Subaru Impreza: books - history and technology

Subaru Impreza WRX and WRX STI - The Complete Story

Few cars in modern times have caused as much of a stir as the turbocharged Subaru Impreza. It came from nowhere at the start of the 1990s to claim three successive World Rally Championships for its makers in the middle of that decade, and went on to become an enthusiasts' car thanks to is affordability, high performance - and, of course, the glorious exhaust note of its unusual flat-four 'boxer' engine.

This book examines the three generations of Subaru Impreza WRX and WRX STI from 1992 - 2012, including how the roadgoing cars were developed from the successful rally models, production history and specification details.
Topics covered include: history of the Impreza, and early days in competition with the Leone and the Legacy models, construction and derivatives of the distinctive flat-four engine, innovations in the Impreza's four-wheel-drive system plus design and specifications for special editions.

Subaru Impreza, la vague bleue

Rarement une marque automobile n'a atteint en si peu de temps une telle notoriété planétaire. Méconnue à l'orée des années quatre-vingt, la firme Subaru est soudainement sortie de l'anonymat au rythme des victoires dans les rallyes du championnat du monde de sa dernière-née, l'Impreza.

Familiale plutôt banale, cette dernière va très vite devenir une icône et la référence des berlines sportives, dès l'introduction de la 2.0 GT turbo. Pilotée par les plus grands (Colin McRae, Carlos Sainz, Mikko Hirvonen, Timo Makinen, Juha Kankkunen, Kenneth Eriksson, Richard Burns, Petter Solberg) l'Impreza s'est forgée un palmarès enviable :
- trois titres de champion du monde des rallyes "constructeurs" à Subaru
- 3 fois championne du monde " pilotes " permettant à Colin McRae (1995), Richard Burns (2001) et Petter Solberg (2003) de coiffer la couronne mondiale
- plusieurs fois championne de France.
Elle est engagée en 2011 dans divers championnats dont le championnat de France des rallyes.

Retrouvez les grandes étapes commerciales et sportives de ce modèle de légende, à travers de nombreux documents et photos inédits.

Subaru Impreza WRX (2001-2005) - Brooklands Performance Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the Subaru Impreza WRX models from the years 2001-2005. Describes the Subaru Impreza WRX, WRX STi, type UK, 300UK, Spec C and S202.

• The articles, taken from contemporary British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

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Subaru Impreza (Rally Giants)

This book describes the birth, development, and rallying car of the turbocharged, four-wheel-drive Subaru Impreza in the 1990s and early 2000s, providing a compact and authoritative history of where, when and how it became so important to the sport.

Subaru Impreza Group A Rally Car Manual (1993-2008) - An insight into the design, engineering and competition history

The Subaru Impreza first appeared on the World Rally scene in 1993, taking a hat-trick of World Rally Manufacturers' Championships, in 1995, 1996 and 1997.
The list of drivers who have competed in Imprezas includes Marku Alen, Ari Vatanen, Colin McRae, Carlos Sainz, Richard Burns, Juha Kankkunen, Petter Solberg and Tommi Makinen, with McRae, Burns and Solberg all winning the World Rally Drivers' Championship in 'works' Imprezas.

The rallying Impreza is the car that transformed the public perception of Subaru from a purveyor of quirky four-wheel-drive cars used primarily by farmers, into a global brand.

This Manual concentrates on the competition history and anatomy of the Group A rally Imprezas which competed between 1993 and 1996, with insight from drivers and co-drivers, and looks at what is involved in running a Group A Impreza today.

You & Your Subaru Impreza Turbo - Buying, enjoying, maintaining, modifying

The rally-bred Subaru Impreza Turbo has become the definitive modern sports saloon, combining four-wheel-drive safety, the capacity to seat four adults, and useable luggage space, in a practical package to rival many pure sports cars.

This owner's handbook for the Subaru Impreza Turbo contains an extensive model history, advice on purchase, use, maintenance and modifications. Also specifications, model changes and production numbers. Entirely in colour.