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JC · 2007-10-14, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR

That put's a tear in my eye! Bravo!

They grow up so, well, slow.

I really hope you do get a new STi Scott and not just because you have a bugeye now.

NevadaSTi · 2007-10-16, 09:41 AM

I like the Silver STi, but then again, I am partial to Silver STi's.

kidatari · 2007-10-24, 10:51 AM

Tokyo Motor Show 2008 Subaru WRX STI Debut

Dang.

Libila · 2007-10-24, 11:22 AM

I don't like the look of the brakes, wheels, tails, grill, front seats and the steering wheel. Other than that I think it's pretty cool.

khail19 · 2007-10-24, 11:41 AM

So according to that article, all of the new STi wheels will not be forged anymore? Kinda sucks.

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Eye-catching 18-inch aluminum-cast wheels, distinguished by
their five spokes and highlighted by dark-tone high-luster paint, are standard. These wheels enhance the vehicle's bold and commanding presence while expressing high quality and streamlined beauty. BBS-brand cast wheels with spokes and sharp lines are also available as an option.

MattR · 2007-10-24, 01:05 PM

I still want one badly.

Nick Koan · 2007-10-24, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khail19

So according to that article, all of the new STi wheels will not be forged anymore? Kinda sucks.

Forged doesn't necessarily mean better.

Granted, I'm sure with BBS cast vs. BBS forged, BBS forged would be the better wheel, but I'd still take BBS (or Enkei) cast over no-name forged.

khail19 · 2007-10-24, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick Koan

Forged doesn't necessarily mean better.

Granted, I'm sure with BBS cast vs. BBS forged, BBS forged would be the better wheel, but I'd still take BBS (or Enkei) cast over no-name forged.

I agree, forged wheels aren't necessary on a street car IMO. Especially with cast wheel technology getting to the point where they are very light already, such as the Enkei Racing line. The cast BBS wheels that I've seen are fairly heavy though, hopefully these STi wheels will be nice and light.

People will still whine about it though, regardless of weight.

bxracer69 · 2007-10-24, 02:05 PM

I want one... but I want some things on it to be different
1) No crappy silver accents
2) Get rid of the fog lights - they ruin the front end
3) Bye Bye Little Wing... Hello WRC wing
4) Gold 18"s, WRB....

SOLD!

MattR · 2007-10-24, 04:48 PM

I still want one, badly. Fortunately, now Carrie wants one too!!! I wonder what kind of trade we can get on teh Mini!

sperry · 2007-10-26, 09:12 AM

I still can't figure out people's problem with the brakes. They're the same brembo brakes, just painted black w/ STi logos on 'em.

khail19 · 2007-10-26, 01:04 PM

And once you go black...

MikeK · 2007-10-26, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by khail19

And once you go black...

You go deaf!

MPREZIV · 2007-10-26, 03:56 PM

Dammit... Mike beat me to it!

cody · 2007-11-16, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 66Mope

http://blog.cardomain.com/blog/2007/...-friend-r.html

cody · 2007-11-18, 01:34 PM

[quote name='bedabi' date='Nov 18 2007, 11:38 AM' post='775900']
Some more reviews about the new suspension.

From http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drive...rticleId=123381

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The more you play around with the traction control systems and engine mapping, the more you will appreciate what Subaru has done with the car's handling. It's simply superb. Turn in and the STI stays flatter in the corners with less body roll than ever before, as all four 245/40R18 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A tires work hard to retain maximum grip. Chief engineer Mori reminds us that new double wishbones up the back suppress roll when compared to the ousted struts.

After a few hot laps around Fuji, we know exactly what he means. The car corners sharper, understeers less at the limit, and feels more planted going into and coming out of corners.

From http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/first_drive.p...1237&page=6

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The ride has improved and body control is still tight, while traction and grip remain near-unbreakable; if you keep your nerve and keep your foot on the gas, the Impreza will pull itself through almost anything.

From http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/subar..._jdm/index.html

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But where the new Rex is soft and spongy, the STI stays true to its roots. Because we drove the new STI only around the ultrasmooth Fuji racetrack, we can't yet provide any information on ride quality, but the WRX's lack of roll stiffness was definitely absent. Not that body roll wasn't present, but it wasn't at Camry levels like it is in the WRX.The STI is a very quick car around a race course. If your right foot is anywhere near the gas pedal, understeer is what you'll get, but the rear end comes alive in high-speed corners if you ask it to.

From http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/hatchb...aru_wrx_sti_jdm

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So how does it perform? In most ways better than the second-generation car, though it may not immediately seem that way... But rest assured, the new car certainly should perform as well as or better than the old one, especially in the handling department.

Generally speaking, the WRX STI still feels like it is essentially a nose-heavy understeerer, but miracles of modern mechanical engineering allow the car to track the fast line at Fuji like a slot-car. The fat tires, loaded nose, and varying front-axle torque all conspire to stifle steering feel, and it's occasionally tricky to determine what percentage of the car's available grip has been probed at any given point in a curve. But when you realize you're past the limit, a quick lift off the throttle or brush of the brakes generally tucks the car back into line. It's an incredibly forgiving chassis that'll require some extremely ham-fisted piloting to throw away on a racetrack. Further evidence of its neutral and forgiving nature: Two busloads of international journalists from every corner of the WRX empire completed their four or five lapping sessions in six cars without ever leaving the track, and none of the tires showed excessive shoulder wear or seemed desperately in need of changing.

