Brief overview taken from todays motorsport news (cause I can't be bothered to type it all in).

Mitsubishi is fighting of competition from other manufacturers to retain their Marlboro sponsorship for next year. Subaru are favorites who until now have stuck with the Blue/Yellow paintwork becuase of it was an important part of their identity. But with other manufacturers spending so heavily they need to get some cash in from somewhere.


Look out for the Red/White/Black special edition.

Cheers
Paul

 

 

Saw the same news yesterday. Mind you, it's a public secret that Marlboro and Freddy Loix have a close relationship, so that would probably mean there has to be a spot for Fast Fred in the Subaru team (alledgedly).

Hum.

 

No chance of Marlboro changing to blue and yellow packs then?

 

Gawd

Loads of bright red & white scoobs How naff!

 

Being a Marlboro Light smoker, what about a white car with GOLD highlights and GOLD wheels!

I wonder what Mr Lewis would have to say about that???

 

Taken from worldrallynews.com

Marlboro linked with Subaru for 2002
October 30, 2001

Senior management in Japan is rumoured to have cleared the way to a deal between Marlboro and Subaru by dropping its insistence on Subaru’s customary blue and yellow colour scheme.
Subaru’s World Rally Championship team hasn’t had a sponsor since British American Tobacco turned its attentions to Formula 1 and company insistence on specific colours deterred most alternative backers. If there has been a change of heart, it could signal a realisation within Subaru that it will have to increase budgets if it is to keep pace with rivals such as Ford and Peugeot.
Mitsubishi is still hoping to keep Marlboro backing for a fourth consecutive season, but Ford is also reckoned to be a possible alternative for the US tobacco brand. If Marlboro does strike a deal with Subaru, it is possible that Belgian driver Freddy Loix could drive an Impreza. He does not form part of Mitsubishi’s 2002 plans.

Should have kept the red sport I traded in a few months ago !!!

 

Interesting.

Mica red (girly pink, Steve Chaps!) black and white.

Amongst the most popular colours that this car is sold in!!

 

Hmmm I'm with Andy here, a Marlboro Lights car would look cool

Mark

 

My favorite Car and my favorite ****... nice!

 

We really can look forward to an Impreza Tommy Makkinen Edition then, in the right colours!

 

A *** packet that handles, nice concept. People could wave **** rather than wave.

 

so much for WR blue then

 

is there anything subaru wont steal off mitsubishi

if you cant beat them then join them ( or steal all their workers and drivers ) hehehe.