Subaru Impreza WRC97-2000 (S5 & S6/P2000) at RallyLegend w/ Lovely Chirping Turbo!

Here's a compilation about the mythical first generation Subaru Impreza WRC car I recorded in all these years during various editions of the San Marino RallyLegend. It was introduced in 1997, when FIA replaced the Group A formula with a new formula called World Rally Car which gave teams more freedom in various areas during the development (vehicle width, suspension geometry, aerodynamics, intercooler capacity and engine). Compared to the Impreza GC8 Group A, the WRC97 featured a two-door body, widened rear axle, flared arches, a well-developed front and rear bumper and the iconic rear wing.
For the 1998 season the WRC97 was improved in some areas. It obtained computer controlled active differentials, an electronic throttle and electronically adjustable shock absorbers. It was still featuring an H-pattern gearbox. The car, renamed WRC98, didn't had the same success of the WRC97. For the second half of the season, it obtained another iconic feature: the central air scoop on the roof, replacing the two used on the WRC97 and in the first half of the '98 season. All the original 1997 chassis were later upgraded to WRC98 specs.
Impreza WRC99 was introduced from the first round of the 1999 season. Upgrades of this car were a strengthened, stiffened and lightened bodyshell, revised engine internals with a new turbo but the most important of all was the introduction of a new semi-auto and fully hydraulic transmission, allowing the cars to be shifted with a steering wheel mounted paddle. This allowed the driver to shift gears faster, and reduced the chance of dog-gear wear. The WRC99 began to have the deserved success only from the second half of 1999.
WRC97, WRC98 and WRC99 were known as Impreza S5 WRCs by Prodrive.
The final chapter of the Impreza 'GC' WRC car started in 2000 with a complete revised car. Even if from the external look it looked almost identical to the WRC99, the new WRC2000 (S6 or even called P2000) had over 80% of the car's mechanical and electronic components redesigned. It had three active differentials and a lowered center of gravity. Different aerodynamic modifications were incorporated to improve car stability at high speeds and the front bumper was redesigned, with a modified lower air inlet (now square-shaped) and a bigger front splitter, to generate higher downforce by reducing the amount of air flowing below the car. It was also fitted with bigger and better placed radiators, holes on the hood were modified and enlarged such as the rear wing too, with bigger endplates and a thinner upper blade.
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In this video you can see 6 different chassis of the WRC97-2000. Only 4 of them were used in the non-competitive rally, but still being used during the shakedown and on the various special stages to the delight of the public and fans. For the remaining two cars, I was lucky enough to capture them in 2017 during the Colin McRae Tribute, a parade held in order to celebrate the unforgettable Scottish rally driver, being 10 years since his tragic death.
In particular:
'T1 SRT' plate / No. 9: it's a WRC98, chassis no. 33. It's the one you see at the beginning of the video and and perhaps the one that appears the most here. It was never used in a WRC round but built and sold for a private team in 1999.
'R18 WRC' / No. 3: WRC97, chassis no. 18. It was built in 1997 and it was used by Colin McRae only in the Australian round of the World Rally Championship. It was then sold and used in national rallies. You can see it in the video only at 3:38 and 7:50.
'R19 WRC'/No. 15: WRC97, chassis 19. Works car for the 1997 season, driven by Kenneth Eriksson, then upgraded to WRC98 and used by both Kenneth and Colin in few rounds of 1998.
'P8 WRC'/No. 25: WRC97, chassis 8. Another McRae chassis for the 1997 season then sold to private owners.
'T12 SRT'/ No. 19: WRC99, chassis 9. Richard Burns' car for 5 rounds of the 1999 season. You can see it at 3:12 of the video.
'W19 SRT'/No. 20 & 42: WRC2000, chassis 6. Used in two rounds by Juha Kankkunen and in one by Richard Burns. It's the all blue car you see and hear chirping the most.
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[@ANILTV82]

you definitely deserve appreciation for the detailed description of the cars in videos

[@5thgearouttahere]

Seriously top notch.

