Perceived as a replacement for the long running Leone, the Impreza quickly gained a good reputation through Subaru's successful WRC programme. This book covers the story of the Impreza, from concept through to the production car, looking at the rally machines along the way, and illustrated with contemporary material.

This book describes the birth, development, and rallying car of the turbocharged, four-wheel-drive Subaru Impreza in the 1990s and early 2000s, providing a compact and authoritative history of where, when and how it became so important to the sport.

The book that every owner of this popular, rally-bred sports sedan should own.

Perceived as a replacement for the long running Leone, the Impreza quickly gained a great reputation through Subaru's successful WRC program. This book covers the full story of the Impreza, from concept through to the current production car, looking at the rally machines along the way, and illustrated throughout with contemporary material. Now with over 400 mainly color pictures and significant additional text, this is a fantastic warts and all account of an amazing car.

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Being informed before buying a performance car is key. Mistakes made on the lot aren’t just costly to the wallet, they will cost time, effort, and stress. The Essential Buyer’s Guide Subaru Impreza is an expert you can take with you. This book's step-by-step guidance comes from a marque specialist. You’ll be guided through the production changes and problem areas between model years to make sure their restoration or prospective purchase is correct, original, and legitimate. You’ll learn a unique points system will help you to place the cars value in relation to condition whilst extensive photographs illustrate the problems to look out for. This is an important investment - STOP! Don’t buy a Subaru Impreza without buying this book first! One hundred color photos, useful appendices, and expert advice means this book could save you thousands.

Few cars in modern times have caused as much of a stir as the turbocharged Subaru Impreza. It came from nowhere at the start of the 1990s to claim three successive World Rally Championships for its makers in the middle of that decade, and went on to become an enthusiasts' car thanks to is affordability, high performance - and, of course, the glorious exhaust note of its unusual flat-four 'boxer' engine. This book examines the three generations of Subaru Impreza WRX and WRX STI from 1992 - 2012, including how the roadgoing cars were developed from the successful rally models, production history and specification details. Topics covered include: History of the Impreza, and early days in competition with the Leone and the Legacy models. Construction and derivatives of the distinctive flat-four engine. Innovations in the Impreza's four-wheel-drive system. Design and specifications for special editions. Includes material from Prodrive on their limited edition models. Examines both rally and roadgoing cars.

Complete coverage for your Subaru Impreza, Impreza WRX & Impreza WRX STI covering Impreza (2002-2011), Impreza WRX (2002-2014) & Impreza WRX STI (2004-2014) including Impreza Outback and GT models: --Routine maintenance --Tune-up procedures --Engine repair --Cooling and heating --Air conditioning --Fuel and exhaust --Emissions control --Ignition --Brakes --Suspension and steering --Electrical systems --Wiring diagrams With a Haynes manual, you can do it yourselfâ?¬¿from simple maintenance to basic repairs. Haynes writes every book based on a complete teardown of the vehicle. We learn the best ways to do a job and that makes it quicker, easier and cheaper for you. Our books have clear instructions and hundreds of photographs that show each step. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, you can save big with Haynes! Step-by-step procedures --Easy-to-follow photos --Complete troubleshooting section --Valuable short cuts --Color spark plug diagnosis