The Subaru Impreza WRX Sedan is an all wheel drive road car, with the engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 265 bhp (269 PS/198 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 331 N·m (244 lb·ft/33.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted kerb weight is 1440 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2619 mm | 103.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1496 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 4580 mm | 180.3 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1440 kg | 3175 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| 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 | 269 PS (265 bhp) (198 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 331 Nm (244 ft·lb) (33.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 80.4 kW/litre 109.4 ps/litre 107.9 bhp/litre 1.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
134.72 Nm/litre
1.63 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1692.9 kPa (245.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 186.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 137.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 184.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.29 kg/kW 12.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7JJ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7JJ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 184041 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 24.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Subaru Impreza WRX Sedan (2009) added 2008-07-31. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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