Emva kweentshatsheli zabakhi be-WRC ezintathu ezilandelelanayo ngo-1995, 1996 kunye no-1997, iSubaru yabelane ngeempumelelo zayo nabalandeli bayo ngendlela ebisazi ngayo, ngokuyila olona guqulelo lubalaseleyo lwe-Impreza eyongamileyo. Subaru Impreza 22B STi.
Yaziswa ngo-1998, kwaye ingqamana nomhla wokuzalwa wama-40 womvelisi waseJapan, i-Impreza 22B STi ibonakala yenziwe ngawo onke amaphupha kunye neminqweno yomlandeli we-Impreza.
Iveliswe kwiiyunithi ze-424 - i-400 ye-Japan, i-16 ye-UK, i-5 ye-Australia kunye ne-prototypes ezintathu-ezenza enye ye-Imprezas ekhethekileyo kakhulu.
Ke, njengoko unokucinga, ayizizo zonke iintsuku apho i-Impreza 22B iza kuthengiswa, ke sigxininisa le yunithi ngoku ithengiswa yi-4 Star Classics, e-UK. Inani eliqingqiweyo leeyunithi linokunceda ukuthethelela ixabiso elicelwayo: £99,995, elingana phantse 116 500 euro.
Bhalisa kwincwadana yethu
Yintoni eyenza ukuba i-Impreza 22B STi ibe yokhethekileyo?
Ukuba i-Impreza WRX kunye ne-WRX STi yayisele ihle ngoomatshini abakhethekileyo, i-22B STi yathatha yonke into kwinqanaba elitsha - i-beefier, injini enkulu kunye ne-torque engaphezulu (kwaye kuthiwa inamandla ngaphezu kwe-280 hp esemthethweni), i-chassis ebanzi kunye nebanzi iphuculwe.
Ithathwe kumzimba we-coupe we-Impreza, yayinemisipha ngakumbi: ibhonethi yayiyingqayizivele, i-fenders ngokunjalo - i-Subaru Impreza 22B STi yayiyi-80 mm ububanzi kwaye amavili akhula ukusuka kwi-16 "ukuya kwi-17" - i-bumpers yaphefumlelwa ngabo. isetyenziswe yi-Impreza WRC kwaye yade yafumana iphiko elingasemva elihlengahlengiswayo.
I-four-cylinder boxer ikhule ukusuka kwi-2.0 l (EJ20) ukuya kwi-2.2 l (EJ22), inamandla okumisa ku-280 hp kunye ne-torque ku-363 Nm.
Ukunqunyanyiswa kwavela eBilstein, inkqubo yokuqhobosha yongezwa ngezinto ze-STI, iikhalipha zipeyintwe bomvu. Ngomlinganiselo othobekileyo (namhlanje) we-1270 kg, i-Impreza 22B STi yaziqalisa ukuya kwi-100 km/h kwi-5.3s nje kwaye yafikelela kwisantya esiphezulu se-248 km/h.
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Iyunithi iza kuthengiswa yi-196 ye-400 yokuqala ejoliswe eJapan ineekhilomitha ezingamawaka angama-40 kuphela kwaye ngaphakathi, ivili lokuqhuba i-Nardi kunye nomqheba wesikhumba ogqunywe ngesikhumba, kunye nomthungo obomvu, ume ngaphandle; okanye i-turbo gauge yoxinzelelo kunye nobushushu be-oyile kwi-pillar A. Ngaphantsi kwebhonethi, i-4 Stars Classics ithi yonke into ibonakala ngathi yeyokuqala, ngaphandle kwesikhuseli se-radiator, esivela kwiZero Sports.
Iyunithi yabhaliswa ngoJulayi 1998 kwaye iza nayo yonke imbali yogcino olwenziwa eJapan, kunye neencwadana zokuqala.
Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, isiganeko esikhethekileyo okanye esikufutshane kuso ukuze ufumane eyona ikhethekileyo ye-Imprezas. Kodwa ngaba i-Subaru Impreza 22B STi ixabisa phantse i-116 500 yee-euro?