16 Mar 04 15:05
Petter Solberg alongside a WR1
The fastest, most powerful Subaru Impreza yet, the WRX STi WR1, is now on sale - and over half of the 500 examples available in the UK have already found owners. The Prodrive-developed £29,995 WR1, a limited edition model to celebrate Petter Solberg's driver's championship win in last year's World Rally Championships, has power upgraded to 320bhp, torque to 310lb ft, a top speed of 155mph and 0-60 acceleration time of 4.25 seconds. A driver's control centre differential is fitted to manually select the torque distribution between the front and rear axles, and other unique features include uprated springs and suspension bump-stops with ride height lowered by 25mm. The WR1 comes in Ice Blue metallic paint only, with driving lamps, a stainless steel mesh grille, 18-inch Prodrive seven-spoke alloy wheels with 225/45 Pirelli PZero tyres, anthracite suede-effect seats and special interior trim detailing.
