Subaru Impreza AWD 2000

2000 August: New Impreza WRX released in Japan, and in Australia ~October. The new look has caused some slight controversy, apparently the rounded headlights (eyes) and down-turned grille (sour puss) not being the everyone's liking. Flared mudguards cover 17" wheels and MacPherson strut suspension is retained.

Plenty of go however - WRX (.jp) engine: 2-litre, flat 4-cyl', turbo-charged and intercooled, 4-valves/cyl', 184kW at 6000rpm, 333Nm at 3600rpm although, given the right bits, the makers can pretty much dial up whatever power they want, up to the 200kW+ of the STi's.

2000 May: Limited editions Subaru Impreza RX can be had as a sedan or hatch-back with manual or automatic tranmission. RRP is up au$500 to $27,990 on the manual sedan which buys you a Momo steering wheel, CD player, WRX-style instrument panel and the paint job.

2000 March: Do you descibe the colour as custard or [something less kind] yellow? Well, other drivers will certainly see you coming, and yellow is said to be the safest colour. 300 Impreza WRX limited edition club spec' Evo IV's will be sold in Australia. Distinguishing features include a Momo airbag steering wheel, metal finish instruments, badges, and yellow trim inserts in the seats (great). Price is from $42,260, $1K more above the standard WRX.

2000: Subaru Australia have a rerelease of the special edition Subaru Impreza WRX with leather interior.

Extras include a single-CD, player in the dashboard, MOMO leather and wood steering wheel, leather and wood gearshift on manual cars, and metallic instrument panel finish.

Prices are up by $2.5K ($au) over the standard WRX of 1999.

Subaru Impreza late 2000..., manufacturer's figures

• Subaru Impreza 2.0 AWD sedan
• 5 seats, 4 doors, RX & WRX: 2 x airbags & ABS
• loa: 4340mm, width: 1690mm, height: 1415
• wheelbase: 2520mm, track: 1460mm/1455mm, grnd clearance: 160mm
• turning radius: 5.1m (kerb)
• weight: 1125kg (unladen), towing: 350kg (unbraked)
• flat-4, 1994cc, petrol, 4-cyls, mpfi, 4-valves/cyl, sohc
• bore: 92mm, stroke: 75mm, c.r.: 9.7:1
• power: 92kW at 5600rpm, torque: 185Nm at 3600
• transmission: 5m, AWD
• suspension: indep'-strut/indep'-strut, brakes: disc/drum
• tyres: 195/60R15, fuel tank: 50L
• also 2.0 WRX sedan:
  • Subaru Impreza 2.0 WRX AWD sedan
  • turning radius: 5.2m
  • weight: 1255kg / 1285kg
  • 1994cc, petrol, 4-cyl, turbo-charged, mpfi, 4-valves/cyl, dohc
  • bore: 92mm, stroke: 75mm, c.r.: 9.5:1
  • power: 155kW at 6000rpm, torque: 290Nm at 4000rpm
  • transmission: 5m (WRX 5S), or auto (WRX 4AT)
  • brakes: disc/disc, ABS
  • tyres: 16" wheels, fuel tank: 60L
  • prices: special ed' $42,990, auto +$2K, mettalic paint +$250 ($au 1/2000)
• Competition: Audi S3     - 4wd.sofcom.com/4WD.html

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