2000 Subaru IMPREZA WRC

From  2000

Chassis  PRO-GC8.00.011

Dampers  Adjustable Type

Disc Brakes  Vacuum-operated assistance

Disc Brakes  Front / Rear

Front Suspension  MacPherson strut

Fuel tank capacity  Willans FIA fuel cell, replacing the original Premier fuel cell; capacity not documented litre

Manufacturer  PRODRIVE

Notes Chassis  Prodrive-built reinforced GC8 Impreza WRC bodyshell, adapted for World Rally Car use with widened arches, integrated multipoint roll cage, competition mounting points and event-specific protection. The chassis is identified both as PRO-GC8.00.011 and, according to Prodrive’s own plate numbering, as PRO/WRC/00.11, where PRO indicates Prodrive, WRC indicates World Rally Car and 00.011 identifies car number 11 of the 2000 series.

Notes Brakes  Ventilated discs with six-piston competition calipers; specification varied according to event and surface

Notes Suspension  Prodrive-developed competition suspension, with event-specific gravel, asphalt and snow configurations

Chassis Frame  Unibody

Rears Suspension  Mac Pherson strut

Steering  Rack and pinion

Steering: Hydraulic-assistance  Y

Wheel track front  1510 mm

Wheel track rear  1510 mm

Wheelbase  2520 mm

From  2000

Arrangement  Opposed

Bore  92 mm

Stroke  75 mm

Cooling System  Water Cooled

Cubic displacement  1994 cc

Cylinders  4

Electrical equipment Volt  12

Engine  00STI27

Engine Type  Front

Final drive  Bevel type

Fuel System Injection type  Electronic fuel injection

Fuel System Injection Number  1

Gearbox Number of forward speed  6

Gearbox Sychronized Speed  No / dog engagement

LSD  Y

Manufacturer  SUBARU

Maximum power  300 hp

Maximum torque  48 kgm

Notes Fuel System  Turbocharged. FIA restrictor; engine management by competition ECU. ECU number 99V2/003

Notes Gearbox  Prodrive competition sequential gearbox; gear ratios and final drive varied according to event setup. The inspected gearbox is recorded by Prodrive as no. 9908, differential number 00-004. Active centre and limited-slip front/rear differentials

Notes Engine  Subaru EJ-series turbocharged flat-four, prepared to FIA World Rally Car regulations with turbo restrictor. Output was approximately 300 hp, in line with period WRC limits. The engine specification and mapping varied according to event and surface. Prodrive records the engine ID as 00STI27; an earlier UK log-book reference to 00STI22 is noted as inconsistent, and no documented engine replacement is confirmed in the available material.

Supercharged  Y

Timing Gear  Belt-driven

Transmission Clutch  Dry dual disc Hydraulic

Fuel Type  Petrol-Gasoline

Valves per cylinder  4

Valvetrain  DOHC

Transmission Wheel drive  Four wheel drive

From  2000

Coachbuilder  Prodrive

Colour  Blue

Colours Description  Subaru works blue-and-yellow rally livery

Wheels type  Alloy

Designer  3332018116

Height  1390 mm

Lenghth  4340 mm

Material  Steel bodyshell with composite body panels/aerodynamic parts

Notes body  Prodrive-built and prepared bodyshell, widened to World Rally Car specification with flared arches, competition aerodynamic appendages, roof scoop and integrated roll cage.

Number of doors  2

Number of wheels  4

Body number  11

Type of body  Two-door saloon

Tyres Front size  event-specific

Tyres Rear size  event-specific

Unladen weight  1230 kg

Wheels Front size  event-specific

Wheels Rear size  event-specific

Width  1770 mm

From  2000

Cockpit/panels  Black

Description  Prodrive-prepared works rally cockpit with integrated roll cage, two competition bucket seats, racing harnesses, co-driver equipment, intercom, switch panels, fire-extinguisher system and event-specific WRC equipment.

Hand drive  LHD - Left Hand Drive

Material  Carbon fibre, aluminium, steel roll cage, fire-retardant competition trim

Number of seats  2

Seats  Black