Subaru Impreza I

The Subaru Impreza 1st generation was produced from 1993 to 2000 in Japan. The first Subaru Impreza 1st generation was presented in 1993. Then it was a model marked with GC. which, depending on the body version, was marked GCA for the sedan and GCB for the estate version. The GCF type, a two-door sedan, was produced on the Japanese and American market. At the beginning the cars were available with boxer gasoline engines from 1.6 to 2 liters of capacity. Most of copies have 4WD (four-wheel drive). On the European market, the first Impreza appeared in 1994 as a GT version, which is adapter to the European conditions and insurance principles of the Japanese version of the Subaru Impreza WRX. Special editions were available on the Europan market : McRae Special Edition, Catalunya, Terzo and RB5 (Richard Burns 5). In Japanese market versions were available : STI Type-R, WRX RA, WRX RA-STI and 22B STI (Subaru Tecnica International).  The latter, produced in 401 copies, was characterized by a 2.2-liter engine and 280 HP, an extended two-door body and high-performance suspension produced by the German company Bilstein. STi 22B is considered the top achievement in the development of the GC platform.