota Corolla GT coupé from the 1980s.
Have you ever wondered who is the oldest and most loyal Impreza WRX STI fan? Well, Subar discovered this in the person of Ron Billingham, a septuagenarian who recently bought himself a brand new Subaru Impreza WRS STI.
Billingham told the press that he is no boy racer but have been in the past. With 6 Subaru cars onwed in the past including the Impreza WR1 and the RB320, Ron showed its interest also for the new edition of Impreza capable of developing 296hp and a top speed of 155 mph. And things do not stop here: the car will also be fitted with 18" wheels and tires and according to his sayings it will also receive the Prodrive Performance Pack if this will be available in the UK.
According to AutoExpress, Subaru is working on a diesel version of the Impreza WRX STI. It will be powered by a 2.0-litre flat-four cylinder boxer unit that delivers 148 hp. A tuned version with 180bhp could be used in a racy STI version.
The engine delivers a peak torque of around 400Nm – up 50Nm on the petrol engine – and the high-performance model could sprint from 0-60mph in seven seconds and accelerate on to a top speed of 140mph.
The diesel version of the Impreza WRX STI will have a fuel economy of around 45mpg. The powerplant weighs no more than the current version, and would also help slash the STI’s emissions by nearly 40 per cent, from the petrol’s 243g/km to about 155g/km.
NO, the title is not wrong. I am not talking about two different things in here: the video is really about snowboarding in a Subaru. You don’t believe me? See what this guys can do!
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