i know there wasn't many uk 22b's imported (heard a figure of 16?!!!) but i was wondering what the difference between a uk 22b and a jap 22b is??

can you tell the difference by looking at them??

gav..

Taken from the SIDC FAQ

"22B "Type UK"
In late 1998, Subaru UK officially imported 16 22Bs (described below), and passed them on to Prodrive for modification. The UK cars differ from the privately imported 22Bs, not just in their 3 year factory warranty, but with revised gear ratios more suited to UK roads. The was acheived by changing the final drive ratio from 3.9 to 4.44 to lengthen the gearing. Cosmetically, the car got the headlights from the '99 model, UK rear light clusters and driving lights (not fog lights!) were fitted where the normal 22B has blanking plates. From the back, you can tell you're looking at one of the rarest cars in the world by the "Type UK" and "Prodrive" stickers. The price was £39,950, and demand for the cars was overwhelming.

Interestingly, Subaru UK were not able to put their 16 cars through the Single Vehicle Approval scheme because the maximum of 50 privately imported 22Bs had already been registered in 1998. Consequently the Type UKs were registered in 1999. The cars do not meet European Type Approval regulations for noise and emissions."

Funnily enough, I saw a Type UK 22B this morning on the M25 - very nice looking car - the best Impreza (looks wise) IMHO. It did have a small Prodrive badge on the back, which seemed to be the only visual difference that I could see.

Chris

thanks for that chris, there's a couple i've seen a few times around where i live so i'll keep my mincers peeled for the badges:D :D :D


gav..

AFAIK, the visual differences from the rear are the badges as Chris has mentioned above and the rear cluster.
On an import 22B, the lower part of the rear cluster is clear - like the majority of early import STI's, on the type UK's it is mainly orange/red. :)

I like the 'taxi' version best. Cheers Chelle ;)

LOL :D :p ;)

JDM 22B also has climate control, whereas the UK car only has manual a/c. This I think was sth to do with the JDM HVAC control panel not meeting SVA regs (the dials protrude too much).
Shouldn't that final drive figure be the other way round?