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Subaru Vs. Mitsubishi
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Subaru - 22B-STi
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22B-STi - Subaru
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Description/History of Car
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A limited edition Impreza WRX coupe, the Subaru Impreza Sports Coupe 22B-STi [rolls off the tongue], has been produced in Japan by Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) and Subaru Tecnica International (STi). Based on the successful Impreza World Rally Car (WRC), only 400 22B-STi's were produced, those on sale in Japan being snapped up in 24 hours. Subaru Australia hopes that five might come down-under where they would be motor-sport collectors' items only because they are made to Japanese specifications and cannot be registered for road use here. The first Subaru Impreza was revealed in November 1992, in Japan, as a car with a definite motor-sport orientation towards the World Rally Car (WRC) circuit, up against the likes of Ford Escort, Mitsubishi Lancer and Toyota Celica. Imprezas went on sale in Australia in March 1993 and the hotter WRX version in March 1994.
WRC success came in 1995 when Imprezas won both the Driver's and Manufacturer's championship.
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Specs:
coupe, 5 seats, 2 doors
loa: 4365mm, width: 1770mm, height: 1390mm
wheelbase: 2520mm, track: 1480mm/1500mm, grnd clearance: 140mm
turning radius 5.2m, weight: 1270kg (unladen), GVM: 1545kg
EJ22, 2212cc, petrol, 4-cyls, turbo-charged, mpfi, 4-valves/cyl, DOHC
bore: 96.9mm, stroke: 75.0mm, c.r.: 8.0:1
power: 206kW at 6000rpm, torque: 360Nm at 3200rpm
transmission: 5m (3.083:1, 2.062:1, 1.545:1, 1.151:1, 0.825:1), diff' ratio 4.444:1; full-time all-wheel-drive (AWD), adjustable centre diff'
suspension: indep-strut/indep-strut, brakes: disc/disc
Expected price if sold in Australia $110,000 to $130,000
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Mitsubishi - Lancer Evolution V
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Lancer Evolution V - Mitsubishi
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Description/History of Car
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The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V is currently the only GroupA car to be part of the race for the World Rally Championship title. All its adversaries are WRC class cars. The evo V is at the limit of what FIA rules will allow for WRC cars , regarding its width for instance, but still takes advantage of the "flexibility" allowed for GroupA cars. Its predecessor allowed Tommi Mäkinen to become the 1997 WRC champion proving Mitsubishi's choice to stick with GroupA a wise one. The new definition of the Lancer being mainly targeted to tarmac rallying might have been a poorer choice since most WRC rallies are run on gravel or snow. Mitsubishi and Tommi Mäkinen brought proof on the contrary becoming world champions for both the drivers and manufacturers titles in 1998 with the EvolutionV in only its first racing season. It is rumored, however, that there are still further developments of the Lancer on Mitsubishi's blueprints and that their next WRC contender, the Lancer Evolution VI, will still be a GroupA spec car. In the GroupN category the Lancers have been simply unbeatable for the past three years proving the car's potential beyond doubt.
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Specs:
Engine 2 litre (1997cc) DOHC, 16 Valve Intercooled Turbocharged In Line 4
Power 206kW (280bhp) @ 6500rpm
Torque 373 Nm @ 3000rpm
REDLINE / Cutout 7100rpm / ????rpm
Transmission
Manual 5 speed Manual
Drive All Wheel Drive
Weight 1360kg
Performance
0-100km/h 5 secs
0-400m 13 secs
Top Speed 247 (claimed)
Price (Domestically in Japan) $3.2 million yen (AUS$37,000)
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