Subaru Impreza made the debut as a part of 2004 WRC World Rally Line. So, it has made 11 years history at Hot Wheels.
Origin & Real Life
Subaru Impreza is a compact automobile, manufactured since 1992 by Subaru—the automobile division of Japanese transportation conglomerate, Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI). Subaru introduced the Impreza as a replacement for the Leone, with the Leone's EA series engines replaced by the newer EJ series versions.
Introduced on March 1, 1993, the Impreza was offered in either front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) versions and as a four-door sedan or five-door hatchback. According to a Motor Trend article written March 1992 on page 26, the name of Subaru's new compact was, initially, to be called the Loyale, displaying an official photograph of the four-door sedan. In late 1995, a two-door coupe was introduced in Japan. The Impreza, like many Subaru-built cars, was equipped with a flat engine, a distinguishing Subaru characteristic.
Since the third generation series, some markets have adopted the abbreviated Subaru WRX
name for these high-performance variants. The first three generations
of Impreza in North America were also available with an off-road
appearance package titled Subaru Outback Sport. For the fourth generation, this appearance package became known as the Subaru XV, and is sold internationally.
There have been seven noted versions of the WRX dating back from
Subaru's original World Rally Cross staging vehicles. Subaru adopted the
name "WRX" to stand for "World Rally eXperimental" (in some places WRX
stands for "World Rally Cross") as all WRX versions (1992 to present)
feature rally inspired technology, including all wheel drive, stiffened
suspensions and turbocharged four cylinder engines. The STI versions
were marketed with consecutive numbers. Another way to determine the
version of a WRX was to look at the chassis code. All WRX sold between
1992 and 2000 have the beginning chassis code of GC8 sedan or GF8
hatchback; this is followed by a letter from A to G. Coupe versions
share the "GC" code with sedans, except in the US, where they have a
separate chassis code of "GM".
In The Movie
This car has been used in this movie:
1. District B13 (2004) => http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414852/
2. Due Date (2010) => http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231583/3. Born to Race (2011) => http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781781/
4. Fast & Furious 4 (2009) => http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013752/
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