1,100 Subaru Owners honor the late Colin McRae

An estimated 1,100 Subaru car owners and thousands more fans honoured the late Colin McRae this weekend with a convoy that stretched more than 30 miles. The Subaru owners left the Rally Champion’s home town of Lanark on Saturday morning. The convoy which was led by Colin’s father Jimmy McRae, drove for nine hours covering a distance of 300 miles to arrive at Prodrive’s headquarters in Banbury on Sunday morning. -Continued

Led by Colin McRae’s original 1996 Impreza rally car, the 1,086 Subaru owners formed a sign almost half a mile long that spelt out ‘COLIN MCRAE’ and the Scottish Saltire in a new official Guinness World Record smashing the previous record by more than 800 cars. The cars then broke a second Guinness World Record by creating the largest parade of cars as they left the Prodrive test track. It is estimated that the event raised nearly £40,000 for the McRae charities.

Subaru Impreza WRX STI from the 2009 Fast & Furious 4 Film

Like it or not, the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI pictured above is one of the cars that will star alongside Vin Diesel (yes, he’s returning) in the fourth incarnation of “The Fast and the Furious” film that is scheduled to hit cinema screens in June 2009. The modified Subie features a two-tone color job complemented with red stripes and black alloys along with a full bodykit. The FNF4 Impreza WRX STI was spotted by Flickr member Chad at a Motor Press Guild meeting in Los Angeles, CA earlier this month. -Image gallery after the jump





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Subie in Disguise: Subaru Impreza WRC Transformer

Now be honest; if you were a kid, wouldn’t you go crazy over a toy like Takara’s 2003 Subaru Impreza Rally Team WRC Transformer? Heck, we like it so much that we’d buy one now that we’re in an age to have kids ourselves! Released in 2003 as one of Takara’s first Binaltech Transformers figures, the Impreza WRC was used for the Autobot character Smokescreen. The 1:24 scale die-cast model looks pretty realistic as it features working doors, trunk and hood even a normal interior! –More pics after the jump














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2009 Subaru Impreza WRX 265Hp & STI Promo Video?

The Subie loving chaps over at the Nasioc forums have discovered an official video with raw footage of what seems to be the 2009 Impreza WRX sedan -check out the STI grille. According to a leaked memo (read all the details here), the WRX models are said to be equipped with a more powerful version of the 2.5-liter turbo boxer engine delivering 265Hp The video that was shot in April features both WRX Sedan and WRX STi hatchback models flogged around at Willow Springs by Subie’s race drivers Travis Pastrana and Ken Block. Check out the video after the jump and tell us what you think. -Continued

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Subaru Impreza WRX STI 330S by Prodrive

Making its global debut alongside the Impreza WRX-S at the British Motor Show, the all-new Impreza WRX STI 330S comes equipped with a Prodrive Performance pack with a modified ECU and a new exhaust system that’s paired with twin 90 mm diameter stainless steel exhaust pipes. With this kit, power goes up to 330 PS at only 5,400 rpm compared to the 300 PS at 6,000 rpm of the standard model while torque is boosted from 300.2 lb ft at 4,000 rpm to 346.6 lb ft at a lower 3,400 rpm. -Continued

Subaru says that whereas top speed remains the same at 155.3 mph or 250 km/h, the 0-60 mph (96 km/h) sprint time drops from 4.8 sec to 4.4 sec. Visually, the new special-edition STI sports new five-spoke 18-inch alloy wheels in 245/40 R18 tires while other upgrades include leather-covered Recaro front seats, satellite navigation, Smart-entry and push-button start. First deliveries are expected in September with prices in the U.K. set to start at around £30,000.