Me and a couple of mates were sat in a pub garden yesterday (as you do when the suns out ) in the Cross in Yateley when a blue scooby went past....

....I'm sure it was a P1 as it had the wheels, rear spoiler and P1 on the back and my mate says its an RB5 as all P1's were 4dr

I was under the impression that all P1's were 2dr and RB5's 4dr. Does this sound correct?

Nath

 

You are right...

 

in my limited knowledge i woudl tend to agree with you, all P1' are two door and blue, the RB5's are four door and mainly grey.

someone correct me if i am wrong.

 

Cheers guys

 

It was actually me that said it wasn't a P1, and the reason is because it had a roof scoop (or whatever the correct word is) and it didn't have the grey prodrive wheels that P1's have. In my opinion it didn't look like a P1, but as I said at the time, I could be wrong.

 

I wasnt saying that what you saw was a p1
I was agreeing that p1s are 2 door and rb5s are 4 door....

 

Jim, you were wrong it had the P1 wheels on it and the badge (that kind of gave it away ), but you saying that P1's were 4 doors and RB's 2 threw me off.... Make mine a pint of stella please

I wont mention anything about an R22! pmsl

Nath

 

I believe one of the P1s was delivered in white at the owners request.

Anybody like to back me up on that?

 

jap innovations sell a roof scoop - not surte why a P1 owner would buy one of those though!!!

 

If it sonic blue/rally blue and 2 door and a roof scoop it actually sounds like a Type R Limited

[Edited by chrisp - 9/13/2003 4:44:25 PM]

 

Quote: I believe one of the P1s was delivered in white at the owners request.

Anybody like to back me up on that?

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that might be the original prototype that Subaru and Prodrive where working on when they released the P1. cos that was white...

this is from somewhere, cant remember where...

Prodrive P1
Throughout 1999, there were strong rumours that the UK market was at long last going to receive a
Japanese specification Impreza, with improved levels of overall performance. A two door white Impreza Turbo
running on 17 inch gold alloys and Prodrive number plates had been spotted several times. September 22nd 1999,
Autocar magazine run a scoop showing this very same white car, along with a glowing write-up, and an estimated
price tag of £30k. Despite having a few inconsistencies (eg 2.2 litre engine with 350bhp!), the article answered
many of the questions enthusiasts across the country had been asking for many weeks. The white car was actually a
prototype for the forthcoming UK spec Impreza supercar. Based on the 2 door Impreza body shell (but without the
wide arches of the 22B)., the car had been developed by Prodrive during the previous year in conjunction with Fuji
Heavy Industries and Subaru Tecnica International in Japan. It had been designed from day 1 to be Subaru UK’s response
to both ‘grey imports’ and the phenomenal Mitsubishi EVO 6, which had been receiving rave reviews all year long.
"Shock Subaru Announcement - New UK Spec 280 PS Impreza Turbo" was the title of the press release, which ran to a
full 9 pages. This car was to be called the Prodrive P1 (Prodrive One), would have the full 280PS (276bhp) of the
Japanese spec cars and carried a full 3 year warranty with support from all Subaru UK dealers. This astonishing car
had been painstakingly developed, and not only met all requirements necessary for full European Type Approval, but
also set class-leading standards for both ride and handling. The main features of the car are as follows:

2 Door Saloon Body
Available exclusively in Sonic Blue, similar to the WRC cars, and the same as the 22B
280PS engine, with an estimated 260 lb/ft of torque
Top speed of 155mph, 0-60 in 4.6 seconds
Special Hella driving lamps
Specially Designed "Titanium" 10-spoke O.Z. 17 x 7 alloy wheels
High Ratio Steering Rack
Ventilated front and rear brakes
Shorter throw "Quickshift" gearchange
4 Channel ABS brakes
Rear wiper
Specially designed aerodynamically superior front and rear spoilers
Category 1 alarm/immobiliser, and RAC Trackstar tracking system
Air Conditioning
A production run of 1,000 cars was eventually produced, and there were some delays in getting the earlier cars to
customers, following production problems with some of the parts fitted here in the UK.

 

Actually it had non-P1 wheels but public slate me if you feel the need.

 

A public slating????? Calm down....

Keep the beer if it means that much too you!