22b

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The 22B is a limited edition STI model that was Produced in 1998 to celebrate Subaru's series of World Rally Championship victories and its 40th anniversary. It is widely considered to be the ultimate Impreza - a designation which has not been surpassed by any other model in decade.

The 22B notably features the WRC car's "Sonic Blue" paint job, a 2.2-liter stroked version of its turbocharged boxer engine, Bilstein suspension -- as well as its defining feature: WRC-inspired widebody fender flares never before seen on a factory impreza.

The name 22B itself is hexidecimal for "555," referring to the Subaru WRC Imprezas sponsor in the years leading up to the 22B's creation. It had been widely thought to be in reference to the car's 2.2-liter turbocharged boxer motor.

The car had an "official" numbered production run of 400 units - although it is fairly accepted that slightly more than this number were produced in actuality