So, as many people are getting excited about the World Cup, here at Longlife we’ve got ourselves very excited about the new Subaru Impreza Cosworth shown below
395bhp, and 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds! Well worth a look given that the standard STi is a £28k car – so you’d think that this will be somewhere around the £30k – £33k mark? Well think again… this beast is as near as makes no difference to £50 grand! Yep, think about that for a minute. A 50 grand Subaru! Now don’t get me wrong, I think it looks like an awesome piece of engineering marvelousness but that’s a whole lot of wedge for a Scooby.
Of course, i’ve not driven the car, so I can’t tell you about the 10mm wider track, the Bilstein dampers and Eibach Springs or even the AP Racing brakes with 355mm discs. If I get that opportunity I may change my mind over the price tag but until then i’ll reserve judgement. All things considered, I do have to say that Cosworth does seem to have done an amazing job and if you want one of these puppies, you’re gonna need to be quick. They’re only making 75 of them so it’s gonna be an exclusive little club you’re in. Rumours are of a 350bhp model some time in the future so don’t sweat it too much if you miss out this time around. Although we’ve tried to find out what sort of an exhaust it has, we’ve had no luck as yet. Rest assured though that we’ll be having a close look as soon as we see one in the flesh.