Designation of Imprea WRC

[Loeb 05]

Hello

I know that the last Impreza built was the S12.

But, what type of impreza WRC correspond to S8, S9, etc ....

Thank you

[SubaruNorway]

I think the 1995 was the S1 i may be wrong, pretty much one evolution each year

[solberg2005]

As fas as im aware subaru started naming the imprezas from 2000 with the S6,
2001 - S7
2002 - S8
2003 - S9
2004 - S10
2005 - S11
2006 - S12
2007 - S12(B) from Mexico onwards

[FrankenSchwinn]

wow, there is a "Loeb 05" and a "solberg2005" posting on the same thread!

^^that sounds like the begining of a bad joke

[Tumbo]

from the WRC era it goes

WRC97 (first 2 events monte-sweden there were no roof vents)
WRC98 exterior remained the same as the 97 shell; numberplate change from P to R
WRC99 (first ran in Finland 98 continued to Safari 2000) only major body modification was the move from a dual to single roof vent
P2000 this was the machine that monstered the competition in Portugal coming back from a significant deficit
S7 debuted in Monte 2001 the first 4 door subaru WRC continued through till 2002
S8 debuted in Safari 2002 moved away from a roof vent and instead incorporated them into the front bumper area
S9 debuted in Monte 2003 back to normal style lights rather than bug-eyes and also the cheese-grater spoiler made an appearance
S10 debuted in Mexico 2004 introduction of new bumpers and a change to the spoiler
S11 debuted Mexico 2005 slight modifications again to the car
S12 debuted Monte 2006 complete change to the front end of the car