Argument with wife. I say it stands for Prodrive 1, she says Position 1 - who's right?

 

I thought it stood for poser

 

She's 'avin a laaarf

 

P is 4 Power

 

I think you're right somehow

Dave

 

Surely it stands for everything, and yet nothing?

Sorry I'll save my attempts at being "deep" for after the pub closes.

This link:

http://www.gm-indonesia.com/eng/suba...ry_subaru.html

may give some clue as to what P1 might stand for - the first car Fuji Heavy Industries built, in 1954, was called the "P-1" (Prototype One, very imaginative) - perhaps Prodrive chose to pay homage to this very vehicle???

 

It's *****. Definitely *****.




























*****.

 

How about phenominal 1
or perfect 1 lol

 

LOL @ Bubba. I think he's right too.

 

Position 1 i think.It came when they kept on losing comparitive tests in the motoring mags to the evo which was hardly suprising as they were comparing a 20k 200 bhp car against a 30k 280 bhp car!Even then it only just lost

PeteS (might be wrong though)

 

*****

 

I'll go for "poser"

 

prat for askin!

 

I have it on official word that its

PONCE



Pete

 

Good grief boys (plus or minus girls), put them out their misery!!!

 

P1 - Prodrive one

 

no - surely not , it can't be that, makes to much sense

 

Extract from Subaru Global Web Site:

The first president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), Kenji Kita, had some definite opinions on the subject of automobiles. "If you're going to build a car, build a full-fledged car." "Japanese cars should have Japanese names." Mr. Kita was ardent about producing passenger cars and was the most passionate of all about the 1954 prototype of the Company's first passenger car, the P-1.

Mr. Kita canvassed the Company for suggestions about naming the P-1, but none of the proposals were appealing. In the end, Mr. Kita gave the car a beautiful Japanese name that he had been quietly cherishing in his heart --- Subaru.

 

Pretty 1?

 

perfection

 

So does subaru actually stand for anything as we all know other manufacturers have reason fot there names

LOTUS = Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious

FIAT = Fix It Again Tommorrow

RED

 

Going by my brochure P is for

Passion 1st
P for partnership
P for Prodrive
P for performance
P for peter stevens
P for pedigree
p For Peace of mind
P for please get me on the list for 1


Well thats what is says

I never saw *****

 

It Is defininatly, Definatly, DEFINATLY POSITION

I remember reading this on the subaru website when the car was launched.


Sorry to say the wife is right.

 

Your all wrong..P is for










































Pelican

My missus says I'm I'm not arguing with a hormonal pregnant lady

 

it stands for "pretend jap import"

 

i don't care but they are bloody expensive !

 

*****.

 

I don’t know how old is this thread.
I am the designer hired by Mr. David Richards and worked under David Lapeworth together with Ian Perry ( marketing) to design the first prototype of a road legal racing car. I came up with the name P1. I didn’t want to use the Subaru badge or any labels on the car apart from the P1. P was for: Prodrive, prototype, performance , first place, everyone said that the P is not familiar like GTI or GT etc. I said that one day it will be and I proved it was correct.
I have photos of the development stages, report and other leftovers if someone is interested to see.

General sketch concept. All right reserved

Me near one of the BMW saloon card. All right reserved

The final drawing All right reserved

Prototype with mockup parts (plastic) wheel lights girl, fog light air intake. All right reserved

Interior with de ark prototype seats All right reserved

Another sketch All right reserved


Interior All right reserved

Me and the prototype All right reserved You

One more of my design drawings All right reserved

My Alfa GTV 6 and the prototype All right reserved

 

isn't it porper? as we all know its a downgraded type r,,, lol

get them posted up, be mega interesting to see

 

I'm confused, what prototype is this? I think the thread was directed to the Impreza P1? I've seen the P2 Prototype but never heard of a P1 Prototype.