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Subaru Impreza WRX Type R Blue AUTOart 1:18

Subaru Impreza WRX Type R Blue AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Subaru
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
78612
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About the Subaru Impreza WRX Type R Blue AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Subaru Impreza WRX Type R in blue captures the two-door JDM coupe built on Subaru's rally-winning platform, with opening doors and hood. This is a used example, box showing traces of storage. A compact, opening-panel piece for Impreza and WRC-lineage collectors.

The Type R coupe was Subaru's answer to a two-door Impreza, built on the same all-wheel-drive boxer platform that carried the brand through the World Rally Championship in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Construction of the AUTOart Impreza Type R

The diecast shell carries the weight that separates a serious model from a toy-aisle version, with doors and hood that open to expose a detailed boxer-four engine and a simplified but recognizable cabin. World Rally Blue paint on zinc alloy holds depth under direct light, showing the coupe's tighter, more aggressive stance compared to the four-door sedan it's based on. Panel gaps around the opening doors stay consistent, and the hinges settle rather than swinging loose, a detail that matters once the model spends years being handled between display arrangements. This is a used example, and the box shows traces of storage while the casting itself remains in good order.

The Type R's Place in Impreza Collecting

The coupe body was never sold widely outside Japan, so it carries a JDM-specific appeal that the more common sedan and wagon versions don't quite match. Set beside a WRC rally liveried Impreza, this street Type R shows the road-going half of the same story, and the opening doors let it hold its own next to more elaborate race replicas on the same shelf. For a collection built around Subaru's turbocharged all-wheel-drive era, it's a compact piece that rewards a closer look.

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