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Friday, April 17, 2009
Fans of Subaru will be happy to know that the Japanese firm's STI motorsport division will take part at next month's 24-hours of the Nurburgring endurance race with a specially-prepped Impreza WRX STI hatch that will be campaigning in the SP3T class for cars with 2.0-liter turbo engines. Among other improvements, the race-spec Impreza WRX STI features numerous body stiffening components, the necessary safety equipment and weight-reduction measures.
Behind the steering wheel of the Impreza WRX STI will be four professional Japanese drivers: Kazuo Shimizu, Toshihiro Yoshida, Naoki Hattori and Koji Matsuda
Entrant name | SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL(STI) |
Participating car | SUBARU Impreza WRX STI(GRB type) |
Horizontally opposed 4-cylinder EJ20 2.0litter DOHC turbo / SYMMETRICAL AWD | |
Suspension | Front - strut, rear - double wishbone |
Vehicle manufacturer | STI |
Team director | Hideharu Tatsumi (STI General Manager of Vehicle Experiment Division) |
Drivers | Kazuo Shimizu, Toshihiro Yoshida, Naoki Hattori, Koji Matsuda |
Source: Subaru , Via: Worldcarfans
