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SubaruImpreza
22B STi
- Power
- 280 PS
- 0–100
- 5.3 s
- Top speed
- 241 km/h
Photographs: MrWalkr, CC BY-SA 4.0; Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.
Curator’s note
A wide-bodied road car built to celebrate three straight world rally titles.
The 22B STi marked Subaru’s 40th anniversary and its third consecutive World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title. It combined a two-door Impreza with a wide body inspired by the WRC car and a 2.2-litre flat-four.
- Body 80 mm wider, styled after the Impreza WRC97
- Enlarged 2.2-litre version of the EJ flat-four
- Bilstein dampers and Eibach springs
- Adjustable rear wing and 17-inch BBS wheels
0–100 km/h5.3s89th of 140 · best 1.8 s
Top speed241km/h98th of 140 · best 420 km/h
Power276hp106th of 140 · best 1,888 hp
Torque363Nm116th of 140 · best 2,360 Nm
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The story
Subaru Impreza
Subaru Tecnica International built the 22B in 1998, after Subaru had won the WRC manufacturers’ title in 1995, 1996 and 1997. The body was widened by 80 mm with flared arches that echo the Impreza WRC97.
The engine was enlarged to 2,212 cc. Officially it made 280 PS, the Japanese industry limit of the time, and it drove all four wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox.
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Dimensions
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Colin McRae and Nicky Grist won the 1997 Safari Rally in the Impreza WRC97 that inspired the 22B.
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Subaru built 400 for Japan, plus 16 for the UK and 5 for Australia.
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Subaru published no acceleration or top speed; 5.3 s 0–100 km/h and 241 km/h are evo magazine figures. No official fuel figure was issued.
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