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Subaru Impreza S6 WRC #3 R. Burns / R. Reid Rally Catalunya 2000 Otto 1:18

Subaru Impreza S6 WRC #3 R. Burns / R. Reid Rally Catalunya 2000 Otto 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Subaru
Model Manufacturer
Otto
Scale
1:18
Material
Resin
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
OT472
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About the Subaru Impreza S6 WRC #3 R. Burns / R. Reid Rally Catalunya 2000 Otto 1:18

TL;DR: This Otto 1:18 resin replica reproduces the Subaru Impreza S6 WRC driven by Richard Burns and Robert Reid at Rally Catalunya 2000, car #3 for the Subaru World Rally Team. Sealed resin construction gives sharp panel lines rather than opening features, aimed at collectors building a millennium-era WRC display.

Richard Burns and Robert Reid were still building toward the title they'd win the following year when this Impreza ran at Catalunya, and that context gives the livery a place in a longer story.

Otto's Sealed Resin Casting of the S6

Resin construction means this Impreza has no opening doors or bonnet, and that's a deliberate trade rather than a shortcoming: sealed bodies let a small-run producer like Otto chase tight, consistent shut lines on a car whose flared arches and roof scoop are all compound curves. Lifted from its tray, the model feels light in the hand compared to a diecast equivalent, which is the expected character of polyurethane resin rather than zinc alloy. The livery graphics, sponsor decals and rally plate lettering are printed rather than moulded, and on a well-executed piece the register lines up cleanly across the bonnet, doors and boot rather than drifting at the panel joints. At around 24 centimetres, the widened WRC bodywork and rally-spec wheel arches give this Impreza a stockier stance on the shelf than a road car casting would.

Burns, Reid and the Subaru World Rally Team

Richard Burns partnered co-driver Robert Reid through Subaru's World Rally Team programme around the turn of the millennium, a pairing that culminated in Burns taking the World Rally Championship title in 2001. Rally Catalunya sat on the mixed-surface end of the WRC calendar, tarmac rather than the gravel events the Impreza is more commonly pictured on, which makes this particular livery a slightly less familiar entry for anyone who only knows the car from its Rally GB or Safari appearances.

Building a Millennium-Era WRC Shelf

Paired with other early-2000s Subaru and Ford liveries, this Impreza anchors the era just before the WRC's regulation changes reshaped the cars, a period collectors often chase specifically for its now-recognisable blue and gold Subaru identity.

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