Prodrive has launched their Subaru Impreza, tuned to meet the FIA rallying regulations for Group N. It’s called the N2010 and it is an alternative to a more expensive Super 2000 rally car.
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Video: Travis Pastrana's world record jump
Madman and rally driver Travis Pastrana was up to something unusual on New Year’s eve. It was something quite awesome as well: he jumped a rally car (A Subaru Impreza to be exact) a whopping 269 ft – a new world record. So, take a look at his awesome clip and do not try to jump your rally spec Subaru Impreza over a harbour at home.
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Great Wall comes to the UK
But no, it’s not what you’re thinking. The Chinese haven’t gone mad and, no the Great Wall of China will not be shipped to the UK. Instead, the Chinese car maker Great Wall, a manufacturer you’ve probably never heard of, has announced that it will sell cars in the UK.
North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists released
The jury for the North American Car and Truck of the Year have announced their finalists for 2010.
2002-2003 Subaru Impreza WRX Recalled
Subaru is recalling 5,724 Impreza WRX’s due to an issue with the fuel delivery lines. They may leak, which could cause fire in the presence of an ignition source.
This recall applies to vehicles sold in South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Colorado, Wisconsin, New York, Wyoming, Michigan, Alaska, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
The NHTSA said “During cold starts, typically under extremely cold temperatures, fuel leaks in the fuel delivery line could occur where the line connects with a rubber hose. Fuel leaks, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.”
Customers reported a fuel odour connected to this problem, so if you own one of these and sense that odour, you may be getting this problem.
Dealers will replace the fuel line to fix the problem. If you own a 2002-2003 Impreza WRX in the mentioned areas, called your local dealer to get the fix installed.
Other states will receive a warranty extension on the fuel line to 12 years/unlimited mileage, just in case the problem occurs there. So if you are outside the mentioned states but own one of these, have the fuel line checked and get it replaced if needed.
Source: Inside Line
Subaru to Make Rally Comeback
The Japanese manufacturer Subaru has entered next year’s IRC – International Rally Championship. However, they will not register any factory teams but instead will allow privateers running Subaru’s in the championship to score manufacturer points. Alongside Fiat, Honda, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Proton, Skoda and Volkswagen from next year we will be finding Subaru there as well, making them the 8th team in the championship. After their WRC withdrawal, Subaru hasn’t had a factory team in any other rally championship but they now claim that the IRC is the way to go: “The IRC provides an ideal arena to develop our customer competition activities. With approximately 1000 Subaru cars rallying around the world, this is a great opportunity for our customers.” said Subaru’s motor sport director.
There isn’t much else to say really, maybe this “entry” in the IRC is the first step in preparing a factory team for the championship, maybe they want to acquire precious data to set up their street cars better, with the chaotic motor sport climate lately, anything is possible. Anyway, we wish them good luck and a speedy return to the WRC as Subaru is was one good rally team.
Subaru unveils WRX STI Special Edition
Subaru has unveiled a Special Edition of their Impreza WRX STI at the LA Auto Show.
Subaru version of FT-86 to be very different from Toyota’s
The Toyota FT-86 is being joint developed by Toyota and Subaru, and so everyone has believed that the Toyota and Subaru variants would only have subtle styling differences. However, reports say that the differences will be much more substantial.