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JC · 2007-11-19, 10:30 PM

I went and sat in one at the LA Auto Show. The exterior was ok the interior was awful and the seats were just sad. The girl I was with said I should "definitely" get an EVO X over an STI. I think I'll stick with my VIII. Subaru definitely lost a customer with me.

cody · 2007-11-19, 11:11 PM

The new STI is a butterface. I'd cheat on my car with this beauty.

cody · 2007-11-20, 08:40 AM

Interesting. If you click on Meet the Brotherhood, there's links to all you're favorite Suby forums. There's even talk of "tuning". :o

http://www.subaru.com/sub/misc/2008/...module=wrx_sti

cody · 2007-11-20, 08:42 AM

Ugh, I think they made the 5 spoke wheels especially ugly so you'd pay for the BBS upgrade.

cody · 2007-11-20, 09:01 AM

Oh snap!

cody · 2007-11-20, 09:47 AM

Okay, well I got all excited about the 8k redline and then noticed the speedo is in Km/Hr. This must be a shot from the JDM car which has a 2.0L motor. I was thinking it was a shot from the USDM 2.5L STi.

wrxkidid · 2007-11-20, 01:14 PM

I was thinking the same thing.

cody · 2007-12-18, 08:19 AM

http://www.caradvice.com.au/8777/new...ites-the-dust/

knucklesplitter · 2007-12-18, 10:17 AM

I think the rear looks better like that...

2007-10-16, 09:41 AM	#227
NevadaSTi EJ251 Real Name: Brian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minden, Nv. Posts: 989 Car: 1994 Toyota 4Runner Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once	I like the Silver STi, but then again, I am partial to Silver STi's. __________________ The last living thing on earth will be me. I'll step on the last cockroach.

2007-10-24, 01:05 PM	#231
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	I still want one badly. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2007-10-24, 02:05 PM	#234
bxracer69 EJ22 Real Name: Nick Langkamp Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the Road Posts: 384 Car: 2003 Mitsubishi Evo8 Class: SM Snowboarding....Because gravity is cheaper than gas	I want one... but I want some things on it to be different 1) No crappy silver accents 2) Get rid of the fog lights - they ruin the front end 3) Bye Bye Little Wing... Hello WRC wing 4) Gold 18"s, WRB.... SOLD! __________________ My better is better than your best. My fast smells like french toast. www.langkampracing.com

2007-10-24, 04:48 PM	#235
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	I still want one, badly. Fortunately, now Carrie wants one too!!! I wonder what kind of trade we can get on teh Mini! __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2007-10-26, 09:12 AM	#236
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I still can't figure out people's problem with the brakes. They're the same brembo brakes, just painted black w/ STi logos on 'em. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2007-10-24, 10:51 AM	#228
kidatari EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 291 Class: Low lol internet.	Tokyo Motor Show 2008 Subaru WRX STI Debut Dang.

2007-10-24, 11:22 AM	#229
Libila EJ205 Real Name: Tim Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,384 Car: '94 L	I don't like the look of the brakes, wheels, tails, grill, front seats and the steering wheel. Other than that I think it's pretty cool.

2007-10-26, 01:04 PM	#237
khail19 EJ205 Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,769 Car: 2016 VW GTI Meets? We have meets?	And once you go black...

2007-10-26, 03:56 PM	#239
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	Dammit... Mike beat me to it! __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2007-11-19, 10:30 PM	#242
JC Ask me about dubs! Real Name: JC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 2,895 Car: 2013 Triumph Speed Triple R	I went and sat in one at the LA Auto Show. The exterior was ok the interior was awful and the seats were just sad. The girl I was with said I should "definitely" get an EVO X over an STI. I think I'll stick with my VIII. Subaru definitely lost a customer with me. __________________ Actually, I am a rocket scientist.

2007-11-19, 11:11 PM	#243
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	The new STI is a butterface. I'd cheat on my car with this beauty. Attached Images __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-11-20, 08:40 AM	#244
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Interesting. If you click on Meet the Brotherhood, there's links to all you're favorite Suby forums. There's even talk of "tuning". :o http://www.subaru.com/sub/misc/2008/...module=wrx_sti __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-11-20, 08:42 AM	#245
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Ugh, I think they made the 5 spoke wheels especially ugly so you'd pay for the BBS upgrade. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-11-20, 09:01 AM	#246
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Oh snap! Attached Thumbnails Attached Images __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-11-20, 09:47 AM	#247
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Okay, well I got all excited about the 8k redline and then noticed the speedo is in Km/Hr. This must be a shot from the JDM car which has a 2.0L motor. I was thinking it was a shot from the USDM 2.5L STi. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-11-20, 01:14 PM	#248
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	I was thinking the same thing. __________________ Mosey down the road.

2007-12-18, 08:19 AM	#249
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	http://www.caradvice.com.au/8777/new...ites-the-dust/ __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-12-18, 10:17 AM	#250
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,475 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	I think the rear looks better like that...