IMPREZA STI : Impreza STI the official photos from Subaru

At last! Here you are, some official photos of the up-coming Subaru Impreza STI… The STI will be sold in Japan from the 24th of October onward, and Lord, I am anxiously waiting to test this car and try to find out if Subaru still a company worth considering, when talking about performance cars.

More informations from the press release:

Subaru offers the new AWD performance icon

Concept

The new WRX STI was developed with the eternal theme and essence of the driver’s car, the “total driving control,” that the preceding WRX STI models also pursued. This AWD sports model

gives maximum driving pleasure through its combination of power, performance, handling and ride capabilities thanks to engineering exclusively designed for the WRX STI and its five-door package. It also balances excellent safety and environmental aspects at a high level.

Styling

Using a new five-door body style developed from the Impreza model, the new Impreza WRX STI displays a powerful design language that speaks directly to its performance credentials, integrating function and beauty. Adopting shortened front and rear overhangs, a longer wheelbase and widened body flares, the Impreza WRX STI clearly embodies driving performance in dynamic exterior design that delivers as overwhelming presence and beauty.

Performance

The new Horizontally-Opposed 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo charged engine was developed exclusively for the new WRX STI. By further improving the basic performance of the engine, and

mating it to SI-DRIVE (SUBARU Intelligent Drive), the WRX STI offers not only outright performance as might be expected, but also delivers excellent handling under extreme as well as normal driving conditions.

Featuring Subaru’s unique Symmetrical AWD and specially developed in-house 6-speed manual transmission as its base technologies, multi mode DCCD* and VDC**, which control traction and stability more precisely, have also been added to WRX STI. To complete its performance credentials, the evolved chassis by “Subaru Dynamic Chassis Control Concept” has dramatically

improved road-hugging capability and will provide exhilaration and confidence in every driving situation.
Intitial Specifcations

Body size

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Length - 4415mm
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Width - 1795mm
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Height - 1475mm
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Wheel-base – 2625mm

Track

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Front - 1530mm
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Rear - 1540mm

EngineType

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Horizontally-Opposed 4-cylinder Dual AVCS 16Valve DOHC twin scroll Turbo

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Capacity - 1994cc

Suspension

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Front - Reverse type strut
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Rear - Double wishbone

Tire Size

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245?40R18

Equipment

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6MT?SI-DRIVE?SUBARU Intelligent Drive
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Multi mode DCCD?Drivers Control Center Differential)
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Multi mode VDC?Vehicle Dynamics Control?

Posted on 09/10/07 By F.B