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Old 02-28-2005, 07:56 PM   #1
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Source: http://www.subaru.com.au/news/?newsid=12172


Subaru's 2005 World Rally Car to debut in Mexico

The latest evolution of Subaru's Impreza World Rally Car will debut on March 11 at Rally Mexico, the third round of the 2005 World Rally Championship.

The Impreza WRC2005 has been jointly developed by the Subaru World Rally Team (SWRT), Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the maker of Subaru vehicles, and Subaru Tecnica International (STI), the brand's performance arm.

The new car is wider (1800mm) - an increase of 30mm in the front and rear, meeting new regulations for 2005.

The suspension arm is extended and the front and rear struts, plus anchorage points, improved.

The body shell has been re-designed, including the front bumper and the front and rear fenders. The shell was designed by the Advanced Design Team at FHI, taking account of aerodynamics, cooling and driving performance in rallies.

The design team at FHI, led by Andreas Zapatinas, finalized styling in close collaboration with SWRT.

Composite material is newly adopted for the front and rear fenders to make the shell stiffer and lighter.

The horizontally opposed EJ20 engine offers enhanced performance to remain competitive and effective in the WRC.

A wide range of performance upgrades includes a direct water injection system and a larger turbocharger housing for stable engine combustion, plus a lighter flywheel and other lightweight components.

FHI and STI have established a motor sport engineering development project called "MSi", promoting rally car development and using facilities and technology for production car development.

Its work contributes to the development of a "quick and strong" rally car and also the performance and design of production cars.

The Impreza WRC 2005 is a development of the 2004 car designed under the guidance of ex Formula One car designer Ed Wood (UK). The 2004 model won five events in 2004, driven by Petter Solberg (Norway), the 2003 WRC Driver's Champion.

Solberg added another win on its final event, the second round of 2005 WRC, Rally Sweden.

Main characteristics of the IMPREZA WRC 2005

- 1800mm widened body, bodyshell design change around the front and the side areas

- Light and rigid composite material adopted for the front and rear fenders

- Engine performance upgrades including direct water injection system, IHI turbocharger housing and a lighter flywheel

- Reliability of the gearbox is enhanced with a new mechanism for the front differential

- Refined cooling system including V-mount radiator

- Improved suspension to balance with the widened body and enhance reliability

- Forged aluminium wheel made by BBS

- Improvements inside the car to lower the centre of gravity and for better serviceability

- Adoption of DENSO spark plugs

Specifications of the IMPREZA WRC2005

Engine: Flat four-cylinder, 16 valve, turbocharged

Cubic Capacity: 1994cc

Bore: 92.0mm

Stroke: 75.0mm

Engine Management: Subaru Programmable Electronic Engine Management System

Max.output: 300bhp @ 5500rpm

Max.torque: 60kg-m @ 4000rpm

Exhaust system: Ceramic coated, lagged with fireproof material and aluminium covered. Fitted with two, three-way catalytic converters

Turbocharger: IHI - with WRC regulation diameter 34mm restrictor (air intake limitation device)

Spark plug: DENSO

Fuel tank capacity: 80 litres

Transmission: Six-speed electro-hydraulic. Electro-hydraulically controlled differentials

Driving system: All-Wheel Drive

Front suspension: MacPherson strut

Rear suspension: MacPherson strut with longitudinal and transverse link

Brake: AP Racing 305mm ventilated discs and four-pot callipers front and rear. For asphalt use, front brakes are 366mm ventilated discs with 6-pot water-cooled callipers

Steering: Power assisted rack and pinion

Tyres: Pirelli

Shock absorber: Fully adjustable with remote reservoirs

Wheel: BBS: Forged aluminium

Data systems: One electronic system controlling engine, transmission and data logging

Driver display: LCD colour monitor with eight selectable data screens

Radio equipment: Kenwood

Overall length: 4415mm

Overall width: 1800mm

Overall height: 1390mm

Wheelbase: 2535mm

Weight: 1230kgs(WRC regulation min.)
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That's just a condensed version of STi's press release at http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/e/news/news050001.html
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Old 02-28-2005, 10:12 PM   #3
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60kg-m = 434 ft-lbs according to an online units converter. That's pretty impressive.
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Old 02-28-2005, 10:37 PM   #4
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So, isn't the Subaru Australia press release nothing more than a distillation of the earlier STi press release?
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Old 03-01-2005, 10:17 PM   #6
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I hope it goes fast.
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Old 03-02-2005, 03:59 AM   #7
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What happen to the Prodrive brakes? Prodrive Wheels?

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60 kg/m = 433.97 ft/lbs of torque!!!!! what a monster! =O
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whoops, someone already posted that...sorry!
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