THE NEW SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI R205 (Road Sport 205) is expected to con­tinue the tra­di­tions of lim­ited edi­tion high per­for­mance set by the ultra-​​rare R203 and R204 editions.

The New Sub­aru Impreza WRX STI R205…limited to 400 only

Splat­tered with STi badg­ing and high qual­ity touches thtough­out, the new R205 comes with a brand new exclu­sive tur­bocharger, sports exhaust sys­tem, STi tuned dampers and coil springs, 18″ alu­minium wheels,  exclu­sive grille and quar­ter panel upgrades, and retuned ECU.

The engine upgrades take the R205’s power to a very strong 325HP and 317.9 lb-​​ft of torque, with Brembo 6-​​pot breaks up front and 4-​​pot in the rear bring­ing the car to a quick, firm stop.

But don’t get to excited, avail­abil­ity for the R205 is cur­rently lim­ited 400 units in the JDM (that means Japan) only, and like pre­vi­ous incar­naitons, is not expected to land in the Euro­pean, US or Aus­tralian mar­kets (out­side of grey imports).

[Ed: Your move, Mitsubishi.]

Sub­aru Impreza WRX STi R205

Sub­aru has part­nered with out­door gear com­pany Colum­bia to pro­duce the Sub­aru Forester X Colum­bia lim­ited edition.

Start­ing at $33, 990, the Colum­bia gains a few upgrades over the stan­dard Forester, includ­ing 16″ alloy wheels, fog lights, roof cross bars, rear step panel, cargo tray and a $500 voucher for Colum­bia mer­chan­dise. Notably the 2010 Colum­bia is miss­ing a sun­roof and heated seats which were present on the 2007 incarnation.

Ini­tially 1050 Columbia’s will be avail­able from today.

PRESS RELEASE:

01 Jan 2010
Spe­cial edi­tion Forester X Columbia

Sub­aru has part­nered with global sports­wear com­pany, Colum­bia, to pro­duce a new spe­cial edi­tion – the Forester X Columbia.

Australia’s best sell­ing SUV, the Forester, adds an exten­sive list of extras and is priced from just $33,990 driveaway.

Forester X Colum­bia is ready for week­end adven­tures adding 16-​​inch alloy wheels, fog lights, roof cross bars, cargo tray and rear step panel.

Spe­cial edi­tion badg­ing is also added and cus­tomers receive a $500 voucher to spend on Colum­bia merchandise.

Avail­able in both man­ual and auto­matic trans­mis­sions, this spe­cial edi­tion is avail­able in all Forester colours.

Only 1050 are avail­able, and are priced at $33,990 dri­ve­away for the man­ual and $35,990 for the automatic.

Stan­dard Forester fea­tures include:

• ABS brakes with EBD
• Airbags — dual front, side and curtain
• Air-​​conditioning
• All-​​Wheel Drive
• AM/​FM radio/​CD player
• Data­Dot secu­rity system
• Elec­tronic throt­tle con­trol system
• Head­lights auto off
• Hill holder (man­ual only)
• Immo­biliser secu­rity system
• Power steer­ing, mir­rors and windows
• Three year/​unlimited kilo­me­tre warranty

Nick Senior, Man­ag­ing Direc­tor, Sub­aru Aus­tralia, said: “Forester is the highest-​​selling SUV in the coun­try and is per­fectly suited to the Aus­tralian lifestyle.

“It’s a nat­ural fit to part­ner with Colum­bia and we think this spe­cial edi­tion offers cus­tomers a fan­tas­tic recre­ational pack­age at a very com­pet­i­tive price.”

The Forester X Colum­bia is on sale from 4 Jan­u­ary 2010.

About Sub­aru

Every Sub­aru sold in Aus­tralia fea­tures Sym­met­ri­cal All-​​Wheel Drive and a hor­i­zon­tally opposed boxer engine, stan­dard Vehi­cle Dynam­ics Con­trol elec­tronic sta­bil­ity pro­gram, and a five-​​star rat­ing for occu­pant safety from the inde­pen­dent Aus­tralasian New Car Assess­ment Pro­gram (ANCAP). The result – dri­ving confidence.

Short moments after the bell rang for 2010, Travis Pas­trana sent his Sub­aru Impreza sail­ing 269 feet through the air, dec­i­mat­ing the pre­vi­ous record of 171 feet by Ken Block.

[Source: Leap Year! — Action Sports — ESPN]

The entire event was under­taken as part of Travis’s Red Bull No Lim­its group in front of a live TV audi­ence. Check it out via Youtube below