Comments on: 2008 Subaru Impreza STI Photos! This time really officially official!

By: clayton

clayton — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:16:15 +0000

this new hatchback look is not gonna sell and should be taken off the market the best model was the 2007 sti for sure they need to go back to that look and it would sell better

By: clayton

clayton — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:14:19 +0000

Is there any chance that some year the subaru rally team will get rid of the hatchback look and make it look like the old 2007 model which was the best model they ever made?

By: hhhhhhhmmmmmmmmm

hhhhhhhmmmmmmmmm — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:11:32 +0000

WANKER……………………….

By: type 25

type 25 — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:43:19 +0000

hatch for aerodynamic!!!this car sacrifice it looks for performance,new thing is the suspension ,DOUBLE WISHBONE suspension,..feel like they gonna win the WRC this time

By: MPREZV

MPREZV — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:54:52 +0000

I have been a subie lover from the day they came out. Finally got one this year my07.
Had my first up close and personal look at STI at Docklands on Friday. I’m really unimpressed. It just looks like any other small car. Not IMPRESSIVE at all. Great seats, GPS., slightly faster….ummm…….thats really the only positive comment I could make. Extra points for great photography, cos it is very average.
Thank god I managed to get a 2007 otherwise I would have been looking to buy second hand. Price is a bit over the top too. Although not officially confirmed, you are looking at around $70000AUD.

By: arturs_sintars

arturs_sintars — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:49:21 +0000

Lol. I have 500bph Toyota Supra (1/4 in 11.5) - but still I can’ say that new sti is somewhere bad. It’s awesome.

By: mel2401

mel2401 — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:23:57 +0000

I wont be passed by one because I am getting a Litchfield Type-25 2007 model. Yes i know it is £40,000 but it is the ultimate Impreza and not much passes it at all actually. It is just sad that it will probably be my final Impreza as I wouldn’t be seen dead in a HatchBack. I can only hope that they decide to bring us the saloon version of the Impreza as seen on the Subaru USA site. It is a hell of a lot nicer than the hatch. I will be mentioning it to Litchfield Imports.

By: JDM Spec Forester STi

JDM Spec Forester STi — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:00:31 +0000

OK so this is the new look right? everyone is flipping out because THEY didn’t get to put in the wrench time and shape it to THEIR individual needs. the bottom line here is that the new STi meets the demands of people who were on the edge of buying the STi or not. subie owners no longer have to buy a wrx wagon and tune it for the space and performance. this is the subie that will change minds as well as pants! the new wheels look after market, the fenders are shapely, fog lights finally, led’s in the back, as far as i’m concerned this is what the STi fans wanted but would never admit. an STi with luxury, style or it’s own, and a wicked fast engine (either the JDM 2.0 or SOA 2.5). so if your a subie owner for life and your having a nervous break down — take a few breaths and remember that after a couple months when your being passed by one, you’ll say “hey thats the new STi, it’s nothing short of 2wicked!”
Cheers,
~Wolf

By: dude

dude — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:14:20 +0000

every time i watch this page i like the new STI a little bit more . i originally found it looked like ass and wudnt be cought dead in one , but after checking it about 100 times it is growing on me . The silver one looks kool … and i have no doubt that it is going to run like a beast . Something tells me that the larger population of subaru fans are not going to accept the car though. Still prefer the models from 05 to 07…
and i hope it doesnt sound quieter !!! that was a key factor in the STi . kikkk asss rumble, scares the little kids and parts the traffic dude. i dont want a quiet little shit mobile or i would just buy and EVO !! lol

By: Christian

Christian — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:32:24 +0000

I really like the new STi, I think that it is the right direction for Subaru. I drove the new WRX and it kicks. I used to have an 04 WRX, which I loved, but had to get rid of because I needed something more refined for work and now that Suby has reimaged the WRX. I am going out and getting one as soon as I get rid of my car. The new one is so much quieter then the last one, which I feel is a big thing, esp. when you are on the phone or trying to listen to the radio. I am glad that they did it, the only that gets me is the cheap feel of the new interior, but that will have to be overlooked for the shear performance of the car.

