Subaru Rally Team Japan led by Noriyuki Koseki (founder of Subaru Tecnica InternationalSTI) ran Subaru Leone coupé, sedan DL, RX(SRX) and RX Turbo in the World Rally Championship between 1980 and 1989. Drivers for individual rallies included Ari Vatanen, Per Eklund, Shekhar Mehta, Mike Kirkland, Possum Bourne and Harald Demut. Mike Kirkland finished 6th overall and won the A Group at the 1986 Safari Rally. That year Subaru was one of the only manufacturers combining 4WD and turbo after Audi's successful quattro
system had been introduced in 1980, but Audi withdrew from the WRC
after safety concerns and Ford's serious accident early in the 1986
season. Subaru changed the rally model to Legacy RS for the 1990–1992
period and took part in the first complete season in the World Rally
Championship with the same model in 1993.
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