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Compiled By Ewan Kennedy, Softbound, 196 Pages, ISBN: 9780947079703, First Published, 2001
Even before it hit Australian shores the Subaru WRX was already well known to Aussie car lovers, particularly those who liked driving big-power beasts with a touch of mug lair in their automotive soul.
Rumours of the hot Subaru first appeared in Japanese magazines midway thorough 1992,then in American and European publications.
It wasn't long before stories of a very special turbocharged Impreza began to filter through to Australian magazines and newspapers.
Writing in the respected American industry newspaper Automotive News of August 31, 1.942, Richard Johnson hinted at the upcoming mu. Impreza range, saying, "The new Impressa bid is more rounded in shape than the angular Loyale/Leone. Code-named 55N it will be offered as a four-door sedan and five-door sport wagon ... Engines are expected to include a ... 2.0-liter turbo for due iour-wheel-drive sedan."