Subaru Impreza WRX STI

2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STi 330S SpecificationsDrivetrain
Transmission 6 Speed Manual
Layout Front Engine, AWD
Differential Front and Rear LSD, Multi-mode Driver Control Centre Differential
Engine
Engine Type Turbocharged Flat 4 "Boxer"
Displacement 2.5 Liters
Horsepower 325.5 bhp (330 PS) @ 5400 rpm
Torque 346.6 lb-ft. @ 3400 rpm
Performance
Top Speed 155.3 mph (Electronically Limited)
0-60 mph 4.4 Seconds


The new Subaru WRX STi 330S, just announced for a UK release at the British International Motor Show, is exactly the car last years WRX STi should have been. Put it slightly more drastically, and the WRX STi 330S is the car Subaru needed. The polarizing new "standard" STi has more buyers turning toward Mazda and Mitsubishi, and the once-lofty WRX brand has now been victim to descriptions such as a "tuner Corolla." Not exactly what Japanese AWD specialists Subaru had envisioned.

The Subaru WRX STi is at or near the top of every young car fan's list, and with good reason. The Subaru WRX series, in the last 10 years or so, has provided unmatched driving excitement in its base price point, and the WRX STi takes the formula even further, creating a true hardcore sports car that happens to come in four-door compact form.

This is why many Subaru diehards and automotive fans were more than a little disappointed when the other Blue Oval decided to soften the WRX and WRX STi for 2008, in attempt to make strides in ride comfort and mainstream styling, a move not embraced by many of Subaru's most vocal fanatics and critics.