The Impreza Sports Wagon WRX is an all wheel drive estate/station wagon road car with a front placed engine, manufactured by Subaru.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 247 bhp (250 PS/184 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 306 N·m (226 lb·ft/31.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1290 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2520 mm | 99.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4340 mm | 170.9 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1290 kg | 2844 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru | ||
| Engine code | EJ20 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1994 cc (121.681 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 75 mm
3.62 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.23 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 250 PS (247 bhp) (184 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 306 Nm (226 ft·lb) (31.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 92.4 kW/litre 125.6 ps/litre 123.9 bhp/litre 2.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
153.46 Nm/litre
1.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EGI=Electronically controlled fuel injection device (multi-point injection) | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1928.4 kPa (279.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | Turbo with IC | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 194.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 142.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 191.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7 kg/kW 11.7 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 846472 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | E-GF8 | ||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Subaru Impreza Sports Wagon WRX added 2025-11-02. Last modified 2025-11-07. |
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