Easy car factory is now a very brilliant German brand performance department. Mercedes-Benz AMG, BMW M and Audi RS all provide corresponding performance suite versions for ordinary family cars, which are entirely for commercial purposes. In contrast, even though Nissan has NISMO, Mitsubishi has RALLIART and Honda has MUGEN, although they have a long history, they have not launched corresponding performance kits or even performance versions in ordinary household models. In addition to commercial purposes, the performance departments of these Japanese cars seem to be more for pure technology, performance and competition victory.

Some time ago, there was a great speechless event in the automobile circle. A salesman stood in front of a Subaru WRX and said, "Do you know the old enemy of ECO, Babs WRX STY?" Such "words of wisdom". At that time, I thought, isn't ECO Sport+ an old enemy? I have to say, sister, you are on the wrong set.

But to be honest, my sister is right. Mitsubishi EVO's lifelong enemy is indeed Subaru WRX. Since Subaru started impreza in WRC World Rally Championship, Subaru immediately won three WRC team championships, and won three consecutive championships in 1995, 1996 and 1997, becoming one of the first echelon automobile manufacturers in the world. Although makinen, the super driver of Mitsubishi Team, won four drivers' championships in the following races, the three consecutive championships of Subaru Team are obviously more popular.

Now even though the EVO is officially over, there are still ten generations of models. The fanatical fans of Subaru WRX simply divide their "gods" into eleven generations, but in fact, after careful calculation, whether it is the first three generations of WRX models from the impreza chassis platform or the last two generations of WRX models from the independent chassis platform, the real big change is only five generations. Today I will give you a careful comb.

First generation WRX

Time: 1992-2000

Chassis code: GC, GF, GM

Since some fans have divided Subaru WRX models into eleven generations, they naturally have their reasons. After all, the life cycle of the first generation Subaru WRX model will be from 1992 to 2000. You know, Mitsubishi EVO, also born in 1992, was the sixth generation in 2000.

In the past eight years, first of all, Subaru WRX was built on the impreza platform, and the model name was also Subaru Impreza WRX. So having said so much, what exactly does WRX mean? The full name is World Rally Experiment, which literally translates into a special model that Subaru adjusted for the World Rally Championship. The original intention of WRX's research and development is to show the technical strength of Subaru's fully symmetrical four-wheel drive and turbocharged engine.

Whether it is a real replacement or a spontaneous division of fans, the easiest way to determine whether it is a WRX version is to look at the chassis code. From 1992 to 2000, seven versions can be traced back to the segmented cars used by Subaru in WRC events, and the starting chassis code of all WRX sold during this period is GC8, and the chassis code of hatchback is GF8. The coupe version shares the "GC" code with cars, except for the United States, which has a separate chassis code "GM".

1992165438+1October-1993 September

Chassis code: GC8A

1992165438+1October Subaru impreza WRX made its debut, equipped with a 2.0L four-cylinder horizontally opposed turbocharged engine with 240 horsepower. Full-time four-wheel drive system adopts viscous coupling center and rear axle LSD. The mass of the whole vehicle is only 1200 kg. In Europe, WRX is sold under the name of impreza GT, and in Britain, it is impreza Turbo 2000, with engine power slightly reduced to 208 HP.

In appearance, the WRX model inherits the four borderless windows and the hidden B-pillar of the Impreza model. In addition, the WRX model has also added an aluminum engine cover with vents. In addition, in the Japanese market, the WRX version of WRX Type RA was specially launched. The RA version is equipped with manual windows, eliminating the horn, air conditioner and even ABS, so the overall quality is lighter than the ordinary WRX version.

1993 65438+ 10-1994 August

Chassis code: GC8B

1993 10, Subaru introduced the WRX of 1994. Although the overall power is still 240 horsepower, the ventilation disc of the rear wheel brake system is replaced by a solid disc. Moreover, in 1993, 10, Subaru also launched a hatchback version with a power of 220 HP.

In particular, in 1994, Subaru launched the STI version of the impreza WRX in Japan. 1since February, 1994, the monthly production capacity has been 100, equipped with a 2.0L horizontally opposed turbocharged engine code-named EJ20, and the power has been increased to 250, with a vehicle mass of 1230 kg. STI, whose full name is Subaru Tecnica International, is translated as Subaru International Technology Department, which is an independent racing department established on April 2, 1988. The Subaru Impreza WRX STI was specially adjusted by this department.

In addition to engine power, the gearbox and suspension have been specially adjusted. In terms of appearance, this car also adopts the pink six-pointed star LOGO that everyone yearns for, and it is also the first model with a real STI badge. In the later period, Subaru also provided STi version of RA type. By deleting many convenient configurations, the weight was reduced, the cost was reduced, and the horsepower was increased to 275 horsepower.

65438+August 0994-65438+September 0996

Chassis code: GC8C

Time is up 1994 1 1 month, and the power of the impreza WRX has increased to 260 horses. The wheel diameter is increased to 16 inch, and all brake discs are changed to ventilation discs. The output power of the conventional STi engine is increased to 275 HP, and the vehicle weight is controlled at 1 240 kg. In Japan, Subaru also launched a WRX version of the station wagon decorated with Outback, which was later cancelled due to poor sales, but this car is considered to be the design source of Subaru Forester.

At this stage, for WRX, any language expression is powerless, because it has reached its peak, so I have to say it here.