blp

Beige in colour
Shaped like a Rover 75 / Jag (ish!)
Front badge was a lightning strike
Front air scoop was about 1/2 the height of a normal one.
Rear windows blacked out, but it was 4 dr
Rear end had light unit all the way across, with B4 or C4 or V4 badge on the left side and a small S U B A R U badge on the right side.
UK pates.
As quick as my WRX
Anyone any ideas?

Ian Cook

Legacy B4 RSK 280 BHP twin turbo !

Petoir

Also known as the B4 Blitzen.

Blitzen is German for fast as lightning. It's a co-design between Subaru and Porsche.

Further evidence that Subaru are to switch their 'super car' marketing efforts from the Impreza to the Legacy???

Fosters

Any URLs to a picture of one of these?

Cheeky Jim

There was a picture in one of the recent editions of Top Gear Magazine, I will have a root around and try and scan it in!

Or it maybe on the

Petoir

Here we go:

MarkCSC

Tried to find this on the

Cheeky Jim

Here you go,

A whole load of mad looking Legacy's!!

Andy Tang

iTrader: (3)

Looks nice in silver!! Maybe when I'm a family man

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RoShamBo

iTrader: (1)

There is one just like this that is going in the opposite direction when I go to work in the mornings - looks good. I wave but get a kind of "stop stalking" me glare back !

Its wierd - even from a distance it "looks" like a Subaru - maybe its the scoop....

Ro

Petoir

Here's some much better info and pics on the Fuji HI web page. Nice spoiler...

blp

Thats the one lads!
Are they imports only?
Good move if your trying to convince the wife that you are a "family" man!!!!

DavidG

Nice car but if I was in the market for one of those I'd also look closely at the Mitsubishi Galant VR4.

Frankie

The word on the street is that Subaru might be bringing the B4/RSK Legacy to this country
offically....I've seen a Blitzen in the flesh - looks nice pity it was Red !!

blp

The web link so kindly mentioned above shows some interior shots... and also an automatic gear box. Anyone no if they do a manual?

And what about approx cost? both the B4 and the Galant? and is the MPG just as silly?

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chuckster

Rumour has it that this will be the basis of the P2!!
Chuck (Rumour mongering again)

HunterB

I'm reliably informed that the B4 is currently undergoing homologation with International Motors with a view to having a UK-spec car available in the showrooms around Xmas 2000 / early 2001. Body shape is identical to the current UK model 2.5GX, with the exception of the bonnet which has the intercooler scoop. The Blitzen is a body-kitted Japanese version (and I've only ever seen red ones) which is not likely to make it to the UK unless IM are seriously pressed by us punters to make one available here too.

The "lightning strike" badge on the front of any B4 seen in this country at present is just the Jap "Legacy" badge (my '96 Legacy RS has it) - actually an "L" and an inverted "L" below it (just as Jap-imported Imprezas have an "I" in place of the Subaru star constellation.

Haven't heard of a P2 ....

Brian

Glen Stenhouse

They are a nice car to drive too. I did about 3000 miles in a manual one last year. Not quite as quick as my old WRX but a lot more comfortable. Porsche tuned the Suspension and did nothing to the engine. The deal was that they worked on the suspension and Subaru help them with their engines. Yep you read that right. Get one in the Gold Mica Much more road presence. The twin turbos make it feel slow from the inside as they almost completely eliminate the lag. It still goes from A-B bloody quick though.

£18000 in NZ for a new official import

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ChrisK

I've driven my mates one quite a bit when doing chase car for him on rallies. The semi-auto box can be very jerky in manual mode - especially on down changes - although the steering wheel buttons are quite good. Also if in normal auto, the kick down can get all confused as the turbos get out of sync with the gear selection.

It certainly handles well though, but feels sooo slooowww at accelerating compared to my WRX. Saying that I'd rather be in a B4 on a long run (especailly when I'm not paying the petrol!).

CharlieWhiskey

I've seen a gold one at Silverstone and I think it was at the last weekend Donnington day, looks NICE

How much are they?

Chris

HunterB

Park Lane at Alton, Hampshire (http://www.park-lane.co.uk) have new B4RSKs from 24,995 and pre-owned from 19,995 up. I bought my RS-B from them and the service I received from Richard Duveen was excellent.

Brian