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Impreza WRC2008 (hatchback GR)
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Impreza WRC2008 (hatchback GR)

WRC2008 · 2008–2008AWD

The Impreza WRC2008 is the final works rally car, built on the GR hatchback shell with the rear suspension reverted from double wishbones to MacPherson struts. The turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine made roughly 300 horsepower, with a sequential gearbox and all-wheel drive. The works team withdrew from the championship in December 2008.

296 hpPower
2008-2008Year
Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Engine2.0L EJ20 turbo flat-4 (34 mm restrictor)
Displacement2.0 L
Cylinders4
FuelPetrol
Transmission6-speed Sequential
DrivetrainAWD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power296 hp
Torque470 Nm
Weight1230 kg
Dimensions & body
Doors5
Seats2

STORY

Subaru's World Rally Car, run by Prodrive from 1997 until the works team withdrew at the end of 2008. It carried the marque's third manufacturers' title in its first season and drivers' titles for Richard Burns in 2001 and Petter Solberg in 2003. Across its whole rally career, in Group A and World Rally Car form, the Impreza won 46 world championship rallies.

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