Great Read: Rallying's most iconic car?

McRae's iconic title-winner| View in browser FROM OUR ARCHIVE, JANUARY 2023 | JAMES ELSON Great Read: McRae's incredible Subaru Impreza WRC – 'It's up there with anything' On this day in 1995, Colin McRae and Derek Ringer made history by clinching the WRC title. The Subaru Impreza 555 they did it in swept all before it in the WRC, and became an icon in the hands of McRae and team-mate Carlos Sainz – its design team leader remembers the epic tale in today's Great Read Hours spent waiting and shivering in the freezing forest, first to hear the howl of the turbo echo through the trees, then witness just a thrilling split second as a flash of blue rushes by – off-road poetry in motion. This was the kind of devotion that the legendary Colin McRae inspired in fans while at the wheel of his Subaru Impreza 555 – a instantly recognisable machine which soon became as much of a rallying icon as its famous driver... READ MORE PHOTO: DPPI ROAD CARS | ANDREW FRANKEL Does BBC know how to revive Top Gear after losing 'secret sauce'?      The BBC had finally found the right recipe for Top Gear when Andrew Flintoff's accident shut down production, followed by an announcement that it won't return for the foreseeable future. It sounds more like the Corporation doesn't know how to bring it back, says Andrew Frankel READ MORE SHOP PROMOTION Motor Sport shop: Bestsellers Official Motor Sport Magazine 100 Years Calendar | 2024 Build a Porsche 911 | Advent Calendar | Christmas Gift Benetton | The Rebels of Formula 1 | Signed by Damien Smith Formula 1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - City of Lights - 2023 Binder | Racing Green | Motor Sport Jenson Button Signed | Full Size Brawn GP Helmet Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60