[@francoisg3500]

Absolutely! It must have take a lot of time to research the info on these cars.

[@TheMick26]

100% Agree. Bozzy is not only providing fantastic videos, he's a wealth of knowledge on these cars as well. I always enjoy reading the description. Have a great day.👍

[@19Bozzy92]

Thanks guys for the kind comments. First of all, I'm glad that video's descriptions aren't completely ignored by viewers. As the guy up here (TheMick) should already know because we have already talked about this topic, to be fair I don't know much about the history, development and curiosities of these cars from the past. I'm using these videos as a way to learn something myself too. So yes, I try to search info on various websites, cars up for sale in previous years, stats and results and I then I put them together in the video's description. But as happened for this video, being not an automotive encyclopedia, I can made important mistakes trying to reassemble the information ('S3' and 'S4' weren't correct Prodrive nomenclature for WRC97-98 cars as a viewer just let me noticed). But that's how I learn automotive stuffs... and due to this mistake I made, I'll never forget about these code names :D

[@francoisg3500]

@@19Bozzy92 Awesome stuff! Great to get an insight to making your descriptions.

[@autopassion27]

This rally car is a legend, sounds so incredible!

[@Cross64786]

This bird chirping sound sooo good.

[@R4tB4G]

It is but I prefer the raw sound of the '95 car.

[@aliultimate009]

One of my most beloved rally cars 😁 To me this was the pinnacle of Subaru's rally battles in the 90s. Love that boxer engine - it'll be even better with a more muted version of it so that i can hear that low pitch roar when it flies by 😁

[@MarkHossNorthwestrcclub]

Best Subaru ever, the 22b with the 2.2 boxer engine in, The sound is incredible 😍 I loved my WRX STI GC8 A 22b is the Dream for me 😊 Thank you for another great video Keep up the fantastic work guy's, Stay Safe out there, All the Best from us over here in the UK 🇬🇧 Regards, Mark 👍🏻

[@19Bozzy92]

Thank you for watching!

[@tbtstt]

22B is a cool car, but the S5 WRCar is so much better to me!

[@MarkHossNorthwestrcclub]

@@tbtstt I can't argue with that 🙂 It's just the 22b is my dream car and one I watched Colin McRay race as a teenager 😊🙂👍🏻

[@tbtstt]

Yeah, can understand that@@MarkHossNorthwestrcclub. I do love the 22B but, for me, it was a toned down tribute to the rally car, so I'd prefer the competition car that McRae actually drove!

[@MarkHossNorthwestrcclub]

@@tbtstt Now that would be amazing 🤤🥰 just not something I'd ever get my hands on or be able to drive 😉👌🏻

[@ugopisani]

I miss Subaru Impreza in WRC .

[@RallyPino]

And stil to this day my favorite manefactor in rallying Great work as always Bozzy💪💪

[@Flatardovonbraun]

I remember the first time I saw a Gc Impreza RS as a kid. Now I am building my second. 22B wide body with 05 sti drivetrain. Full cage. Can’t wait. 😊

[@TheMick26]

Hi Bozzy. The cars in this video really take me back and for that I thank you.👍 Another commenter applauded your efforts on the detailed descriptions you provide with these videos and I couldn't agree more. Amazing work as always, my good friend.👏 Cheers Bozzy and crew!🙌

[@MatrixDiscovery]

One of the icons of the 90's !

[@gdspdyh1]

I am happy to see the Impreza WRC again.

[@naonao1491]

いつかまたWRCでの有志が観たいです🍀これからも安全な最強な自動車、創造してください❤すみませんありがとうございます。私は若い頃にレオーネ号に乗ってました。大好きです🍀

[@rj9617]

Quality content as always. Appreciate it!

