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LA 2009: Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition is sportier, less expensive

So often, the tag of "Special Edition" comes with a not-so-special price increase. Fortunately for Subaru fans, the newly-introduced Impreza WRX STI Special Edition is actually less costly. At $32,995 it's actually $2,000 cheaper than the base price of the standard STI. Of course, buyers of the Special Edition will have to go without certain features, namely HID headlights, premium audio, and automatic climate control. It's not just a de-contented package, though, as the car also comes with the suspension from the spec C model in Japan ... Read more →

LA Preview: Subaru WRX STI Special Edition headed for U.S. showrooms

For U.S. Subaru enthusiasts, it has long seemed like the folks at Fuji Heavy forgot that we might be interested in special-edition WRX models too. New hotted-up variants of the all-wheel-drive ...

Rumormill: Subaru version of Toyota FT-86 to be bigger, get substantially more power, AWD

While most sports car fans everywhere are waiting with bated breath for the new Toyota FT-86 to arrive from the Land of the Rising Sun, some of us are a little bit more excited about the car's ...

VIDEO: Ken Block's Subaru-based TRAX STI is an alpine badass

Yes, that's probably the first ever Subaru tank. We can't say for certain, but I think in this case we can go ahead and assume. Driven by none other then Ken "Gymkhana" Block. Why does it exist? To ...

SEMA Preview: Subaru bringing tuned STI, Legacy and 1969 360 van

SEMA is just around the corner and aside from the inevitable Camaro riot that will be taking place in the convention center's parking lot, many auto folks are showing up with tuned rides. Like, ...

Rendered for Your Pleasure: Subaru WRX-powered Kickboxer motorcycle concept 1 month ago on Autoblog

There's a longstanding tradition of using horizontally-opposed boxer engines in motorcycles – and not just from BMW – the flat configuration has found a home in a slew of two-wheelers ranging from Russia's Ural to the current Honda Goldwing. So, it's not too much of a stretch to ...

Tokyo Preview: Subaru WRX STI Carbon doesn't make sense 2 months ago on Autoblog

Subaru has announced a new version of the WRX STI that will debut at the Tokyo Motor Show. We've looked at this one six ways 'til Sunday (maybe seven) and we still can't make sense of it. But, hear us out. One of the main knocks against the STI has long been that it's a little too porky. But, ...

2009 X Games Rally Car ride along 4 months ago on Autoblog

If you've never been given a "hot lap" by a professional driver, let me try and convey what the experience is like. You're usually dehydrated and have been standing on a heat-soaked paddock for far too long. There's a track rat (or two) whose job it is to get a helmet and HANS device ...

Hire Him: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness [w/VIDEO] 6 months ago on Autoblog

It's fair to say that Subaru has enjoyed a run of strong product in recent years, as well as an exponential credibility increase in enthusiast's eyes, essentially ever since the automaker began shipping over the Impreza WRX back in 2001. Those considerable achievements aside, it's likewise fair ...

Driven: Subaru Forester XTI concept, WRX and WRX STI with SPT mods 7 months ago on Autoblog

Subaru invited us out to the track to sample some of its Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT) components, fitted to the company's Forester XTI show car, as well as the Impreza WRX and STI models. While we applaud any manufacturer that engineers a line of factory-approved aftermarket parts, we hand ...

Subaru campaigning Impreza STI at Nurburgring 24-hour race 8 months ago on Autoblog

Subaru has announced its participation in the 37th ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race (AKA the 24-Hours of Nurburgring) with a Subaru Technica International-modified Impreza STI. The WRX will be campaigning in the SP3T class (comprised of turbo'd cars with a displacement of 2.0 liters), with Kazuo ...

VIDEO: Ken Block's newest creation leaks out 8 months ago on Autoblog

The Rebel Alliance vehicle seen in above was apparently spotted at Guardsman Pass in Utah: a Subaru Impreza WRX rolling on a mighty set of treads wearing Ken Block's number and sponsorship paintjob. We have no idea how, why, or where he acquired such a vehicle, but we do know this much: Ken ...

