The Subaru Impreza WRX is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front located engine supplying power to all four wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 227 bhp (230 PS/169 kW) at 5600 rpm and 320 N·m (236 lb·ft/32.6 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Its stated kerb weight is 1410 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 230 km/h or 143 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 14.4/7.9/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 244.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the British domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2525 mm | 99.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4465 mm | 175.8 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1410 kg | 3109 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 | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2457 cc (149.935 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99.5 × 79 mm
3.92 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
230 PS (227 bhp) (169 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
68.9 kW/litre 93.7 ps/litre 92.4 bhp/litre 1.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
130.24 Nm/litre
1.57 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1636.6 kPa (237.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 614.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 163.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.33 kg/kW 13.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.4/7.9/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.4/7.9/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.9/12.7/9.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.6/35.8/27.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.3/29.8/22.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 244.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.TrLi.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TrailA.DualLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 135036 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 24.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Subaru Impreza WRX added 2005-11-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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