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Subaru withdraws from WRC in 2009

December 18th, 2008 • E-kereta • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

Too sad to be true, but next year no more Subaru in WRC. Eventhough a reason given due to economic slowdown but many also believe this decision was made due to they can’t compete with the other car maker. Anyway, whatever reason, we must respect it and I believe many more will follow.

Tokyo, December 16, 2008 – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced the withdrawal from the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) at the end of the 2008 season.

FHI has participated in the WRC together with Prodrive, a motorsports and automotive engineering group in the UK, over the past 19 years to pursue its goal and philosophy in motor sports activities to enhance Subaru brand awareness by showing that Subaru vehicles offer safe, comfortable and pleasurable driving no matter the weather or road conditions, featuring Horizontally-Opposed engine and the Symmetrical All-Wheel drive system as its core technologies, and to transfer results of race-tested technical improvements into Subaru passenger vehicles.

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Subaru Impreza WRC 2008 Rally Car

May 24th, 2008 • E-kereta • 1 comment • Related • Filed Under

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Subaru has recently unveiled their new generation All-Wheel Drive Impreza World Rally Car 2008, which will race at this month’s Acropolis Rally in Greece. Unlike what we have seen in many years, Subaru this time will use a bold new color scheme prominently featuring the famous Subaru constellation logo.

The new Impreza WRC is based on the iconic road-going Impreza WRX STI, which has been a hit for Subaru since its February launch. This machine powered by a turbocharged 2.0 liter horizontally opposed four-cylinder boxer engine which producing around 224 Kilowatts of power.

The Impreza WRC 2008 will be driven by Australia’s Chris Atkinson and Norwegian Petter Solberg in the Acropolis Rally starting 29 May.

For record, SWRT has won the World Rally Manufacturers’ Championship in 1995, 1996 and 1997, and the Driver’s Championship in 1995, 2001 and 2003.

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Suzuki in WRC 2008

February 11th, 2008 • E-kereta • 1 comment • Related • Filed Under

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For the entire Suzuki team, the Monte Carlo rally opens a new chapter in the manufacturer’s prestigious history. New arrivals at the team this year include Shusuke Inagaki as technical director and Akira Kawada as team manager. Prior to the rally, the team will take part in this year’s official World Rally Championship launch on Sunday 20 January in Monte Carlo before the drivers start the recce.

Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima, principal of the Suzuki World Rally Team, commented: “As we embark on our full first season, our goal is to make steady progress by taking one step at a time. Results are obviously important, but we cannot get ahead of ourselves either. In our debut year, it’s only natural to expect a few minor problems and we’re grateful to have a driver of the calibre of Toni Gardemeister to help us improve.”

More information and pictures are available at www.suzuki-wrc.com

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