Is my eyes??.....or this subaru goes a lot more faster than the current one :eek:
And the sound of the engine is better than the current one too

http://titusvideo.free.fr/essai_subaruwrc06-video2rallye83.wmv

only one word for that car ..... fantastic!!

but i dont think that link works properly

i am loving that! thanks for that! :)

(i dunno if its true but does the impreza rally car not use a legacy engine because the boxer cant be tuned enough?) thats what my mate told me and im not 100% sure if its ture

The legacy has a boxer engine too
All the subaru lineup use boxer engine :)
ahh and for the link, just click the right click and choose "SAVE AS"....

But the sound of the engine is quite different

Korfak is right, the whole range use boxer engines. the legacy 2.0 is more equalised from the manifolds apparently, whereas the impreza is slightly unbalanced, giving the unique sound, although this is only prominent because of the high bhp output (hence why a standard STi still sounds better than a sports exhaust on a standard WRX).
Besides the WRC can only use 2.0, rendering the current 2.5 STi useless for rally car conversions and homologation purposes is not applicable. that is why the N12 impreza from Prodrive is based on the Impreza STi Spec C from Japan, as is the current WRC car, as Japan still has the 2.0 lump in its STi's (so i am told). Also there will be a rise in grey imports for rally car conversions as neither the UK WRX or the STi can now be used in rally events... so now is a good time to be an import company in the uk :p

lol, thanks for that info ;)

no problem... and an awesome video, thanks Korfak, i'm just really sad i'm not there this weekend to see it rallying, or in sweden... although my mum has said she would like to see a bit of mexico in a month or two... you can guess what i'm thinking here... :)

the new subaru has more power than all the teams but may suffer a little compotition from ford.

the new subaru has new technoligy in side and thats kept a scret by the SWRT but thats the main reason why the subaru sounds different but also the subaru has also managed to gather more power out of its 300bhp engine and this has affected the car to go a massive speed.

iv been waiting for this 2006 model for 2years for it to be reliesed, iv known about its presence for quite some time

the new subaru has new technoligy in side and thats kept a scret by the SWRT but thats the main reason why the subaru sounds different but also the subaru has also managed to gather more power out of its 300bhp engine and this has affected the car to go a massive speed.
its no secret most of the WRC cars run more than 300bhp. The reason behind the Subaru's sound is the boxer engine, simple as that, its a sound that is near impossible (although not totally impossible) to replicate in a straight or V engine. Prodrive also improved on their ALS (Anti Lag System) which will really boost the performance from the Turbo.
Also, expect to see their ALS de-tuned for road use in a mod pack being considered for Impreza owners (I.E possibly part of the PPP kit) in the UK. A version of this can already be seen in the Prodrive P2. I for one am following up on the ALS system and seeing if we can obtain one for our 2006 STi for a 'test' to see if we can retail it to a few of our track based customers! but the cost of the unit is too high at the moment and they are refusing to release it until research is finished (i guess to maximise reliable performance for the road)... but we have ways around this :)

SWRT try to keep their tecnoligy a secret for as long as they can, until the car will be replaced by a different model.

i know about the subarus performance but SWRT have added items that even i dont know because of this classification, but i do know that their is something in the coolant system but i cant explain what it does or how it works ....

i guess that the tecnoligy is basicly new materilas, new parts (e.g. newly designed IHI Turbo - with WRC regulation 34mm restrictor) and electronics (since we are entering the digital age) that have been placed into the subaru to give it more power

Well, i hope that this new wrc car is faster than the previous one......
It looks really faster, but im not so sure
When they're going to launch the new model?

When they're going to launch the new model?

its already out it came out in the monte carlo rally (20th january)

I can't wait to watch the video, but it's going to take 20 min to download. I'm liking the new Impreza more and more as I see more of them on the street.....

Very good video, thanks. The engine sounds absolutely awesome!

That's a neat looking car. Pretty quick, too. But then again, WRC cars are usually very quick. The drivers are just mad men.

BTW, why are the navigator's seat so low? So they can't see?

BTW, why are the navigator's seat so low? So they can't see?

the Co-drivers dont relly see the road very often because their looking mostly at their pace notes, they only tend to look up to know where they are...

theirs other reasons as well

That's a neat looking car. Pretty quick, too. But then again, WRC cars are usually very quick. The drivers are just mad men.

BTW, why are the navigator's seat so low? So they can't see?
So that he doesn't see the oad and freak out. You know, I can be very scary sitting inside a WRC car....

i think its also the fact that the Co-driver could get distracted by whats going on out side the car.
the Co-driver is supposed to tell the driver where he is supposed to be going, to the nearest second or the car would end up in a tree or the driver could get lost.

^ I thought that way too. It's a matter of life and death.

^ ye rally is a dangerous sport

hundreds of spectators have died and last year.
michel park (i think) died in the rally GB last year, and its the problem with being Co-driver .... because your looking at pace notes you cant see whats going to happen. its the fact that shock from the co-drivers un-awarenes killed him. basicly he didnt notice he was going to crash and he couldnt brace/prepare for impact.

Heard of it. He was on the Peugeot team with Markus Gronolham (sp?). Their car crased into a tree. Park died and Gronolham got away with small scratches.

Heard of it. He was on the Peugeot team with Markus Gronolham (sp?). Their car crased into a tree. Park died and Gronolham got away with small scratches.

it was marko martin who was the driver but i havent heared from him since the accident i think hes retired or something im not sure

Ooops, I mixed em' up. I'm really sleeeepy...

it was marko martin who was the driver but i havent heared from him since the accident i think hes retired or something im not sure

He retired for the rest of the season, i think that he's coming back in 2006..im not so sure

The video was great. My internet died for 3 hours.....

He retired for the rest of the season, i think that he's coming back in 2006..im not so sure

yeah i think he will be returning but not sure when

Video is great. And Marko Martin won't be coming back to WRC, he will be teaching young rally drivers in his homeland. And the co-driver seat is so low beacause he don't have to see road very well and you can lower center of gravity by putting the seat so low.

its a shame that hes not comming back... i think it probaly the guilt that someone died in his control.

theirs many reasons why the co-driver is lower down, but the closer to the road the better.

Great vid!!!
I love that new Impreza...
Thank you for it

:driving

Wellcome back pilone!

Wow, that's a nice sound.

i know about the subarus performance but SWRT have added items that even i dont know because of this classification, but i do know that their is something in the coolant system but i cant explain what it does or how it works ....
leave that to me, i'll work some magic on my prodrive contact ;)

Wow, the video was amazing..

Why atkinson is driving the 2005 model and the others the 2006????

Why atkinson is driving the 2005 model and the others the 2006????

yeah was wondering that myself!

they do that... im not sure if its because of wrc rules cos peugeot did the same and they didnt loose any points but ford changed cars straight away and the lost a couple of points.

but it could be to make the drivers get used to the new cars.

its because it is not cost effective for the teams to run more than 2 of the new cars, because only 2 can score team points, so any extra drivers will use the previous models, Ford did it lots when they made the edgy Focus WRC

mmm in that case
what do you think is the best driver
stephane sarrazine or chris atkinson???

Who needs the 2006 models more than the other??

i wouldnt say one is better that the other because one is good on one terrain the other is good on another terrain... but my fave. has to be solberg