By: mel2401

mel2401 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:27:48 +0000

Well I’m not going to get into a forum slanging matches with you, but you are clearly a total social misfit and cannot even be bothered to register a name on your post. Presumably you are on of these jealous loser types who trawl the web posting comments designed to insult people because you feel safe in your little room. I bet can’t even afford an Impreza because you probably are signing on. Anyway whatever the case rest assured that I have no desire to speak to someone like yourself and in the future no matter what you post I will not be replying to you. Perhaps the moderator can get your IP Address blocked.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:00:08 +0000

I think you’re a dick. I totaly agree with Jacob.

By: alexander

alexander — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:50:48 +0000

The new 2008 STI!! Well I think this is the boxer deltona. Nice, very very nice look. Agresive but well integrated. A new classic.

By: Larry QC RP

Larry QC RP — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:24:19 +0000

I changed my mind about getting an Evo X as an alternative to the STI.

Mitsubishi is set to sell thousands of regular garden variety Lancers with the Evo X look-alike trimmings (like its rear wings). This will make the Evo X look ordinary.

Subaru’s strategy of differentiating the STI from the WRX looks like the right way to sell the STI. This though will be at the expense of the WRX. Subaru will need its scalpel once again to work on the WRX as it did with the Tribeca.

Now if only Subaru can get the STI to market fast.

By: 10

10 — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:44:24 +0000

Here is a first look on the upcoming 2008 Subaru STI.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=122951#9

To me, the switch to a 5-door hatch rather than a
4-door sedan now makes sense.

The new STI now is roomier but shorter, weighs about the same, but has more power and torque! It also rides better and has an improved interior.

I can live with that! =)

To those who insist that the new STI needs to be a 4-door sedan, I will be watching you recede from my rear view mirror.

To those who keep disparaging the new STI but who never had any intention of getting one, stay greem with envy!

——————————-

“The new Impreza rides on a wheelbase that’s 4.0 inches longer than before, but this is actually a fractionally smaller package, some 1.7 inches shorter although 1.7 inches wider. As a result, the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI will weigh 3,263 pounds.”

“When it’s unveiled in Tokyo, we’ll see the Japanese-specification STI with its EJ20 turbocharged 2.0-liter horizontally opposed four, and it’s expected to produce 304 horsepower at 6,500 rpm. Even more impressive is its torque output of 311 pound-feet at 4,500 rpm, and 90 percent of peak torque is available by 2,400 rpm.”

“With the conversion from strut-type independent rear suspension to a new double-wishbone arrangement, the STI promises a smoother ride and greater stability at high speeds. As Subaru sources emphasize to us, the new STI is meant to replace the outgoing model’s raw, neck-wrenching performance with smoother acceleration and refined on-road dynamics.”

“The STI’s move away from boy-racer image to something with improved interior quality and extra roominess is expected to impress a new type of buyer.”

By: m dixon

m dixon — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:39:07 +0000

i totally agree i prefer the classic and the 2003-2006 sti my self and the 2008 is S***t!!!

By: JAMES BOND

JAMES BOND — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:48:19 +0000

LOOKS LIKE SHIT!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:47:08 +0000

LOOKS LIKE SHIT!!!!

By: Achilles

Achilles — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:42:22 +0000

What is next, the STi avalable only as a minivan.

It is now safe to say the STi is DEAD.

This is a godsend for Mitsubishi.

By: subvert

subvert — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:36:07 +0000

The 2.5 was only introduced on the outgoing impreza to meet more stringent emissions regulations in certain markets, and the 2L block would have been extremely expensive to modify to meet those regulations.
The JDM does not have the same constraints, and so they kept with the 2L block which is inherently stronger, and importantly of course can rev to a higher redline.