Dead Again: Toyota/Subaru RWD cars reportedly put on indefinite hold 9 months ago on Autoblog

Like a schizophrenic love affair, the on-again, off-again Subaru/Toyota rear-wheel drive coupe is apparently off again. That morsel of sobering news comes via Detroit Free Press columnist Mark Phelan, who says that both automakers now admit that the project has been put on hold. The inexpensive 2+2 ...

Automatic-equipped Subaru Impreza WRX STI A-Line available in Japan 9 months ago on Autoblog

Fed up with your Triptronic Boxster? Need more space to haul the kids and their baseball gear? Live in Japan? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, Subaru has a STI they'd like to show you. The Subaru Impreza WRX STI A-Line is aimed at the discerning enthusiast looking for a more relaxed ...

Chicago 2009: Subaru Impreza WRX STI Travis Pastrana Edition 10 months ago on Autoblog

Tucked away in a corner of McCormick Place was this custom WRX STI built in as part of a cooperative effort between Subaru and Travis Pastrana's race team, Vermont SportsCar. The car commemorates Pastrana's third consecutive Rally America National Championship, and although a one-off, many of ...

VIDEO: Petter Solberg gets a Subaru boo boo 11 months ago on Autoblog

We all have our embarrassing moments. Most, however, aren't quite as public as Petter Solberg's mishap last week at the Bettega Memorial Rallysprint in Bologna, Italy. The 2003 WRC champion was taking some parade laps and waving to the crowd when he decided it was a good idea to get on the ...

SEMA 2008: Subaru trots out Forester XTI concept and tweaked WRX 1 year ago on Autoblog

Even though our lust for Japan's forbidden fruit has been sated by three generations of the Subaru STI and Mitsubishi EVO – and now, the Nissan GT-R – one guilty pleasure is still out of reach. The Subaru Forester STI has always held a special place in our hearts, combining a ...

Subaru releases JDM-only 20th Anniversary Edition Impreza WRX STI 1 year ago on Autoblog

Celebration and disappointment -- that's what the Subaru Impreza WRX STI 20th Anniversary edition brings to the party. Celebration because it marks two decades of low-mounted, boxer-powered, all-wheel-drive fun and disappointment because the Takumi concept we saw earlier this month – ...

Subaru Impreza WRX STI Takumi concept hints at future Spec-C 1 year ago on Autoblog

Our Parisian friends over at LeBlogAuto were on hand at the Motorsport Japan 2008 event in Tokyo this past weekend, where FHI unveiled an Impreza-based "concept" dubbed the Subaru WRX STI Takumi. Featuring upgraded springs and shocks, revised suspension bits, lightweight 12-spoke wheels, ...

Subaru holds the line on WRX pricing 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Subaru WRX Despite being just one year since it was completely redesigned, the Subaru WRX is getting some big upgrades for 2009 including a more powerful engine with a larger turbo, new exterior enhancements and more go-fast hardware from its big ...

2009 Subaru Impreza WRX: 265 hp, retuned suspension, STI tweaks 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX. It's official folks. Those of you that picked up a 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX have been had. The road-going rally rocket gets an update for 2009 and with it comes a retuned 2.5-liter boxer four-pot producing 265 hp and 244 lb.-ft. of ...

2009 Subaru Impreza WRX gets upgraded to 265 hp 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Subaru Impreza. A forum member at NASIOC has posted a corporate communiqué supposedly sent to North American Subaru dealers announcing the forthcoming arrival of the 2009 Impreza WRX. Two models are outlined in the release, the first, a new ...

Spy Shots: Subaru WRX STI spec C 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Subaru WRX STI spec C It looks like a regular STI, right? Well, according to the spies at KGP, it's not. This is actually the forthcoming Impreza WRX STI spec C out for a cruise in some approipriately sloppy weather. Note the white wheels and reworked rear ...

