Perceived as a replacement for the long running Leone, the Impreza quickly gained a good reputation through Subaru's successful WRC programme. This book covers the story of the Impreza, from concept through to the production car, looking at the rally machines along the way, and illustrated with contemporary material.

The book that every owner of this popular, rally-bred sports sedan should own.

Perceived as a replacement for the long running Leone, the Impreza quickly gained a great reputation through Subaru's successful WRC program. This book covers the full story of the Impreza, from concept through to the current production car, looking at the rally machines along the way, and illustrated throughout with contemporary material. Now with over 400 mainly color pictures and significant additional text, this is a fantastic warts and all account of an amazing car.

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.

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. Design and specifications for special editions. Includes material from Prodrive on their limited edition models. Examines both rally and roadgoing cars.

The rally-bred Subaru Impreza Turbo has become the definitive modern sports saloon/hatchback, 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. The Impreza’s stunning performance and continuous evolution has ensured that it has remained at the forefront of performance road-car design for almost 20 years. This color book – in series with Enthusiast Guides on the VW Transporter and Land Rover Discovery – covers the full road car and competition history, and will fascinate all fans of this modern-day performance icon.