Rally Racing

This Subaru Impreza Rally car in action is sweet to the observering eye. Its body style is ruged and tough; built for tight turns full of slippery dirt and gravel. This four wheal drive beauty can give more than the driver can handle. Some of the shots taken below are this same championship car that you see on display imeaditely to your right. Subaru has restyled its Impreza line in 2006 and in addition given the all-conquering 293-horsepower WRX STI model several performance enhancements. On the safety front, all Impreza models gained the new dualstage Subaru
Advanced Airbag System.Following an interior redesign for 2005, all Impreza models have been restyled in 2006 to reflect the new brand identity and are visually unchanged for 2007. The new Subaru signature front-end design for Impreza features a three-section mesh-type grill inspired by the company’s aircraft heritage, plus boldly styled headlights with smoke-tinted lenses. The 2007 WRX STI is distinguished by the lower-profile hood scoop from the standard WRX to aid forward visibility. Daytime running lights (DRL) are added to the safety roster to make the WRX STI more visible to other drivers. A new roof vane spoiler, inspired by the Impreza World Rally Championship competition car, contributes to stability at track speeds and reinforces the car’s high-performance attitude.The WRX STI received several significant chassis performance enhancements for 2005, including wider wheels. In 2006, the addition of a steering sensor input to the DCCD All-Wheel Drive system enhances power distribution response by more accurately relaying the car’s cornering situation. The WRX STI is based on the Impreza WRX platform but is completely re-engineered to provide even higher levels of acceleration, handling and braking performance that challenge the world’s best sports cars. In its first year, the WRX STI won Road & Track magazine’s “Best Car 2004” Reader’s Choice Award, edging out several dedicated sports cars, including the Porsche 911 GT3.The Impreza WRX STI is powered by a turbocharged and intercooled 2.5-liter DOHC boxer engine producing 293 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 290 lb-ft of peak torque at 4,400 rpm. Teamed exclusively to a 6-speed manual transmission, the engine can propel the WRX STI from zero-to-60 mph in under five seconds. Power is transferred to all four wheels by a sophisticated Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive system with Driver Controlled Center Differential (DCCD) to optimize performance in all conditions.