Quote Originally Posted by becher View Post
Ah thanks, this is most likely the video I've seen it in the first place!
Yeh I reckon it was just an odd car or two that had grp a parts put on a two door shell. It is a little odd Subaru didn’t make grp a 2 door but it might have been a marketing thing. The Impreza was ready to go before the Legacy was retired but they didn’t want to replace it until it had won a wrc event. After McRae won NZ it was then time for the Impreza to replace it so you can see Subaru do things with marketing in mind. The fact the 2 door type r Impreza was never sold elsewhere other than the Japanese domestic market probably had some part to play in it not being used, but when the wrc car regs replaced the grp a regs I would imagine the 2 door shell was used because the shell would most likely be stiffer and stronger to start with, and easier to convert bodywork for the wider track used.