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A generation can contain very different cars. These reference sheets keep the configuration, units, rating context and document locator attached to every figure. Each covers one documented version; availability across other years and markets remains a separate question.

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Japan · 1998 edition

1998 Impreza, WRX & STI · 22B STI version

Two-door · GC8

Powertrain
Modified EJ22 · 2,212 cc turbo boxer four
Transmission
Five-speed manual
Drive
Four-wheel drive · DCCD
Published figures 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 & equipment

Sonic Blue Mica

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

Production accounting

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.

Unofficial independent reference. This sheet does not establish a particular car’s identity, authenticity or installed configuration.

1998 Impreza 22B STI version — heritage and specifications · Subaru Tecnica International ↗

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