Lets hope that bluff and bravado of the statements materialise into something real for a change. Subaru threatened a couple of times to do something a bit special with "The Ugly" as Nige calls it but never really delivered. With the exception of the "Out of reach to all" Cosworth!

The Hatch has turned into a very good rally car, due to the the wheelbase they mention in the statements. Beating allcomers recently, I just wish they had stuck with the WRC and proved it's worth. That IMHO is the reason the Hatch isn't taken so seriously by the forums.

My only worry about it is, Subaru are heading straight into a different battle, with Citroen & Ford, instead of the old adversory Mitsubishi. Which will leave the "Niges" of this world repeatedly telling us that Mitsubishi eventually saw the Subaru off to fight on a new level. It may be a very good move or could prove to be the undoing of them as a serious motorsport company.

I look forward to watching where this goes