If the Impreza WRX isn"t...
If the Impreza WRX isn"t tough enough for you, Subaru may just have the answer. The Japanese firm has announced the WRX "R205"- boosted to produce 312bhp thanks to a re-mapped ECU and a new exhaust and turbo.
Snapped by an Auto Express...
Snapped by an Auto Express reader, the car was turning off the M4 towards the Honda plant in Swindon, Wilt- shire. The newcomer will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September, and is a replacement for the slow-selling Stream. It will get a new name and borrows styling ideas from the Bulldog concept unveiled at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show.
The big news is that the newcomer will be a six-seater, but in a 3+3 format, similar to the Fiat Multipla. Driving dynamics are expected to be class-leading, as the car will be based on the platform of the next-generation Civic, which is due in 2006.
Power will come from a choice of engines. Two VTEC petrol motors will be used - the 108bhp 1.6-litre unit from the current Civic, and the 153bhp 2.0-litre from the Accord. The latter will be offered with a choice of six-speed manual or five-speed automatic trans- mission, while a hybrid is possible. And there will be two diesels - a 110bhp version of the 1.7 I-CDTi from the Civic, plus a new 2.0 I-CDTi common-rail with 130 and 150bhp.