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Old 06 January 2007, 03:10 PM
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Went into my local subaru dealer today, and they had the WRC Rally car in there, pics below













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Old 06 January 2007, 03:18 PM
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Very nice
Still not a fan of those rear lights though
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Old 06 January 2007, 03:54 PM
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What's that bog silver "box" near the front of the engine bay

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[edit - not bog silver, big silver ...]
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Old 06 January 2007, 04:03 PM
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What's that bog silver "box" near the front of the engine bay

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Think what you're looking at is the intercooler..........

Beautiful!
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Old 06 January 2007, 04:08 PM
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Hmm... isn't that a top mount?
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Did you ask to test drive it?

If they say no tell it must be all show and no go!
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What's the finance package like?
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That is stunning, especially the engine bay.

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Does that mean that the scoop is just for show?

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Think what you're looking at is the intercooler..........

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complete with new BF Goodrich tyres
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Originally Posted by Terminator X
Does that mean that the scoop is just for show?

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Not necessarily as it will be directing air down towards the turbo and inlet manifold. I'm sure that if it didn't serve some kind of purpose it would be removed.
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Old 06 January 2007, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by chrispurvis100
Hmm... isn't that a top mount?
Air goes thru the front grills, up thru the intercooler and out the 'backward' looking scoop towards the front of the bonnet....... ie. air goes up thru it and not down as on 'conventional' subarus.
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Originally Posted by jd5217
complete with new BF Goodrich tyres
Good spot!
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Scoop is only really there so it looks like an impreza I think; I'm sure ideally they'd ditch it altogether (but the marketing types won't let them!).
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Old 06 January 2007, 05:30 PM
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From the photos it looks like Welch's at Great Shelford ??

They have just been reinstated as the SUBARU main Dealer for Cambridge.

Been the service agent for a long time. I bought my car and have it serviced there. Great people, especially Justin May in sales.

Superb photos'. How long have they got the WRC car for ??
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I'm sure the rules state that the car has to look very similar to the production version. Don't think it would without the scoop!
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Originally Posted by jd5217
complete with new BF Goodrich tyres
Lets hope they perform better than the Pirrellis!
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Originally Posted by chrispurvis100
I'm sure the rules state that the car has to look very similar to the production version. Don't think it would without the scoop!
Pity they don't apply that to the thinly disguised prototype 4wd cars that Ford, Peugeot and Citroen are allowed to enter.

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Originally Posted by SPEN555
Did you ask to test drive it?

If they say no tell it must be all show and no go!
You'd be forgiven for thinking that anyway based on the 2006 WRC results
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Originally Posted by wrxjay03
Went into my local subaru dealer today, and they had the WRC Rally car in there, pics below













Was that at Welchs in Shelford??
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Originally Posted by wrx-ian
Was that at Welchs in Shelford??
Read post #15
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Old 06 January 2007, 07:39 PM
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That engine bay is absolutly unbeleivable. It looks like nothign I have ever seen before!
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Old 06 January 2007, 07:41 PM
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hubba hubba

what's with the hay, is there a donkey living in the boot?
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Originally Posted by chrispurvis100
I'm sure the rules state that the car has to look very similar to the production version. Don't think it would without the scoop!
this is correct. marketing types want the scoop, to relate to the road cars.

the 05 car had a front mount (and some of the previous WRC cars)
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Old 06 January 2007, 09:23 PM
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yeh it was at welch's stapleford
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Originally Posted by SCD Simon
Very nice
Still not a fan of those rear lights though
I love or "like" everthing about my 06 STi except for those gaggingly horrid lexus lights

If I'd have wanted to Shout at the Car behind me "YooHooo I'm only slightly Gay" or "I'm Chav so **** off, unless your Gay" I would have bought some and had them fitted. Spoilt a good car IMHO

BTW The Car is nice Prodrive certainly now how to make an Engine bay nice does the wheelbase look shorter or is that my eyes playing up, the new season mod maybe


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My mate raced it on the way to the showroom in his clio 182. He blew it on the straights but on the twisties












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why are there nylon tyes on the manifold ?
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How much dya think the engine would cost?
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