Prodrive making this P25 is kinda like how RUF made a new version of the CTR:
Illustrations Courtesy Prodrive
Remember the Subaru 22B, the car that helped make Subaru a WRC legend? Well, Prodrive’s P25 is meant to be a lot like that, except made of carbon fiber, good for 400 horsepower, and fitted with a semi-automatic transmission.
Interested? You better act quickly, as only 25 examples are set to be produced–each one built entirely at Prodrive’s headquarters in the U.K.
According to Prodrive chairman David Richards, the P25 is designed to enhance the formula established by the 22B:
The original 22B Impreza is considered the most iconic of Subarus and highly sought after. We wanted to enhance everything that made that car so special by applying the very latest technology to create our own modern interpretation of a car that’s established a place in motoring history.
Prodrive is currently taking “expressions of interest” from interested customers–just shoot an email to enquiries@prodrive.com.
For the rest of us, we’ll be able to see the P25 when it makes its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this June.
Prodrive making this P25 is kinda like how RUF made a new version of the CTR:
And another recreation worth talking about, the Stratos:
At least they are trying to do what Subaru doesn't even attempt to do anymore. Make cool Subarus.
So are they putting new guts inside of an old body, or putting a retro skin on a new body?
The 22B didn't make Subaru a WRC legend. It was more of a street car commemoration of the fact that Subaru had become a WRC legend with several world championships. And Prodrive has tried to cover it a few times with cars like the P1. Really, this is a revisitation of the P1.
What set the 22B apart was that factory widebody, as seen on the rally cars.
Driven5 said:So are they putting new guts inside of an old body, or putting a retro skin on a new body?
Neither. They'll bump the power by raising the boost (and maybe building the engine, because cost will be no object), install the transmission and put some interior tweaks into a current Impreza and paint it blue.
In reply to Keith Tanner :
So really they're basically just building the new STI that Subaru won't... Then I guess they're putting a picture of the 22B next to the P25 logo simply because marketeering. That's disappointing. Maybe they'll at least replace the atrocious factory 'flares' on the new WRX with something more befitting.
I won't be able to afford it, so there is that.
Driven5 said:In reply to Keith Tanner :
So really they're basically just building the STI that Subaru won't... Then I guess they're putting a picture of the 22B next to the P25 logo simply because marketeering. That's disappointing. Maybe they'll at least replace the atrocious factory 'flares' with something more befitting.
The 22B is much more valuable and easily distinguished than the arguably better (according to Evo magazine back in the day) P1, which is why it's in the press releases :) At the time the 22B came out, there was a new Impreza Turbo WRX STi RA whatever model coming out about every 20 minutes in Japan. But those fender flares...
A friend of mine had a Type RA. Come to think of it, I think he had a legit Subaru WRC car, too, at one point.
I can only hope that it's not powered by an EJ at that power level. Knock knock... Who's there? It's some guy selling dry sump systems, should I let him in? YES!!!!
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