wrx vs sti, two different design teams?

ok this is the best news i've heard yet..


cred to flyinpig on nabisco

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Translated excerpts from a response.jp article:

• "We plan to introduce a higher performance model in October" - FHI President Ikuo Mori during his speech at the 6/6 Impreza Debut
• The STI version Impreza is being developed by a team separate from the one that developed the Impreza/S-GT.
• The personalities of the the core 1.5L Impreza and the STI version are on opposite sides of the spectrum, so we thought it would be unreasonable for one team to develop both models. Therefore, for the new Impreza we have split up the development teams. The leader is also a different person. - Product Planning PIC Yamauchi
• "The sports version needs to be thought out thoroughly, so we didn't want one team to develop both models since that would likely lead to incompleteness. Customers have high-level demands, so we felt we needed to utilize a specialized team to meet those high expectations and provide satisfaction." - Yamauchi
• It's expected that the STI version will have blistered fenders, large rear spoiler, and exterior bits.
• It's likely that that a 2.0L will used and that it will pump out over 300ps.

http://response.jp/issue/2007/0607/article95556_1.html

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but this is the japan version of both...IBWEGETSCREWED

 

This would be sweet. Perhaps they will give the whole design a little tweak. 2 door hatch....

 

^ I can hope cant I.

 

I read something about this in subysport

 

I high revving 2 liter would be pimpin.

 

we can holy hope for this type of support

 

I bet after the 08's came out some of the subaru people must have said, "ohh **** that is ugly! we can do better then that, just give me my own team and we will get it done!" yup i bet it was just like that...

 

hopes its a 2 door coupe

 

Word. It's funny how much usdm has gotten screwed thus far with the 2.5 no one else has.


Plus, screw a 2 door. I'm not interested and I think they look poop anyway.

 

you couldnt be more wrong.

 

I dislike torque, too!

 

Yes, gobs of torque and spool 1000 rpms sooner is no good at all.

 

I personally like the 2.5

 

I like my 2.5. Spool at 2k and not having to downshift FTMFW.

 

Yes, I do not like the coupe.


It looks short, pudgy, and oblong.


I thought the hyper banana was waaaaaay sexier. It looked more complete to me.


I actually am not much of a fan of post gc sedans either. Wagons and hatches for me... sorry.

 

they probably did it so they could have an even more uber platform for wrc.