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BLUE BROTHERS

began in the 1980s with 4WD variants of the quirky Leone, but it wasn’t until 1990, when the firm debuted the Group A version of the Legacy RS, that a credible challenge on the world stage seemed possible. The step change was twofold: not only did the Legacy feature the larger, more powerful, 2-litre turbocharged DOHC ‘EJ’ engine, but the rally car was also designed and developed in Britain, not Japan, by Banbury-based Prodrive. It was a partnership that in

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