According to a report by Finnish sports site MT3.fi, Subaru will follow in the footsteps of Suzuki and pull out of the 2009 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. While Suzuki's declaration was a ...

While Subaru hit the ground running, Peugeot had the benefit of a completely clean sheet of paper to design its new 206 WRC, maximising all the advantages hidden in the small print of the rules.

Uprated springs, dampers and anti-roll bars featured, too. Subaru claimed its second WRC manufacturer title at the Rally of Spain in 1996 and so in 1997 launched the celebratory Catalunya.