All 400 units of the widebody 22B STI, built to mark Subaru's 40th anniversary, sold out within 30 minutes to 48 hours of going on sale in Japan.
Median 158 hp across 508 similar cars
Lead trim: Impreza GT / Turbo 2000 (Europe, 208 hp, 1992–93) · up to 300 hp
Subaru Impreza WRX / WRX STI GC8GC8A-G · 1992–2000
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FactAll 400 units of the widebody 22B STI, built to mark Subaru's 40th anniversary, sold out within 30 minutes to 48 hours of going on sale in Japan.
The turbocharged, all-wheel-drive WRX ("World Rally eXperimental") of the first-generation Impreza, debuting in Japan in November 1992 with 240 PS and built through six versions to September 2000: GC8A (1992–93), B (1993–94, when the wagon and the first STi-badged Impreza, "Version I", arrived), C (1994–96), D (September 1996, with the coupé Type R), E, F (the "Boxer Phase 2" engine) and G. Subaru Tecnica International versions were sold only in Japan and, with the WRX Type RA stripped for competition (DCCD centre differential, close-ratio gearbox, intercooler water spray), were homologated for rallying. The output was under-reported at the gentlemen's agreement limit of 280 PS from Version III, though the page says it actually developed about 300 hp. In Europe the WRX was the Impreza GT, and in the UK the Turbo 2000, with limited runs by Prodrive such as the Series McRae (200), Catalunya (200), Terzo (333), RB5 (444) and P1 (1,000). Special editions include the 22B STI (a separate entry in this catalogue) and the 2000 S201 (300 built).
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Trims & Figures
11 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT Phase 2 (Europe, 215 bhp, Version VI) | 1999–2000 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 215 hp | 214 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| Impreza GT / Turbo 2000 (Europe, 208 hp, 1992–93) | 1992–1993 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 208 hp | 214 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| P1 (UK, 276 bhp, 1,000 built) | 2000–2000 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 276 hp | 253 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| WRX / WRX STi GC8D–G (280 PS, 1996–2000) | 1996–2000 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 276 hp | 260 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| WRX GC8A EJ20G turbo (Japan, 240 PS, 1992–93) | 1992–1993 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 237 hp | 224 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| WRX GC8C (260 PS, 1994–96) | 1994–1996 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 256 hp | 228 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| WRX STI S201 (305 PS, 2000, 300 built) | 2000–2000 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 300 hp | 260 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| WRX STi Type RA Version I (275 PS, 1994) | 1994–1994 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 271 hp | 235 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| WRX STi Version I (250 PS, 1994) | 1994–1994 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 247 hp | 228 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| WRX STi Version II (275 PS, 1994–96) | 1994–1996 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 271 hp | 235 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| WRX Wagon GC8B (220 PS, from October 1993) | 1993–1994 | 2.0 L Flat-4 | 217 hp | 207 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
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Subaru Impreza · Impreza 22B-STi · 1998–1998.
Subaru built just 400 widebody 22B STIs in 1998 to mark its 40th anniversary and third straight WRC title — every one sold out in somewhere between 30 minutes and 48 hours.
All 400 units of the widebody 22B STI, built to mark Subaru's 40th anniversary, sold out within 30 minutes to 48 hours of going on sale in Japan.
Japan's first-generation WRX never came to North America, kept a gentlemen's-agreement rating of 280 PS on paper while actually making about 300.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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