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Originally Posted by sybir
To add to the debate, the spec C does not have a front subframe  |
There are lots of versions of the Impreza that are minus the subframe... anyone before US MY02, and lot's of the newer higher-performance versions in Japan/Europe are rumored to be without. What hasn't been shown is whether or not those HP versions have something instead.
You can make a pretty good argument that the subframe is only for crash safety, much like the bigger bumper beam on US Imprezas. But that assumes that the JDM cars w/o the subframe really don't have any additional bracing under there.