The owner and the car
This red coupe belongs to Naoki Takigashira. Dino Dalle Carbonare’s February 2016 Speedhunters feature identifies it as a 1997 Impreza WRX STI, photographed at Tsukuba Circuit.
The direction
The widened body takes its cues from Subaru’s WRC cars, but this is a time-attack build. The low front bumper, broad arches and rear wing give the familiar two-door shape a much more purposeful stance.
A closer look
The photograph puts the car beneath Tsukuba’s Dunlop arch. Look along the side and you can see how the wider body changes the proportions without losing the classic Impreza outline.
Follow the original feature
The linked Speedhunters story documents the build in 2016. Read it for the complete technical specification and period photography; we have not verified its current setup. Story and photograph: Dino Dalle Carbonare / Speedhunters.
