Subaru Kills STI (Page 1/1)
RWDPLZ MAR 11, 08:12 PM
Subaru announced today they will not be building an STI version of the new WRX built on the Subaru Global Platform.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/a...ally-dead/ar-AAUXaC4

Well guess I'm not buying another one of those. Screw you, Subaru.
Patrick MAR 11, 10:50 PM

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Originally posted by RWDPLZ:

The Subaru WRX STI As We Know It Is Officially Dead

"... a next-generation STI with an internal combustion engine "will not be produced based upon the new WRX platform."



I can't image driving an EV STi. Without the Subie grunt, what would be the point? I still like my old school '98 JDM.

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RWDPLZ MAR 12, 12:37 AM
I kinda miss my 2014 STI, but I don't miss daily driving it. It was a solid 7/10 car, but there was lots of room for improvement. I drove a 2001 2.5RS years ago, that car with the STI engine and Brembo brakes would have been great.

I also don't see Subaru doing an EV STI properly, they have ruined everything they've touched in the past few years, especially the new WRX and especially their new EV Solterra, their executives are brain-dead or trying to run the company into the ground.

I'm guessing the overwhelmingly bad reception the new WRX received led them to killing the STI version, although given how bad it is, I wonder if they did it intentionally to kill off their performance cars and concentrate on their outdoorsy cars for normal people.
Patrick MAR 12, 12:47 AM

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Originally posted by RWDPLZ:

I kinda miss my 2014 STI, but I don't miss daily driving it.



I alternate driving my '98 STi with my Formula. The STi is a wagon, so I use it when it's handy to have some carrying capacity. The 94 octane gas it requires is damn expensive though... especially now with all these current fuel price increases.


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Originally posted by RWDPLZ:

I wonder if they did it intentionally to kill off their performance cars and concentrate on their outdoorsy cars for normal people.



Are you suggesting that we're not "normal".

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Patrick MAR 12, 12:55 AM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

I can't image driving an EV STi. Without the Subie grunt, what would be the point?



I just found the following article.... Next-Gen Subaru WRX STI Could Be an EV


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Subaru says it won't build another gas-fed WRX STI and is exploring an electrified version instead.

The 2021 Subaru WRX STI could go down in history as the last STI model that was powered by an internal-combustion engine. Subaru today announced that the gas-fed WRX STI is dead, but also suggested that the next generation of the brand's iconic model could be an EV. The company didn't mention when a potential next-gen WRX STI EV might arrive, either.

<More at the above link>
Australian MAR 12, 01:07 AM
https://youtu.be/NmHbY5hKXXs

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css9450 MAR 17, 07:16 AM
Oh, I'm sure we'll see a new STI sooner or later..... At least a new STI badge. They'll stick it on an SUV, just like Ford did with the new EV Mustang SUV. It's all about the name recognition.
Patrick MAR 17, 05:10 PM

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Originally posted by css9450:

Oh, I'm sure we'll see a new STI sooner or later..... At least a new STI badge. They'll stick it on an SUV...



Depending on one's definition of an SUV... they already have, years ago, with the Forester. Here's a pretty good article on the Forester STi...

JAPAN'S HOTTEST CROSSOVER: THE SUBARU FORESTER STI WAS A BOXIER, ROOMIER WRX



For anyone unfamiliar with the allure of the Subie sound, maybe have a look and listen to this video of a Forester STi. The best part starts at 5:18... crank up your volume. I thought the guy was nuts though, going 220 kph (137 mph) on the Autobahn in the rain.




And that's how my '98 JDM Subaru Impreza WRX STi sounds (and goes) like too. I love it.

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Patrick OCT 22, 07:54 PM

I drove 60 miles east of Vancouver this past Sunday to look at a potential new home purchase. The Subie felt so stable on the freeway, even in the middle of a downpour. However, I did not go 220 kph/137 mph in the rain, like the fella in the above video did!