The Impreza Sports Wagon WRX STi version IV is a road car from Subaru, with all wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 343.2 N·m (253 lb·ft/35 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
The Subaru Impreza Sports Wagon WRX STi version IV weighs a claimed 1300 kg at the kerb.
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 | 1300 kg | 2866 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 | 280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 343.2 Nm (253 ft·lb) (35 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 103.2 kW/litre 140.3 ps/litre 138.4 bhp/litre 2.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
172.12 Nm/litre
2.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EGI=Electronically controlled fuel injection device (multi-point injection) | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2162.9 kPa (313.7 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 215.26 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 158.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 212.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.32 kg/kW 10.55 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 844360 | ||
| 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 STi version IV added 2025-11-02. Last modified 2025-11-07. |
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