stormmy

Hi there, just a quick post to see if i can find out how many of these beauties were built. I have a MY00 version but i understand they were built to order from MY98. I have never seen another on the road but the previous owner did see one.

There must be more than two, but i guess a list price of £29500 in 2000 was quite a lot of money.

EddScott

Only ever seen one WR UK turbo. Seen a few WR P1s and RB5s though.

So you got the Prodrive rear wing, PPP, Prodrive Recaros and Prodrive Alcon brakes? And probably some other goodies I don't know about

Nice

stormmy

Yep thats the one, it also has Prodrive exhaust, Prodrive wheels & Prodrive/sti suspension, I believe the PPP was optional, however mine has it.

I'm impressed most people don't even know what it is.....

EddScott

I've recently bought a set of Alcon calipers but the cost of replacing the discs and pads is somewhat shocking

I'd kill for those recaros though

Get some pics up plz mate!

Marky9074

But this wasnt a model?

This was the entire Prodrive parts list added on to a normal Turbo 2000.....and badged as WRSport....

I would assume these would carry a premium, but not as much as an 'actual' model with these added as standard. I guess that is why they are so rare as no-one was going to part that much money to turn there Turbo 2000 into a WRSport....

Mark

stormmy

Mark, Prodive say it was a model, thats how they intended it to enter the market (Subaru order number was SACC2445, look on SIDC FAQ, under special edition's).

Yes you could buy the packs individually, however the only way to get a WRSport was to buy it new from the dealer as a WRsport. The spec is the same as a RB5 WR except in interior trim colour, exterior colour and wheel design.

I even have the WRSport certificate from prodrive to prove it's authenticity.......

BTW i didn't post this thread to start an argument on what it is, just if anybody else hear has one.......

Marky9074

Prodrive WR Sport

Take the standard Impreza Turbo from new and add the full Prodrive interior treatment, suspension package, body kit, wheels with exclusive WR interior and exterior badging (engine upgrade not compulsory) and an official World Rally Sport limited edition of the Impreza Turbo is yours (for £30,000).

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Hmm which part of take a standard Impreza and add the full prodrive treatment dont you get !?

Marky9074

This could turn into one of those pissing match threads! And I dont want it to be, and your entitled to your opinion and so am I!!! So we will just leave it at that!

But my original comment stands that it is so rare because not many people wanted to add that cost onto a standard Turbo 2000...

Mark

Marky9074

How much did you pay for it out of interest? And was it a lot 'over' a Turbo2000 of the same age?

I hope you enjoy it anyway

Mark

stormmy

It wont turn into one of those pissing match threads as i'm not going to argue against your opinion, you are entitled to it, i have no problem with that.

I'm only interested in tracking down other owners....

I would add one thing however, who do you think makes the RB5 as an example? How do you think they were made? Well i'll tell you, Prodrive ordered std cars, striped them, modded them it to the spec required and then sold them as RB5's. What great cars they are too. the only difference was that the RB5 was built in a limited production run, the WRsport's were built only to order....

I have owned the car for a year now, and love it. I payed about £750 more than i would to get a good std UK turbo, but a good bit less than a RB5 in WR spec.

RS Grant

Was something said recently on SIDC about RB5's being based on an STi Shell.. could tell by looking at their solid rear seat backs or something?!

Not supporting the claim, just throwing it out there...

I saw a Mica Red MY00 WR Sport for sale a while ago.. it was faaaarkin gorgeous!!


Cheers,
Grant

ozzy

Horses for coures and all that. Some people just like the RB5 colour and will want one over another same-spec MY99/00 Turbo. Some are even willing to pay that bit extra.

I bought mine new coz it was a bit different and no other reason.

stormmy

Thats the one i bought.......

With regard to the STi shell bit, Ozzy can help us there by the sound of it. BTW i love the RB5 colour too....

Marky9074

Yer, I'm not stupid, I used to have a P1, I know how they are made!

But the WRSport did not have type approval and the package was added after registration....

RB5_245

Do you get WR-Sport on the rev counter with that?

They must hens teeth to find, sounds like a good price on it too!

corradoboy

THIS was my mate Alans, and then Darrens, but unfortunately went to some other unscrupulous owners recently. Discussed on THIS THREAD recently.

stormmy

The exhaust has to be added after registration as it doesn't pass type approval emmissions (centre cat has been removed, good for power, MY00 PPP = 240bhp, MY00 WR = 250bhp).....

Mark stop turning this into a bun fight, i'm not interested..... You say it's not a model, i know it is, either way enough is enough.....

