A WRC car for the road Driving Prodrives P25 Subaru Impreza, Henry Catchpole The Driver s Seat
Back in 1997, Prodrive built the first Subaru Impreza of the WRC era that took over from Group A in the World Rally Championship. Now, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the WRC97 that Colin McRae, Piero Liatti and Kenneth Eriksson all drove to the 1997 Manufacturers title, the same company in Banbury has produced what it claims is a roadgoing version of a WRC Impreza and its called the P25. Some have suggested that the P25 is a restomod of a 22B (or P1), but although it looks very similar, it is quite a different car under the skin. In fact the skin itself is different, because almost all the P25s bodywork is made of carbon fibre. In lightest, paredback track spec it weighs just 1150kg. The EJ25 Engine is also substantially upgraded and produces 450bhp and 442lb ft of torque, meaning a 060mph time of under three seconds. Sport Plus mode also brings AntiLag to the party, which does nothing for fuel economy and everything for response and entertainment. There is also bespoke suspension,
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