![]() What it took place on August 23rd, 2000 in Japan and on October 17th, 2000 in Europe (at the Birmingham NEC Motor Show). ![]() To give the new car an XXI century image, new ovoidal headlamps were included, which resulted to be the most controversial point of the new car since its launch. It had a completely redesigned body which provided a much stronger and more rigid platform but also increased its weight. The new car was slightly wider than the old one, and it included more prominent wheel arches, due to wider track. It was also longer than the previous version, but with greater overhangs on both ends, which meant additional inertia and an emphasized tendency to understeer. The result was a more compact car, with a lower center of gravity, due to the low height of the boxer engine. The goal was to create an even better car to obtain even better results both in sales and competition. ![]() R.Burns/R.Reid, Subaru Impreza S7 WRC01, Rally of New Zealand 2001, 1st Takeshi Ito, Subaru Technica International (STI) Chief Engineer and project sub-leader of the first generation, was named project leader for the new car, which would be known, internally, as the New Age Impreza. After the success of the Subaru Impreza since its launching in 1992, Fuji Heavy Industries decided, as early as in January 1997, that it was time for preparing a new version of the car.
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