Yes it does have the WR-Sport rev counter..... interesting threads corradoboy....

ozzy

The whole RB5 shell thing is a bit of a mystery. Call it what you will - chinese-whispers, hype or just plain right or wrong, but to be honest I've no idea having never seen an original STI 5/6 car next to a std MY99/00 car for comparison.

The RB5 has no folding seats and a little square-cut tubing across the rear panel. That may (or may not) be the infamous solid-bulkhead.

Mike Wood at Prodrive would be the best man in a position to clarify how the model was built.

stormmy

That does sound like the solid bulkhead to me.

RB5_245

Are you sure? The MY00 cars were mapped more safely than the MY99's meaning the 00's actually had less power standard, but otherwise identical to the 99's

I'm skeptical that with this in mind prodrive actually went to a more aggressive map for the 2000ecu. Where does the info come from?

Just curious as this would make the 00ppp ecu a worthwhile mod over the 99 one and would be expected to be well known.

Dave

Marky9074

LOL, I never said it wasnt a model? I just questioned whether it was a model!!

He he....

Don't worry I have exactly the same response when people say that my WRX300 isnt a model and that its a WRX + PPP!!

Enjoy....

Mark

Marky9074

Just out of interest, what the hell do you insure it as? This isnt a bun fight, I am genuinely interested...

