The Subaru Impreza WRX UK300 is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power to all four wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 5600 rpm and 292 Nm (215 lbft/29.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1385 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 230 km/h (143 mph).
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 | 2525 mm | 99.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4405 mm | 173.4 inches | |
| Width | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1385 kg | 3053 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 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 (DIN) |
218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
292 Nm (215 ft·lb) (29.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
80.4 kW/litre 109.3 ps/litre 107.8 bhp/litre 1.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
146.44 Nm/litre
1.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1840.2 kPa (266.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 157.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 155.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.64 kg/kW 14.43 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 81620 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Subaru Impreza WRX UK300 added 2001-07-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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