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Subaru Impreza 2nd generation (GD)

Years
2000–2007
Chassis
GD
Drivetrain
FF / 4WD
Subaru Impreza 2nd generation (GD)

Image: Mr.choppers / CC BY-SA 3.0

Story

Its overall concept was a "high-density sports-minded car". The sedan's series name was changed to WRX, with a 3-number size body.

Stories

01

A phone call at the motor show

Mori was at the Tokyo Motor Show to present the Legacy Outback when his boss called him and said, "You'll take on the Impreza, right?" Having long wanted to work on the Impreza, Mori accepted at once, and that November became PGM of the second-generation Impreza. He focused on making it a car that could really be used in motorsport.
Hiroshi Mori

Chassis

Front

Strut

Rear

Strut

Length 4,415 mmWB 2,525 mm1,425 mmHeightWidth 1,695-1,740 mm
Curb weight
1,390kg

Production plants

US import eligibility

Earliest cars
Eligible since August 202525 years after sales began in August 2000
Last cars
Eligible during 203225 years after sales ended in 2007 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Hiroshi Mori

Hiroshi Mori

PGM (project general manager, the development leader) of the second-generation Impreza. He then brought together the overall development of the third-generation Impreza WRX.