Prodrive Impreza N2010 Group N rally car

Posted by Danny Tan

January 21, 2010

Prodrive, the British engineering firm famous for its association with Subaru’s World Rally Team has come up with the Impreza N2010, an FIA spec group N rally car. The N2010 was designed with performance to match Super 2000 rally cars but with a lower pricetag.

“On gravel the Impreza is certainly a match for any Super 2000, but it is on tarmac, that the additional engine performance will really come into its own and make the N2010 a competitive alternative to a Super 2000, but at about half the price and with significantly lower running costs,” said Graham Prew, Prodrive sales manager.

Upgrades to the 1,994cc boxer engine include a 33mm diameter air restrictor (from 32mm), introduced by FIA to help balance the performance of Group N and the unrestricted Super 2000 cars. That, plus the fitment of high flow fuel injectors and recalibrating the ECU increases peak power by 20 bhp and improves torque and responsiveness throughout the rev range. The Scooby’s dynamics is improved too – its Ohlins dampers have been revised with extra travel, while the suspension bushes have been strengthened.

You can buy one at £120,000, but there’s also a two-year lease programme with an option to buy the car at the end of the term. Best of all, the package includes insurance and system rebuilds.

More pictures after the jump.