[@Sxltwrld]

Almost at 500k subs, well deserved 😀

[@GTChucker86]

Drove this car countless times in RBR

[@MrHaun]

RIP Colin McRae

[@thomaswp2706]

Thanks for the awesome footage mate especially considering this is my favourite gen of WRC Subaru that along with the Hawkeye’s even if the Hawkeyes didn’t win any rally’s

[@ramokhan7997]

Only Colin McRae could drive a Subaru to its fullest potential

[@Flatardovonbraun]

Mark Higgins does a pretty good job pushing a Subaru to its full potential.

[@LilLuc]

Questa è una signora auto👌👍

[@andykane439]

Man I love thease videos

[@mohammadridhorizkiakbar]

Nice

[@Devon_Meadows]

Yes. Just yes.

[@marcelovogt3161]

the best

[@alonsobrosmann4300]

Which vehicle will win in a possible race between this Subaru Impreza WRC and the WRC cars used today? Again in this race, are the technical features of the cars important or the capabilities of the pilots? Let the knowledge enlighten us.

[@5thgearouttahere]

The current cars would body these, they are so extreme. Even tyres alone would make enough difference. Remember when someone from WRC at this time said that on a Monte stage for instance the road WRX on WRC rubber would beat the WRC car on road tyres.

[@billyso8933]

The current cars make much more downforce then the old regulation cars. Also current cars have 380hp.

[@AJ-ms1oi]

They were more fun to drive and watch back in the day.

[@augustortiz]

The new ones would rip the older WRC cars apart. The chassis, suspension and drivetrain technology has evolved quite a lot.

[@nicolafox5786]

Hi and thanks Bozzy 😎👊❤

[@LewisFoster2024]

They look slower than they used to be back in the day, could that be down to new drivers vs older generation?

[@jordanchaplin86]

I'd say it's more that the likes of McRae pushed the cars to the absolute limits back in the day where as these guys are a bit conservative which is understandable

[@majo130rally]

💙💙💙

[@KingLich451]

subaru impreza. a good car.

[@bneyes1214]

Subaru Impreza of Richard Burns

[@vldkun]

S3 is Impreza group A and WRC97-99 is S5. Index S4 was never used. More info: forums.codemasters.com/topic/10313-the-confusing-car-name-thread-s1e2-22bwrc-etc%E2%80%A6/?tab=comments#comment-183351

[@19Bozzy92]

Thanks for the link and info. I was aware there was something wrong about some WRC97 and WRC98 for sale and named S3 and S4 while I was searching for info about these cars, but I didn't pay much attention to it. What really puzzled me was when I watched again an old video I had made at a WRC2008 this morning and where I wrote that the Prodrive nomenclature started from the S5 for the WRCs. But then I struggle to find something related. Change my title and description immediately. And you reminded me that I have still to try that 'Not an S4 Impreza' on Dirt Rally

[@tbtstt]

Glad my post was useful! Fantastic compilation Bozzy.

[@SssagaBenches4U]

What was the sound at the start?

[@CarlosGarcia-ze6rt]

The very first sound? It's the noise that a sequential shifter does when changing gears

[@Holanduzo]

The S6 has not installed the secuential gearbox, what a sin!

[@slss758]

Burns-Reid in history

[@abubakrhartley959]

Sounds like they feeding the engine squirrels

[@kou55555]

日本人に生まれてスバルが普通に街に有り GC8乗れて良かったよ

[@bluewolf6002]

👍👍👍👍

[@AlexCanta2564]

4:49 S U B A R U -__-

[@SssagaBenches4U]

Chirp. Chirp. Chirp.

[@denzeltheblaze]

This guyz dont know how to drive that subaru’s...check how Colin was drive it....😁😁the car was Screaming👌🏽✌🏽RIP COLIN MCRAE

[@panagiotist47]

Why watch porn when you have these things?

[@metaomicron72]

Let's get the likes to 555

[@coolnessfactor1]

Still no Audi chirp compilation. :(

[@19Bozzy92]

Will come, I promise

[@roberthouse8817]

se potesse parlare, direbbe solo maleparole e bestemmie, da quanto è incazzata