Road TestCar reviews - Subaru - Impreza - WRX STi sedanSubaru modelsOverviewUpdated suspension and a tricky centre diff further sharpen Subaru's Impreza WRX STi15 Apr 2005 By CHRIS HARRIS A barely disguised race car for the street, the Subaru WRX STi is the distillation of a theme started by the company with the launch of the original WRX in 1994. The STi version arrived in 1999 and is a now a permanent fixture as top model in the Impreza line-up. The latest rework aims at notching-up the devastatingly fast sedan’s handling via a reworked suspension, plus the electronic trickery of a variable-split centre differential that apportions power between front and rear axles according to need. This is a potent brute of a car that makes the regular WRX seem almost bland. Model release date: 1 August 2004 to 1 September 2005 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 Previous modelFirst arriving Down Under as a limited-edition coupe in February 1999, then as a sedan in October 1999, Subaru's Porsche-chasing WRX STi has been a full-time range member since December 2001, based on that year's all-new Impreza. A facelift to remove those polarising "bug-eyes" arrived in March 2003, while the model year 2004 car went on sale in November 2003, and the MY05 (tested here) was launched in August 2004. |
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