red wrex

When will Subaru answer the need for speed we all have and produce an absolute monster of an Impreza..

Im sure 400 hp is attainable especially with its 2.5 lump, and twin scrole turbo,

it would sit the Impreza back in its rightful place at the top!!!

mike1210

check out this months evo magazine as tuning companies have obviously had the same thoughts

nellie

They will have to do something,what with the EVO MR450,458bhp/410lbs and a 60 time of just over 3 yes 3 secs!!!!!!

S.B.

For 45 grand

scoobydooooo

that's cheap at half the price

Dazza's-STi

Yr right... i'd be interested in an sti with say 340 break...
Bring it on...


Cheque book at the ready...

Save me from defecting to the dark side!
Mr340 to you...

Madjay2

u can put as much ponies under the bonnet as u like but an impreza will never be an Evo beater, it aint just about power

DJ WATTS

Correct me if im wrong but i thought that the WRC cars had around 500/600lb of torque.
And all this from a 2.0L lump!

So my point is that if they can get that sorta speed out of 2.0L then why bother with a 2.5L varient.

And yes i know they are ligtened and stuff etc but then getting back to your original question even 400BHP is easy attainable with the right ammount of money.

greasemonkey

Over 600lb/ft of torque, yep. They do need over 40psi of boost to get those sorts of figures though. The trouble is that even privateer WRC engines are rebuilt every 400 stage miles or so, not really a practical sort of service schedule for a roadcar

The old saying is that there's no replacement for displacement, and in this case a bigger engine will develop more power and torque at lower overall boost (and stress) levels than a smaller one.

The downside is that bigger bore and stroke leads to heavier reciprocating parts, which means the engine won't rev quite as freely, but then if it's generating more lower down, you don't necessarily need to rag the **** off it.

Gubbins

The scooby wrc is around 430lbs/ft torque, not 600.

cong

they have about 300bhp max dont they?

Scuba

Me finks if Subaru are gonna do a car to rival the MR 450ish (and they will!) I think they will opt for a 2.5 or this 3.0 they were talkin about last year... although I can see a full forged internal pack being put into place for that power in the 2.5!

Madjay2

knowing subaru it will nearly be as powerful but it will lack as per usual

red wrex

what size engine is the evo 450 gonna run, 2.5l