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ShobThaBob
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Nice car. I certainly wouldnt mind having one.
Gran Turismo7058
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That is sweet!
No they are not. 2002 US WRXs came stock with 16" wheel, see pic below. There was also a $3500 option for 17" BBS wheels. I changed the stock 16"s and put on the Prodrive/OZ 18" Gold P1 / P1WRC wheels you see in the pics above. They are the road version/replica of the OZ wheels used on the SUBARU WRC cars on tarmac rallies.
Stock 16"
WRC car OZ wheels
Black ones do look good but I just love that World Rally Blue color.
I have done some minor mods - Prodrive muffler and mid-pipe, Cusco strut bars, Whiteline springs - and some cosmetic stuff but nothing major. I want to change out the headlights, and I'm thinking getting one of the new Prodrive Power Packs but haven't decided 100% on that yet. The car is quick enough as it is, but a little more never hurt. I just have to see if it's worth the money.
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I don't know about the STi things over the foglights, man. Kind of reminds me of those kids who like to put those "Type R" stickers on their Hondas...
I have actually taken those off of my car. These pics are about 6 months old. Type R is a model of Acura/Honda, and as far as I know they don't make genuine "Type R " parts. Subaru does make a STI WRX but STI is Subaru's performance division, and STI makes all kinds parts for Subarus that they don't only put on the STI cars. Those foglight covers I had on my car don't come on the STI, and they were genuine STI parts.
It depends on which one I get. The increases are aprox 20, 40 or 68whp on 91octane pump gas and using the stock turbo. The price ranges from $1150-2500. I took a ride with one of the Prodrive guys in a power pack equiped car a couple of weeks ago and it was very nice. Useful power and very very drivable.
"Type R" is a general Japanese term, not just Honda. For example, there is the Impreza WRX STi Type-R (and Type-RA):
http://www.j-garage.com/4110.htm
Heck, even a quick perusal of GT2's available cars should show all the Type-this and Spec-that stuff that the Japanese automakers attach to their car names. Longest one I heard of was an Impreza:
Subaru Impreza WRX STi Type-RA Spec-C v.2
I'm sure a Skyline has that beat....
I half agree: the older ones looked better (at least from the front), but were a little more generic. The rear was very close to a same-year Cavalier, and the front was rather Toyota-ish. With those bug eyes and oversize hood scoop, it's kind of hard to lose an '02 WRX in the crowd. Still, both were (are) quirky and...erm...definitely Subaru.
Nice - I really like those wheels.
I'm surprised the US Rexies only get 16's - we get 17's on the WRX here standard.
Actually, the other half wanted our Liberty/Legacy in that colour, and was devastated to find it was a WRX only colour. We went with the darkish blue, which is a pain in the backside when you don't wash the car for a couple of weeks.
I'm surprised the US Rexies only get 16's - we get 17's on the WRX here standard.
Actually, the other half wanted our Liberty/Legacy in that colour, and was devastated to find it was a WRX only colour. We went with the darkish blue, which is a pain in the backside when you don't wash the car for a couple of weeks.
Originally posted by PunkRock
Maybe you'd want to blur the plates, too.
Twenty years ago in Los Angeles, a man called Bardo got a young actress's license plate number, went to the DMV and for a small fee (and the plate number), got her address, went to her door, and shot her a few times. Needless to say, you can no longer do that in most states (Cal was the first). So there shouldn't be any problems. Plus - it's in public display every day on the street.
PS - you need to have two plates in California.
Yeah - they're a nice wheel, they're the same as those on our Liberty/Legacy.
The 17's are pretty similar:
Hilarious thing - the Australian Subaru website pictures were of the US spec model, I had to grab this off a car section of a local newspaper website.
I should also note the wheels are unchanged with the facelift.
Originally posted by M5Power
Oooh - they are nice, though I remember them on "Car" magazine's long term test WRX wagon.
I see that the silly rear spoiler remains unchanged post facelift, too.
Oh well - Subaru was always about evolution, not revolution.
Not a fan of spoliers on road cars in any way, shape or form. The one on the big blue Super Sube's the first I've ever had on a car - handy for parking, although I would think not of much assistance crawling along in peak hour along River Road in the morning - although I will certainly concede the homologation usefulness of them.
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