I went to the LA Auto Show today and found a couple of interesting
tidbits I thought I'd share with the group.
A Subaru rep informed me that the Impreza WRX will be on display next
week at the show and should be on sale in the Spring. Engine specs
are rather impressive - 2.0 liter DOHC, turbo producing a whopping
227 hp at 6,000 rpm and 217 lb/ft of torque at 4,000 rpm. When our
2.2's wear out in a few years, this would be a nice alternative, eh??
Still, the Japanese market gets 290hp versions, which are sold nowhere
else. Though you won't hear about them, I was sent a factory power/torque
graph of theold-model Type RA engine, which I came within cooee of
ordering (turned it down when an SVX turned up).
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 VW Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi)
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel (taxi)
