When you think of the most prized Impreza, what model springs to mind? We're willing to bet it's the 22B... The poster car for any McRae fan back in the day! However, Subaru has produced countless versions of the Impreza over the years with a handful of very special limited editions.

Subaru Impreza R205

Subaru Impreza R205

Up until the end of the Hawkeye phase, there were a number of different shapes and sizes to wet the appetite of any petrolhead. That familiar four door saloon adorning a massive wing, bonnet scoop, rally blue paint job and gold wheels. The recipe was golden and got petrolheads excited all around the world.

Subaru Impreza R205

Subaru Impreza R205

Subaru then decided to shift the direction and replaced the much loved Hawkeye with a five door hatchback... Their bold move got a mixed reception, it was Subaru trying to appeal to a broader market, entering the hot-hatch segment.

Subaru Impreza R205

Visually, the Impreza STi had changed significantly, but mechanically not much had changed at all. However, as always the land of the rising sun had something special up their sleeve with what would be touted as the most hardcore road going variant of this generation Impreza...

Subaru Impreza R205

The R205. Limited to just 400 units, this is now a very rare and collectable car. Take an already more than capable Spec C (Another special version just for Japan)... and tweak it even further to create an absolute weapon!

Subaru Impreza R205

The main area that received attention was the suspension. Specially tuned dampers and coil springs work with a flexible front strut bar and lower arm stiffener to keep this car firmly on the ground. Behind the cast 18” lightweight wheels sit massive six-pot Brembo brakes at the front and four-pot at the rear. Cosmetic updates included R205 badging, quad exhausts / rear diffuser and a new boot spoiler, adding to the desirability further.

Subaru Impreza R205

Subaru Impreza R205

There's always been something cool about a limited run scooby and for those in the know the R205 is the holy grail hatch.

Subaru Impreza R205

Subaru Impreza R205

Subaru Impreza R205

Subaru Impreza R205

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