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GC8 · Dated configuration evidence

1998 Impreza, WRX & STI

These are the configurations currently documented for this year. They do not establish the entire global range, and a Japanese edition year is labeled separately from a US model year.

Japan · 1998 edition

22B STI version

Two-door · Modified EJ22 · 2,212 cc turbo boxer four · Five-speed manual · Four-wheel drive · DCCD

Published specifications and their context
FigureValueBasis / locator
Power206 kWNet factory rating at 6,000 rpm; also listed as 280 PSSTI heritage SPEC · engine
Torque363 N·mFactory rating at 3,200 rpmSTI heritage SPEC · engine
Weight1,270 kgReference vehicle weight; not an independently measured exampleSTI heritage SPEC · dimensions/weight
Wheelbase2,520 mmFactory specificationSTI heritage SPEC · dimensions

Paint and equipment

Sonic Blue Mica

  • DCCD
  • Bilstein dampers and Eibach springs
  • 17-inch forged BBS wheels

Production and scope

STI lists a 400-car edition limit. This does not reconcile export cars and prototypes into a worldwide completed-production total.

Japanese heritage specification. Not a US model-year specification or an individual vehicle authentication record. Factory option availability is not fully researched.

Sources: 1998 Impreza 22B STI version — heritage and specifications

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