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The Subaru Impreza WRC98 race car hits Fuji Speedway

We hop in the passenger seat while pro driver Toshi Arai whips this Subie around the track.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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Here's Toshi Arai at the wheel of Subaru's WRC98 car.

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This is one of the coolest race cars ever.

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It's the Subaru Impreza WRC car from the late '90s.

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This car was most famously raced by the legendary Colin McRae.

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It. Is. Perfect.

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This car was based on the late '90s Impreza coupe.

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In typical Subaru race car fashion, it has blue paint, gold wheels and a huge wing.

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Even seeing this car is an amazing experience, but I got to ride in it.

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Pro rally driver Toshi Arai drove me around Fuji Speedway's short course in this thing.

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This car is a legend.

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Keep scrolling for more photos of Subaru's WRC98 car.

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