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Subaru Impreza WRX STI

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SubaruImpreza WRX STI

GDB ‘hawkeye’, 2.5 (European)

Power
280 PS
0–100
5.4 s
Top speed
255 km/h

Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2006

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Photographs: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.

Curator’s note

The final, hawk-eyed version of the rally-bred GD Impreza STI.

The ‘hawkeye’ was the last facelift of the second-generation Impreza STI, named for its sharper headlamps. European cars used a 2.5-litre turbocharged boxer with 280 PS, driving all four wheels through Subaru’s DCCD system.

  • Turbocharged boxer engine
  • Driver-controlled centre differential (DCCD)
  • Bonnet scoop feeding the intercooler
  • Gold alloy wheels and large rear wing
0–100 km/h5.4s93rd of 140 · best 1.8 s
Top speed255km/h70th of 140 · best 420 km/h
Power276hp106th of 140 · best 1,888 hp
Torque392Nm110th of 140 · best 2,360 Nm
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The story

Subaru Impreza WRX STI

The second-generation Impreza wore three faces: the round-lamped ‘bugeye’, the ‘blobeye’ and finally the ‘hawkeye’ of 2005 onwards. Subaru Tecnica International developed the STI versions.

Japanese cars kept the 2.0-litre EJ207, while European and Australian cars used the larger 2.5-litre EJ257 for more mid-range torque.

Generation
GD (hawkeye facelift), 2005 to 2007
Built in
Ota, Gunma, Japan
Gearbox
6-speed manual
Kerb weight
1,495 kg

Character

Comfort 5 Pace 8 Off-road 4 Tech 5 Presence 8

Dimensions

4,465 mm long 2,525 mm wheelbase 1,440 mm Width 1,740 mm
01

Petter Solberg won the 2003 World Rally Championship drivers’ title in a GD-based Impreza WRC.

02

DCCD lets the driver vary how tightly the centre differential locks.

03

Figures are for the European 2.5-litre car; weight is the published kerb figure.

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3D model "2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI" by 007 (CC Attribution), via Sketchfab

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