Initial thoughts before I even drove them or sat in them – Which car do I like? What car will be the most popular one? I want the WRX engine in the STI. So I get it, but I still WANTED A NEW ENGINE!! Had Subaru done what most of us wanted (Make the STI with a FA25DIT engine), this would have really put a damper on Subaru’s motor sports teams being competitive right away. Both are important to keep the whole tuner and enthusiast market alive and rockin’. Secondly this allows all the motor sports teams to be able to have a program from the launch of the car. Keeping one of the two new cars using the same basic power train, allows the aftermarket world to get ahead of the game and offer some parts for the cars right away. Sounds great and all, but I wanted a new FA25 DIT, where is this! Even if my initial thoughts are negative, Subaru is smart. I suspected the drive train would be the same bombproof setup, but come on, the EJ engine!!! Subaru sold us on its best handling, fastest blah blah blah. Like many people, when they launched the new cars, I was let down by the STI due to the fact that it had the same power plant and drive train as the previous years. It had been since 2007 (Model Year 2008) since Subaru launched something really new.
I have been dying for a new car from Subaru for a long time. It’s time to get on with the pictures and commentary some of you have come to expect from us every time a new car comes out. As you know we have been busy fitting parts, re-designing parts, and coming up with completely new parts for the new STI and WRX for a few weeks now.
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