REVIEW: The Prodrive P25 is built to enhance the iconic Subaru Impreza 22B with over 400bhp and a price of £552,000 - Steve Cropley finds out if it's a fitting tribute
The plan was to stick close to the philosophy of the original 22Bs while using modern materials, processes and technology to improve everything else: engine, performance, brakes, suspension, quality and interior comfort. There were particular updates for key components such as instrumentation and lighting that have come a very long way in the past 25 years.
The engine is a Subaru turbocharged flat four, but it’s an updated American-spec 2.5-litre unit with variable valve timing. Prodrive has re-engineered it with new cylinder liners, pistons, conrods, a beefier Garrett turbo and an exotic exhaust system comprising titanium, Inconel and stainless steel.Prodrive’s engine experts are still calculating the exact power output, but that’s nothing new: nobody was very specific about the 22B’s true output back in the day.
All you do is select Launch with a switch on the console, hold the car on the brakes with the accelerator flat and then let it go. The P25 erupts very little wheelspin, its traction and gearchange points entirely managed by electronics. No piston car has ever delivered a 3.5sec 0-62mph time with less driver effort.Taking control of the gearbox is simple, too. Changes are controlled by a big, banana-shaped right-hand shift paddle , and if you pull decisively, they’re instant.
The P25 is 40mm closer to the road than the standard WRX and has special springs, anti-roll bars and two-way adjustable Bilstein dampers. The wheels are titanium-coloured, rather than the WRC gold of the old days, because Prodrive reckons this distinguishes P25 from replicas. The lack of unnecessary decoration also adds to the restraint of the whole car.Thumb the starter and the competition-bred noise instantly announces what you’re there for.
You soon learn to make changes decisively for instant response. Pussyfooting results in hesitation and occasional gigantic bouts of backlash. It’s an education to see how Richards and David Lapworth, Prodrive’s legendary technical director, handle the car. They’re decisive, either on the throttle or off it – the recipe for smooth progress.What confuses at first is the P25’s low-end torque: it will pull strongly with no sign of road car lag from 2000rpm.
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