Neil Smalley

Stunning Spec.

A worthy 22b replacement IMHO.

Just need to know when it's out and how much.

Insurance might be an issue though, i'm not sure companies like direct line and L&V will know what it is.

scooby-si

is not its to thin

smb1

Must be a cracker to mod if it's already runnin on a 2.5l.......

john coffey

Would this be quicker on roads than a FQ330?

TopBanana

Much quicker I'd have thought. Because it's 2.5l, there's a lot more air flowing at low revs which will spin the turbo up much earlier. Plus there'd be more torque anyway cos of the bigger engine.

john coffey

Nice

speedking

Are you agreeing with me?

Plus to weight: 6 speed gearbox, DCCD, heavier lump, water spray, twin scroll, bigger tyres, bigger brakes, folding mirrors, and of course the 'Windshield wiper fin'.

Minus: carbon fibre wing.

I bet it won't have thin glass, manual windows, no aircon etc.

I stand to be corrected, but I reckon it will be quite heavy. Still awesome though

Pavlo

Sti already has 6 speed, do you mean a MY00 sti?
DCCD is an extra kg or so, big deal.
Heavier lump? Lump of what? 2.5 is no heavier.
Water spray. Yup, but no ABS probably.
Twin scroll? Purleeeease.
Bigger brakes? Bigger than what? MY00 sti with big heavy steel calipers? Sti brembos weight no more overall.

Sorry, what was the point of all this?

Paul

speedking

Lump = engine, sorry.

WRX = 1395kg
STi = 1470kg
Type 25 = xxxxkg

I never said much heavier, just that IMO it will probably be the heaviest Impreza ever (even 1kg will do it). Time will tell.

SPEN555

Heaviest jap spec at the mo is 1440kg, so it's got 40kg saving over UK spec STi. What the 40Kg saving is beats the $hit outta me thoug as I have not got a clue.

Maybe JDM cars don't have side impact bars etc. whereas UK/Euro has extra safety features adding weight.

jason4656

they probably weigh them with the driver in, and as asians are not 18stone like most of us, its probably in that lol

john banks

I assumed it was Spec C based so probably one of the lighter new age cars?

scoobycar60

Sounds like the dogs bits to me how much? and when?
My yet to be confirmed Solberg order is beginning to look a bit weak to me......

SPEN555

The one Ian talked to me about was the GL model.

I think he is flexible on it, he is not bound by IM you know lol!

So I would imagine you specify the base model, i.e. Sti, C Spec, Solberg V Limited. He will then price up to covert it to 2.5 based on what model you want. The show car has the engine suspension and brakes. I would imagine he will offer these as separate packages.

Damian.

kwakman

Just seen it at Autosport. Its very low! Its on the Samco stand not too far from the official scooby stand. It does make the WR1 look a bit weak. Ive got some photos (not too great) if anyone wants to stick em up.

Markus

kwakman, email em to me (pics@markuswarren.co.uk) and I'll host em.

kwakman

On their way Markus. Apologies for the quality in advance, but they,ll give you an idea.

Markus

got the mail, have replied. I shall let you post them up.

kwakman

Markus

Think it is rather amusing that the Type 25 being shown is also Ice Blue (unless my eyes are totally messed up)

Not bad pictures, and a lovely car and if I was in the position for a new scooby I would be very tempted by this, especially if one could have the base model as a jap spec STi V-Limited, heck the normal JDM STi would be good enough, but a v-limited or Spec C, mmmmmmmmmmm.

I know Ian (or Iain? never sure) is on here, well, not right now, but you know what I mean, anyway, I hope he does comment on whether it is as seen, or whether you can define what the base care pre Type 25 is.

Danny B

Looks like silver to me (unless my eyes are messed up).
Nice car, need some more shots of the rear <hint, hint>

Scooby Drew

That's because it comes with adjustable coilovers - and my god it goes around corners well

Ted Ed

34k !!

sob sob

another thing on my wish list

Markus

OK my eyes are messed up, I stand corrected it's silver.

kwakman

Apparently this one was a spec-C pre conversion. Thats what the bloke on the Samco stand told me anyway! It is Silver, a bit hard to tell from the photos. It looks more aggresive than the WR1, and expect it will go harder too. Subaru were being cagey about the spec of the WR1 for some reason.

Daz34

Anyone know what make the adjustable suspension is?

carl

Well Powerstation sell the Bilstein PSS9 kits, so I assume it's that.

churchwa

Looks like a great car.

The reason Subaru was being cagey was because Prodrive have not finnished the final spec of the car yet as far as power goes.

SPEN555

I spoke to Ian Litchfield just before christmas and he was preparing a Silver JDM WRX STi GL model with all the options (i.e. DCCD-A, Quick Rack etc). He was then putting in the 2.5, suspension etc and basically showing what he can provide.

So it is not a C Spec, they don't do a C Spec in Silver anyway. Quite a knowledgeable chap that on the stand.

Damian.

pippyrips

hmmmmmmmmmm - doughnuts!