Goodbye Sti................................

[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

Subaru’s new shape Impreza has had its official coming out party in Tokyo, and for the Impreza faithful, suddenly it’s a whole new ballgame.

Many of the Imprezas you see in Japan are hardcore, tricked-out WRX STi sedans, with the occasional sprinkling of garden-variety 1.5-liter sports wagons thrown in for good measure. The Impreza now comes in any shape you like, so long as it’s the new five-door hatch (only the States gets the new sedan).

Even more revolutionary, perhaps, is Subaru’s decision to axe the fabled WRX nameplate. In Japan, what used to be the WRX now becomes the 2.0-liter turbo S-GT. With a sports body kit and producing a semi-hot 250 brake horsepower, it stickers for ¥2.467 million - ¥2.95 million (say $20,390 - $24,380).
http://news.windingroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/impreza-launch-japan-600001.jpg
death of the boxy legend
RIP Sti
now I might really have to consider that fucking Evo

[Kabuki]

I know...I don't know what Subaru was thinking. I would hate to cheat on my Subarus, but the EVO is kinda hot. I hate to say it. The Legacy still has some potential though, although we're not getting the wagon in the states anymore.

The Legacy Drivetrain: 175-hp, 2.5-liter horizontally opposed four-cylinder with four-speed automatic or five-speed manual; 243-hp, 2.5-liter horizontally opposed, turbocharged four-cylinder with five-speed automatic or five-speed manual; or 245-hp, 3.0-liter horizontally opposed six-cylinder with five-speed automatic; all-wheel drive

http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/images/mitsubishi-evo-X-6-big.jpg

[dangel]

I can't believe they think thats a good idea.
I want to pick up an older WRX as soon as the funds become availible to me.