The model depicts the Impreza WRC 2001 as it competed at night upon the gravel stages of Rally GB with its raised chassis and block pattern tires.
The model features light pods for night stages and driver and data reading co-driver figures. Wheels are pre-painted in gold. Front light reflector parts are chrome-plated. Brake lights are replicated with transparent red parts, and turn signals replicated with clear orange parts. Decals depict the car as it appeared in the Rally of Great Britain. Markings included for two drivers: Richard Burns and Toshihiro Arai.
When Richard Burns earned his first Drivers' Championship Title in the 2001 World Rally Championship season it would mark the first time that an English man became champion in WRC history. The car Richard Burns drove in this brilliant season was the Impreza WRC 2001. The 2001 Impreza adopted a four-door sedan body and was highlighted by compound headlights, spoiler attached to the extreme rear and blister-style fenders. Based on race feedback from previous Imprezas, various modifications were made to improve reliability. The well-balanced horizontally opposed 4-cylinder turbo engine underwent extensive tuning to boost responsiveness, and major progress was made with electronic control of the semi-automatic transmission and front, center, and rear differential gearing.