A UK Impreza WRX after all?

‘Optimistic’ dealer heralds return of the WRX

Could the WRX turbo be coming here after all?

As many of you will already be aware, Subaru UK has been telling everybody that they will not import the WRX version of the new five-door Impreza hatchback. The 1.5 and 2.0 litre models are due this autumn, with a 300bhp, wide-arched, STi model arriving in the spring of next year.

‘A crying shame’ we thought, but their minds seemed to be made up. Or so we thought. That was until one of our team spotted an advert on a Subaru main dealer’s website for the ‘new WRX Impreza’ complete with a picture of the much-maligned new hatchback – for £19,995.

A quick call to Subaru UK, and it turns out that they are ‘in negotiation’ - according to a spokesman - over the possibility of bringing in a ‘very small number’ of WRX models either at the very end of this year or the beginning of the next. The limit on supply is apparently due to the allowance from Subaru in Japan, although the models will be fully euro type approved – which makes the situation all the more intriguing.

Seems the dealer was either trying to drum up early business or knows something we don’t. Anyway, the man from Subaru was not best pleased when he heard the news and we notice today that the particular page in question on the dealer’s website has been swiftly removed. Seems someone might be in trouble.

Honestly, we’re not making this up. We saved the web page in question yesterday while it was still live…

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