Subaru Impreza STI S206 NBR Challenge Package – 45 KM !!

• 03/2012 Subaru Impreza STI S206 NBR Challenge Package

• Just 45 km from new – verified genuine mileage (28 miles!)

• Japanese Auction Grade 5-A

• One owner from new

• First time ever offered at Japanese auction

• 37J Satin White Pearl

• Factory interior protective wrapping and stickers still present

• One of only 100 S206 NBR Challenge Package cars produced

• Warranty book and original manual

• PRICE: ASK – Genuine enquiries welcome

[A 45 KM S206 NBR CHALLENGE PACKAGE]

Every now and again something genuinely extraordinary comes along in Japan.

Arriving soon at HJA is this Subaru Impreza STI S206 NBR Challenge Package with just 45 km from new.

Not a typo: 45 km from new!

The car was purchased as an exceptional Japanese Auction Grade 5A, is a one-owner example, and was offered at auction for the first time. The auction house specifically verified the 45 km as genuine mileage.

What makes it even more remarkable is its state of preservation. Much of the interior still wears its original factory protective wrapping and labels, including the seats, while protective films and coverings remain across areas such as the pedals, sill trims and interior panels.

It is about as close as we are likely to get to stepping back into a Subaru showroom in 2012.

[ONE OF ONLY 100]

The S206 represented the pinnacle of STI's road-car programme at the time, but the NBR Challenge Package took things another step further.

Subaru created the NBR Challenge Package to commemorate STI's SP3T class victory at the 2011 Nürburgring 24 Hours. Just 100 examples were produced within the already limited 300-car S206 production run, with the allocation effectively selling out as soon as it was announced.

NBR-specific equipment included the carbon roof, two-position adjustable dry-carbon rear wing, black 19-inch BBS forged alloy wheels, NBR Challenge rear decal and distinctive red S206 sill plates.

[STI'S ULTIMATE ROAD-GOING IMPREZA]

The S206's hand-finished EJ20 produces 320PS and 431Nm, using a specially balanced rotating assembly, STI-specific ball-bearing turbocharger, dedicated ECU calibration and low-back-pressure sports exhaust.

STI also extensively developed the chassis with bespoke Bilstein dampers, STI springs, flexible chassis bracing and Michelin tyres, creating what STI itself positioned as its ultimate road-going car of the period.

Inside, the S206 received its own RECARO bucket seats, dark-red seat belts, STI steering wheel, red STI starter button and numbered S206 identification plaques.

But with this particular car, the specification almost becomes secondary to its condition.

45 km. One owner. Grade 5A. Much of the factory protective interior wrapping is still intact.

For collectors of Subaru and STI's limited-production cars, this is an incredibly unusual opportunity and quite possibly one of the lowest-mileage S206 NBR Challenge Packages we are likely to encounter.

More details and full photography to follow once the car arrives at HJA.