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This is the all-new 2015 Subaru WRX STI - a four-wheel drive, four-door-only widebody, with 305 horsepower and 290lb ft, revealed at this year's Detroit motor show.
And whatever your views on its EVO-esque styling, there's no doubt that it looks pretty bloody promising. Chiefly because Subaru's managed the unthinkable - it's stopped making the STI's innards look like a mid-nineties minicab. There are ‘soft-touch' materials for the dashboard, door trim and center console armrest, and a 4.3-inch LCD screen for your music, nav, and vehicle data. Hell, you can even spec a Harmon Kardon stereo.
All of that squidgy niceness sits on a completely new, stiffer chassis and - predictably - symmetrical all-wheel drive running gear. And for the first time, an STI's available with clever torque vectoring technology alongside the usual three-stage drive modes.
Thankfully, the woolly steering common to the old Impreza's been looked at, too. It's been replaced with a quick rack, which is just 2.5 turns lock-to-lock. The engineers have tuned the system for more feel as well. Bravo.
Subaru's also promised that our other major Impreza complaint's been fixed. The five-speed ‘box has been graciously scrapped, and the 2.5-litre engine's now bolted to an all-new reinforced six-speed manual. Buy the launch edition (limited to 1000 units) and the manufacturer will chuck in a short-throw shifter, too.
We have more good news. It's coming to the UK, and it'll start at £28,995. Which is only £2,500 more than a BRZ. With rather a lot more power on tap...
Written By:- Matthew Jones
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