this question may have been asked before but here goes how come a std wr1 can hit 100 in 10.6 secs,and it takes a 2.5sti uk ppp 12.2 secs, that is a big difference for 2 cars with virtually same bhp.

 

A standard 316 bhp WR1 does 0-100 in around 12.8 secs. It would need another 60 bhp to do the same increment in 10.6 secs.

 

correct me if am wrong but the figure ive seen says 0-100 10.67secs and 4.25 secs 0-60

 

I know that in 2004 Prodrive used to claim a time of 10.6 secs for 0-100 but there is no way that a 1470 Kg 4WD car with just 218 bhp per ton will do it in much under 12.8 seconds. That's the reality.

 

i read that b4 i bought one new,the p1 was booked slower but it ate the wr1...personally i think the 6 speed slowed it right up

 

Its the driver, everyone knows wr1 drivers have lightening quick reactions to change gear and launch their cars lol

 

I think the slightly quicker 0-60 time is due to gear ratios. The 6 speed box will not quite do 60 mph in second gear where as i believe the older 5 speed box will. I think 0-100 in 10.67 is a tad ambitious.

 

Dont believe everything you read mate, take it you've got this months Total Impreza as those figures are quoted there.

 

WR1 has a 6 speed box Chopperman...

 

Oh, then disregard my reckoning then

 

the 5 speed boxes were better ,more suited to the power delivery

 

Whats a normal STI rev to?
Think my std wr1 went to 7300rpm - maybe extra rpm helped.

Still yet to see a wr1 do book figures on a drag race like TOTB

 

Gearbox people will tell you the 5 speed is a weaker gearbox to the 6 speed for some reason too

 

theres no way a wr1 will do the book 0-60 ...it was lies

 

It was doing by that chap at Pro-Drive via a 6k rpm launch from what I remember. 4.3secs 0-62 i think it was. In reality you wont be launching it everywhere so a sub 5 secs 0-62 will be very difficult on the road.

 

Is it not then ?

 

Book 0-60 times are a joke in reality.
They are done in absolutely perfect conditions with zero mechanical sympathy.

 

it wasnt as quick as the p1 in any situation,but it was less battering over the bumps,the brakes were better but wear out fast and service intervals were 5000 miles

 

Probably because it is

 

I had a play with a WR1 in my Rb320. I was carrying more weight (passenger). first, second third we were pretty level although once i was in third i was edging in front. Once i hit forth i was gaining distance on him. Both cars were similar bhp and close to standard. Rb320 standard was listed at 12.2 0-100 and there was no way the WR1 was quicker. I put it down to my 2.5 have more torque and the closer ratio gear box in the mid range.

 

i did 100,000 miles in 3 ..5 speeders without any gearbox issues...most prob down to too many miss timed on boost gearchanges...weve all done it...havnt we??? :@(

 

Here are some figures, Type 25, Spec C, WR1 and P1 as tested by Evo magazine (care of litchfields Imports )
http://www.litimports.co.uk/images/p...e/evopage8.jpg

Tony

 

The P1 I have been in felt a lot lighter than the wr1 but power wise didnt feel that much slower than a WR1. 22b has to be the daddy really

 

Yer I drive an RB320 quite a lot as the father in law has one - definitely a lot torquier than my WR1 when it used to be standard. On a track or on the road in reality there isnt much in it. I could creep away from him in some scenarios and vice versa.

 

Good find

Type 25.. mmm very nice.

 

Just change the page number, think it goes to 10

 

when the wr1 first appeared people bought it purely for the performance stats, in my opinion, and when a company like prodrive says the wr1 is the fastest impreza ever most people are gonna believe em. if ye not into modifying and your new to imprezas your gonna buy one, because of the figures they quoted.

 

t was a handsome car,tho back in the day the type R was always regarded as the best of the bunch...another 5 speeder

 

In 1980, the top racing mag of the time tested the then new Escort XR3 0-60 at 8.6 secs. Nobody else could get within a second of that time but the car sold like hot cakes on the strength of that one road test.

 

petter solberg was doing well at the time too