Title : HIGH-POWER COLLABORATION SETS NEW PERFORMANCE STANDARD Date(s) : 11/02/2010 Abstract :


Two of the biggest names in automotive performance have come together to work on a special one-off project, and the result promises to be truly staggering. Subaru UK and Cosworth have enhanced the performance, handling and styling of the acclaimed Impreza STI, creating a car that will raise the bar for all-wheel-drive, high-performance motoring.

Detailed information about performance, specification and pricing will be made available closer to the vehicle’s March on-sale date.

 

About time they put a decent engine in these cars ha ha ha

 

Hmmh... my car is being rebuilt at 'the garage' that did a development car for Cosworth recently.


Don't really know how hush hush it all is tho'

 

Some of us have beaten Subaru to it.

 

Have you got a waranty?

 

Mmmmm i wonder...

 

surely the development would be done in the usa guys? and by what i have been reading usa tuningt companys could show us a thing or two

 

Thats maybe one of the reasons for the colaboration last thing they want is the hatches be branded as having "Chocolate Pistons" and become unsellable

The Subaru Cosssy parts are alreadly available in the UK and for whatever power level you want

depends on Subaru's budget

 

Don't understand why they wouldn't use prodrive.

 

Prodrive havnt developed their own mechanical engine components is probably one reason. Like most things this will be related to business decisions behind the scenes, we often never get to know the real details of these.

 

Subaru really need a new collaboration and move away from the old prodrive days there last few years in wrc where a shambles with a former world champion consistently blaming the car and all the time getting his a#se handed to him by some young aussie. people don't need reminding of that so a move away from prodrive should be a good thing.

 

I bet Iain Litchfield is wondering why Subaru never spoke to him?

 

It is more of a Cosworth product, sold through Subaru dealers, than a Subaru product developed for them by Cosworth. It is direct competition with the Type 25, so obviously Subaru don't want to use Litchfield!

 

Always loved my saph 4x4 Cosworth and will be great to see the Cosworth badge back on street again and even greater on a Subaru

Cosworth racing pedigree's far superior to prodrives so its a good move in my book

 

Err, going on what we have seen before a 500hp car sold through Subaru, presumably with some sort of warranty is going to cost around £45-50k. To put it mildly, that is a tough sell.
I suppose Subaru are looking for some sort of halo effect here?

If they can get it down to £35-40k they might shift a few.

 

I know you can buy cosworth parts for scooby Tony.....
My point was the cosworths base is usa and subaru base is japan so cant see it being developed here......
What are people saying then that subaru are going to sell a cosworth production car as ford did in the 80s 90s????
Cant see it happening sorry

 

IMHO will be no wehere near 500bhp as they will have to offer warranties etc

 

Aren't we already close enough to the 1st March on sale date?

 

Evo X FQ-400 is a UK only car selling at £50K

 

Yes thanks!!!

 

really...from whom, as I'm pretty sure think Superstar means from the manufacturer?

 

Shame Ford didn't think about this for the RS.

 

Alot of the die hard RS guys will be wondering the same thing.

Maybe Ford's penny pinching is greater than Subaru's

 

The Focus RS engine mods were developed in collaboration with Cosworth

 

Just not enough for Cosworth to put their name on it...

 

I think someone missed a trick here. The Mk5 didn't need a Cosworth version, there's already myriad ways to extract more power.

What they should've done is got someone to redesign that disgusting exterior. The Mk5 looks like Subaru took the front from a crashed 100NX, the backend from a Leon and someone from Mazda to stick them together! Cosworth aren't going to fix that.. Heck Pinanfarina couldn't fix that fugly ****.

But then I'm just a staunch Mk5 hater as it looks soo terrible and as gifted as Cosworth are, I doubt they can improve it. If Cosworth tweak the 2011 saloon (assuming it makes it here) or the Subaru version of the FT-86 - That would be a very interesting prospect...

...Commence flame....

 

What's a Mk5?

 

Do we know any more about this car yet??????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????
I might be interested but I bet its £40K plus and a GTR will be on my drive first if thats the case.
PS ..my car is still working fine so far so good

 

think it's what people who are stuck in the past and lust after silly scoops and wings call the hatch

 

What he said . Although, the Mk5 also has a silly scoop, as if someone put their foot through the bonnet - probably the designer after they sacked him. Still the Sales Team enjoy a challenge. I've actually seen two of these abominations on the road since they came out. However they were both black STIs so it could've been the same one...