Back then, the Subaru Impreza took the World Rally Championship (WRC) by storm thanks to its well-sorted AWD handling, powerful boxer engine, and Subaru's debut of torque-vectoring in rally racing ...

Built by Prodrive, this is a magnificent time-attack machine. It uses a highly modified EJ20 2-liter Subaru WRC specification engine, producing more than 600 hp and revving to 8,500 rpm.

Subaru arguably already had the best chassis in the WRC (and probably the weakest engine), and the carry-over to the new regs allowed a wider track and improved geometry, although not all the ...

In fact, McRae was merely extending a winning Subaru run for the new WRC cars as his two teammates ... two small buttons and listen to the engine die before killing the ignition.