Subaru WRX– Wide and Comfortable

As a specialist in all-wheel drive cars with boxer engines the Japanese manufacturer Subaru used its expertise since the 1970s in order with models like the Subaru Legacy or later the Subaru Impreza to compete in international rallying. The prestigious successes in racing had in turn impact on the series production. Thus, the Japanese began to commercialize a modified version of its sporty compact model in 1994, which went on sale under the name of Subaru Impreza WRX. The Subura Impreza WRX was produced during these years as sedan and wagon and put the top model of the series. In order to emphasize the prestige of the models, the Japanese marketed the sporty Impreza prepared since built in 2010 only under the name of Subaru WRX STI.


Early versions of the Subaru WRX

Subaru WRXThe first generation of the Subaru WRX was introduced as part of the Impreza series as sedan and wagon in 1994 in the markets. Mark the first payable with a 184 kW (250 hp) boxer engine equipped sports models were a ventilation nozzles on the hood, front spoiler, rear spoiler, sports wheels in custom paint and a minimized comfort features which should in particular reduce vehicle weight in favor of better acceleration values. From the mid-1990s uprated versions of the Subaru WRX appeared on the market that could get up to 190 kW (260 hp). In Year 1997, the designer added the Impreza program by a coupe version of the Subaru WRX, which was built in small series. In 2000, the Japanese showed a revised version of the Impreza WRX, which was now only available as a sedan and an initial capacity of 195 kW (265 hp), from the Year 2005 over 206 kW (280 hp) decreed.


The Subaru WRX is Built As Hatchbacks, SaloonSubaru WRX

In more recent years of construction from 2010/11 the manufacturer offered the Subaru WRX in two versions as a three-door notchback and five-door hatchback model as. Characteristic features of the sports models of Impreza series were a huge rear wing and a roof spoiler and a rear diffuser with exhaust system. In the all-wheel drive sedans worked a 2.5-liter boxer engine; a capacity of up to 221 kW could develop (300 hp). Combined with it was a six-speed manual gearbox. The Subaru WRX was standard equipped with an electronic engine control with three driving modes and a differential lock. The consumption of the Subaru WRX was an average of 10.5 liters at (243 g / km CO2).


Its area is winding country roads. The car can use its great driving dynamics systems fully - even in adverse conditions. Not only for the wind that hits so effectively to the many spoilers, that it is easy to drive fast with the Subaru around curved.

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