by "ryjacobs" (ryjacobs)
Published 01/05/2017 at 10:57
by "ryjacobs" (ryjacobs)
Published 01/05/2017 at 10:57
Tags: Subaru
STARS: 1
Subaru announced some updates for the 2018 WRX and STi today!
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"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
01/05/2017 at 10:59, STARS: 0
Ryjacobs, oh ryjacobs! Where art thou ryjacobs... more specifically where are the 2018 subaru wrx sti updates?
"ryjacobs" (ryjacobs)
01/05/2017 at 11:02, STARS: 0
I don’t think the link showed up the first time, but I edited the post and it seems to be there now!
"camarov6rs" (mren2011)
01/05/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 0
For love of god thank you Subaru!! Although idk how much the changes will be felt, at least they took the correct steps with sound reduction rather than placing a bunch of heavy mats all over. Will remain to be seen what this will do to the price either.
"ryjacobs" (ryjacobs)
01/05/2017 at 11:19, STARS: 0
My guess is that it won’t change the price by much. They did many changes for the 2017 Forester and the price only went up around $500 (if I recall correctly).
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
01/05/2017 at 11:22, STARS: 0
hooray!
"camarov6rs" (mren2011)
01/05/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 1
True they realistically didn’t add too much more from a material perspective that’s not optional, like the performance package thing. Seems to be a lot of engineering work done if they indeed took time to tinker with suspension and steering settings. Hopefully they can make an interior that won’t make people instantly run for the substantial feeling of VW (not a dig at VW).
"Bytemite" (bytemite)
01/05/2017 at 12:06, STARS: 0
It’s nice of Subaru to continue letting the 04-05 Blobeye STi be the best STi.
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
01/05/2017 at 12:12, STARS: 0
Meh. As a Subaru fan, I’m not Imprezed. *ba bum CHING*
But seriously. The new Impreza looks a lot more like the current WRX, which is good because the current Impreza doesn’t look nearly as good IMO. I want to see pics of the WRX appearance changes to see if they’re better or worse. Again, IMO, the BRZ facelift has a worse nose than the original (though I do like the revised all-LED lights front and rear).
It’s a midlife facelift. Minor upgrades and changes, the addition of technology already available in other models (Eyesight), and the same old powerplants, including the STi’s which has powered it since before the Earth cooled.
Not that any of these are bad things, except maybe the appearance changes I reserve judgement on. They’re just nothing earth shattering that would make me wait to buy a 2018 WRX over the current one.
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
01/05/2017 at 12:55, STARS: 0
Hmm... they’re still using the older 2.5L in the STi, eh?
Well I guess it’s another year wait to get a more powerful FA-based STi engine that’s supposedly in the works.
"CB" (jrcb)
01/05/2017 at 15:21, STARS: 0
“All models feature ... faster remote trunk opening.”
Because rallycar.
"Phyrxes once again has a wagon!" (phyrxes)
01/01/2018 at 20:35, STARS: 0
I hope they do something with their interiors to make them anything other than a sea of hard plastic.