Prodrive sets up Essex police with 270hp Impreza interceptors 1 year ago on Autoblog

If you watched the first episode of Top Gear's season 11, you likely smirked at the lackluster Vauxhalls that the British bobbies have to drive in pursuit of "the baddies". But once in a while the constables in the UK gets something special in their motor-pools, like the Caparo T1, Lotus Exige, ...

Subaru releases Impreza WRC2008 ahead of launch at Acropolis rally 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Subaru Impreza WRC2008. Next week's Acropolis Rally in Greece will be the first event in the 2008 WRC season to feature Subaru's new rally car. The Impreza Rally WRC2008 car was originally previewed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, but Subaru has ...

VIDEO: Subaru ad reminds us why the STI rocks 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Subaru WRX STI has the speed and agility to be a track star, but on dirt, few machines on earth can keep up with the sprightly little screamer. The impressive little Scooby can scoot just like the last-gen model, but now it does it with a refinement the old model lacked. For fans and foes of ...

Subaru may sell diesel WRX in UK, oil burners for U.S. likely 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Subaru Impreza WRX. We reported last month that a senior exec over at Subaru was "looking into" the possibility of offering a diesel variant of the WRX. Today, Autocar is reporting a similar story, and as the saying goes, where there's smoke... there must ...

Fast and Furious Four: Paul Walker's STI is on its way 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to check out more images at Exhaustnote.com. We wouldn't quite call ourselves fans of the Fast and Furious franchise, but we're getting more and more impressed with this newest iteration of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. We'll admit that it's hardly the most attractive hatch on the road, ...

VIDEO: Rogue deer snatches victory from Pastrana at 2008 Snodrift Rally 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to watch the video. After amassing a healthy lead over their competitors, Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom were able to play it cool for the second to last stage of the 2008 SnoDrift Rally last weekend. All was well as they made their way ...

VIDEO: Battle Royale between new and old Evos, Imprezas 1 year ago on Autoblog

Best Motoring's Tsukuba shootouts regularly put all the others to shame. Sure, they might lack some of the high-dollar production quality of other motoring shows, but they make up for it with mesmerizing track sessions and entertaining commentary. Case in point, in the recent edition of the ...

First Subaru Impreza STI crash happens in Japan 2 years ago on Autoblog

From the front, it looks like the damage would almost buff out. Then you see the shot of the back. Significant restyling has taken place on this particular brandy-new STI, and we're not talking about the new duds Fuji whipped up. At least now we know what the primo donor cars will look like at the ...

Slinging dirt: Subaru Impreza WRX STI reviews hit the 'net 2 years ago on Autoblog

Some of our favorite online reads released their initial driving impressions of the new for '08 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, and the consensus seems to be that the new STI is a big step forward, with a competent combination of daily usability and track-ready driving dynamics. ...

Subaru considering offering non-boxer, non-AWD models 2 years ago on Autoblog

Subarus have sported standard AWD since the 80s, well before most other automakers even bothered with the technology. That, partnered with its boxer engine, goes together like peanut butter and jelly. But the Japanese automaker has to begin worrying about fuel efficiency and emissions, so the two ...

LA 2007: 2008 Subaru WRX STI priced at $34,995 (VIDEO) 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Video of the STI unveiling has been added after the jump. Click the image above for more live shots of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. The Subaru Impreza STI just made its North American debut, and for those of us here in the States, life is good. Just like the JDM version, the STI benefits ...

SEMA 2007 Spotlight: Cusco tunes the WRX, develops easy-adjust LSD 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more shots from Cusco. Cusco has been bringing the knowledge gleaned from its racing exploits to consumers for more than a decade, and over the past few years, it's finally offered up its wares to those of us in the States. In particular, the Subaru WRX has been the ...

Adventures in advertising: Subaglued 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a high-res shot. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/Adventures_in_advertising_Subaglued'; Subaru is taking the grip-and-go driving dynamics of its new Impreza to the extreme with an ad campaign that'll be making its way around UK roads this October. The ...








Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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