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January 2, 2005
2004 Subaru WRX STi Test DriveThe 2004 Subaru WRX Sti isn’t some knee-jerk reaction to the current popularity of fast little imports. Far from it. It’s well evolved. The WRX Sti is a road version of Subaru’s rally car, repeatedly a winner in this demanding form of racing. The WRX Sti is an all-wheel-drive burner with 300 turbocharged horses under its hood-scooped hood. Is it fun? Oh yes. Prices: US $30,995 base; as tested, $31,545.
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In 1992, a funky all-wheel drive car came on the Japanese marketplace as the Subaru WRX. This hot little number was destined to become Subaru’s flagship car in …
Long-Term Test Verdict: 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STiJust your everyday rally racer
For years, stateside driving enthusiasts were tortured by overseas reports touting the Impreza WRX, the turbocharged rally-winning machine from Japan. When it finally was offered to the American market in 2002, Subaru single-handedly launched a vehicle niche.
What’s so special about the WRX? It’s a sedan about the size of a Honda Civic–but with almost twice the horsepower, all-wheel drive, and sophisticated suspension derived from the FIA World Rally Championship race cars. Nothing else on the market could touch it for the money, though Mitsubishi tapped into the street-legal rally-car pool with the Lancer Evolution …
