Road TestCar reviews - Subaru - WRX - STISubaru modelsOverviewSubaru has made many improvements to the WRX STI, but it loses some sparkle22 Jul 2014 By BARRY PARK THERE are certain ways that car-makers are able to increase the rush out of the showroom door. Of these, the easiest for us buyers, spending our own hard-earned dollars, to understand is price. Here, then, is Subaru’s all-new, fourth-generation WRX STI, featuring an engine and chassis fine-tuned by the car-maker’s Subaru Tecnica International performance arm that turns up the wick on just about everything, summed up in hip-pocket friendly terms: it is now $10,000 cheaper than before, and only $6000 more than the most expensive WRX from which it has spawned. There are benefits to joining the STI club, defined from afar by the yawning air scoop on the bonnet and the big, wide spoiler that hangs off the back of the bootlid – more for show than for enhancing road-holding ability. But as the saying goes, does paying the performance equivalent of peanuts for the cheapest STI-badged car ever made mean you’re just going to end up with monkeys? It’s a bit of both, actually. Click here for the full review... GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 April 2014 to 1 July 2015 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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