An immaculate example of a Subaru Impreza STI 22B has emerged for sale in New Zealand, with less than 15,000km on the clock.
Listed on Collecting Cars, this example was reportedly first registered in Japan in 1998, before being shipped to New Zealand in 2001.
Since then, it has spent a few years on display at the Bill Richardson Transport World museum in Invercargill.
For those who aren’t aware, the 22B was created to celebrate the Japanese carmaker’s 40th anniversary and its third consecutive title win in the World Rally Championship (WRC), meaning it’s a very special car.
The result is a rally-ready two-door sportscar that features a 2.2-litre turbocharged flat four-cylinder under the bonnet, sending 206kW to all four wheels via a five-speed manual transmission and a transfer case.
Each model was also given a host of new parts like Eibach suspension, Bilstein shocks, four-piston brake calipers and BBS forged alloy wheels. Externally, you can tell a 22B apart from the likes of a normal Impreza by its widened fenders, restyled front bumper, and imposing rear wing.
Although there’s no one noted definition for what ’22B’ is named after, most suspect it’s named after the car’s bored-out 2.2-litre EJ22G engine and its Bilstein suspension.
It’s unclear as to how much this example will sell for, but recent sales point to the region of $500,000.
Currently the top bid sits at $250,000, with the auction set to close on Monday.