Mark

SUBARU IMPREZA MCRAE TURBO 4WD 1 1994 1995-1995 --4- P M 47500601
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 4WD 1 1994 1995-2000 --4- P M 47500701
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 4WD 1 1994 1995-2000 ---5 P M 47500702
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 4WD AUTO 1 1994 1995-2000 --4- P A 47500703
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 4WD AUTO 1 1994 1995-2000 ---5 P A 47500704
SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT 4WD 1 1994 1996-2000 ---5 P M 47500901
SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT 4WD 1 1994 1996-2000 --4- P M 47500902
SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT 4WD AUTO 1 1994 1998-2000 --4- P A 47500903
SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT 4WD AUTO 1 1994 1997-2000 ---5 P A 47500904
SUBARU IMPREZA CATALUNYA TURBO 4W 1 1994 1997-1997 ---5 P M 47501801
SUBARU IMPREZA TURBO TERZO AWD 1 1994 1998-1998 --4- P M 47502401
SUBARU IMPREZA 22B-STI 1 2212 1999-1999 --4- P M 47502601
SUBARU IMPREZA TURBO RB5 AWD 1 1994 1999-1999 --4- P M 47503001
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1994 1992-2000 --4- P M 47503101
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1994 1992-2000 ---5E P M 47503102
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1994 1992-2000 ---5E P A 47503103
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI 1994 1994-2000 --4- P M 47503201
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI 1994 1994-2000 ---5 P M 47503202
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI TYPE R 1994 1994-2000 2--- P M 47503501
SUBARU IMPREZA TURBO P1 AWD 1 1994 2000-2000 2--- P M 47503601
SUBARU IMPREZA LX 2WD 1597 1997- --4- P M 47504201
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 2WD 1597 1997- --4- P M 47504301
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 2WD 1597 1997- ---5 P M 47504302
SUBARU IMPREZA TS AWD 2 1597 2000-2003 ---5 P M 47504701
SUBARU IMPREZA GX AWD 2 1994 2000-2003 --4- P M 47504801
SUBARU IMPREZA GX AWD 2 1994 2000-2003 --4- P A 47504802
SUBARU IMPREZA GX AWD 2 1994 2000-2003 ---5 P M 47504803
SUBARU IMPREZA GX AWD 2 1994 2000-2003 ---5 P A 47504804
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 2 1994 2000-2003 --4- P M 47504901
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 2 1994 2000-2003 ---5 P M 47504902
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI 2 1994 2001-2002 --4- P M 47505101
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX UK300 2 1994 2001-2002 --4- P M 47505201
SUBARU IMPREZA STI TYPE RA 1994 1997-2000 --4- P M 47505401
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI TYPE UK 2 1994 2002-2003 --4- P M 47505801
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI TYPE UK (PRODRIVE) 2 1994 2002-2002 --4- P M 47505802
SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT AWD 2 1994 2002-2003 --4- P M 47506201
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SL 2 1994 2003-2003 --4- P M 47506701
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SL 2 1994 2003-2003 ---5 P M 47506702
SUBARU IMPREZA GX SPORT 2 1994 2003-2003 --4- P M 47506801
SUBARU IMPREZA GX SPORT 2 1994 2003-2003 --4- P A 47506802
SUBARU IMPREZA GX SPORT 2 1994 2003-2003 ---5 P M 47506803
SUBARU IMPREZA GX SPORT 2 1994 2003-2003 ---5 P A 47506804
SUBARU IMPREZA GX SPORT 2 1994 2004- --4- P M 47507701
SUBARU IMPREZA GX SPORT 2 1994 2004- --4- P A 47507702
SUBARU IMPREZA GX SPORT 2 1994 2004- ---5 P M 47507703
SUBARU IMPREZA GX SPORT 2 1994 2004- ---5 P A 47507704
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX (225) 2 1994 2004- --4- P M 47507801
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX (225) 2 1994 2004- ---5 P M 47507802
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SL 2 1994 2004- --4- P M 47507901
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SL 2 1994 2004- ---5 P M 47507902
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI TYPE UK (265) 2 1994 2004- --4- P M 47508001
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI WR1 2 1994 2004- --4- P M 47508101
SUBARU TURBO ESTATE 4WD (PERM) 1781 1988-1989 ---5E P M 47510301
SUBARU TURBO ESTATE 4WD A (PERM) 1781 1988-1989 ---5E P A 47510302
SUBARU IMPREZA GX 2 1994 2004- --4- P M 47511501
SUBARU IMPREZA GX 2 1994 2004- --4- P A 47511502
SUBARU IMPREZA GX 2 1994 2004- ---5 P M 47511503
SUBARU IMPREZA GX 2 1994 2004- ---5 P A 47511504
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 300 2 1994 2005-2005 --4- P M 47512101
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX (261) 2 1994 2005-2005 --4- P M 47512601
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX (261) 2 1994 2005-2005 ---5 P M 47512602
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI TYPE UK (301) 2 1994 2005-2005 --4- P M 47512701
SUBARU IMPREZA R 2 1994 2005- ---5 P M 47513201
SUBARU IMPREZA R SPORT 2 1994 2005- --4- P M 47513301
SUBARU IMPREZA R SPORT 2 1994 2005- --4- P A 47513302
SUBARU IMPREZA R SPORT 2 1994 2005- ---5 P M 47513303
SUBARU IMPREZA R SPORT 2 1994 2005- ---5 P A 47513304
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 2 2457 2005- --4- P M 47513401
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 2 2457 2005- ---5 P M 47513402
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SL 2 2457 2005- --4- P M 47513501
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SL 2 2457 2005- ---5 P M 47513502
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI TYPE UK 2 2457 2005- --4- P M 47513601
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI SPEC. D 2 2457 2006-2006 --4- P M 47513602
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 2WD 1597 1993-1996 --4- P M 47516901
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 2WD 1597 1993-1996 ---5 P M 47516902
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 4WD 1597 1993-1996 ---5 P M 47517001
SUBARU IMPREZA LX 2WD 1597 1994-1996 --4- P M 47517101
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 4WD 1820 1993-1996 --4- P M 47517501
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 4WD 1820 1993-1996 ---5 P M 47517502
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 4WD AUTO 1820 1993-1996 --4- P A 47517503
SUBARU IMPREZA GL 4WD AUTO 1820 1993-1996 ---5 P A 47517504
SUBARU IMPREZA TURBO 2000 4WD 1 1994 1994-2000 --4- P M 47518501
SUBARU IMPREZA TURBO 2000 4WD 1 1994 1994-2000 ---5 P M 47518502

RB5_245

Where did you get that list from, looks like it was compiled by a pen pushing no nowt

Since when was the P1 1994-2000

stormmy

It was rollered last year by the previous owner. Only mod to engine other than PPP and WR exhaust is an airfilter, it produced 252bhp to be exact, however to get that power you need to run 98ron or better.....

Prodrive advertise the WR package as 240bhp @ 6000rpm and 350nm @ 4000rpm, not the 250bhp that i said, got my spec's slightly wrong i though that was just for PPP.

Insurance is great fun. Only 3 company's knew what it was, Subaru Insured and A-Plan were two of them, can't remember the the other name. Most of the rest accept it as very similar in spec to the RB5 but loose interest as soon as you say it's to WR spec. BTW i agree WRX300 is a model, something i would very much like myself.

Marky9074

Thats the engine size dummy! 1994cc, then the year...1994 2000-2000

That is the complete list of Subaru Impreza's as listed by the ABI website......

RB5_245

LOL @ the dumbass

stormmy

lol, fooled me too......

stormmy

No more out there then????

RB5_245

Hardly surprising really, sounds like you've got a top car