D Car — November 2003
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250 available scans from D Car — November 2003, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 173 — English draft translation
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Sport Compact Top Star
Japanese real 4WD cars are creating a huge sensation in the U.S.…
…give them a sport-compact makeover!
…with a sport-compact flavor!
The wheels are Enkei's North American export model, NT-03+M; the brake rotors have also been upgraded to larger units.
The headlights have been swapped for Morette round four-lamp units, then painted to match the body.
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The real-carbon front hood uses ghost paint that appears in the light to show off the sponsors.
The Works exhaust has LED exhaust tips. At night, a pale blue-white light streams rearward along with the exhaust…
Radical Garage's brand mark echoes the rally look, while the grille is by R-SPORT (047-125-5536).
Euro tail lights are what transform an Impreza—usually associated with rally cars and street racing—into a sport compact.
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With a body that's a little understated but hides serious power, this Impreza WRX is directly descended from rally machinery. It's the kind of ultimate platform American sport-compact fans are looking for.
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