Top Gear Q: How fast does the Stig take the STi around the track?

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Aug 28, 2009 | 11:53 PM

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Top Gear Q: How fast does the Stig take the STi around the track?

I was just watching Top Gear and was wondering what times our Impretzas pull... Anyone know what times various model/year STi's make it around the track? I tried to freeze frame my TV on a random episode but couldnt make it anything out

Aug 28, 2009 | 11:55 PM

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Barely beat the Evo X

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...STi_169396.htm

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Aug 29, 2009 | 12:03 AM

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Wiki is actually off. Here's the official list:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml

Aug 29, 2009 | 12:10 AM

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THanks for the links.

Just glanced at the list and noticed a Rouche Mustang ahead of the subies. Thats a bit surprising... I'm gonna have to look up what the Rouche package consists of

Aug 29, 2009 | 12:26 AM

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I could have sworn the 08 STi beat the Evo X

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_Test_Track

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...STi_169396.htm

it did the one on top of the sti is the fq300 which is modded by mitsubishi of UK, same with the fq400 evo

Aug 29, 2009 | 08:36 AM

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Aug 29, 2009 | 10:59 AM

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Dunno about 04 05 06 or 07..but the hatchback 08 I believe beat the reg EVO, lost too the special edition fq that the us doesn't have.

Aug 30, 2009 | 12:57 AM

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Just buy a GT-R and no more worries who is faster...

Aug 30, 2009 | 01:24 AM

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the best part is Jeremy kept saying how the EvoX was much faster than the 08 STi.

he was proven wrong!!!!!

Aug 30, 2009 | 02:23 PM

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Just buy a GT-R and no more worries who is faster...

I'm sure he'd do it if he had $80k just lying around under the couch. And how much to insure that thing, I don't even wanna think about lol. $300, $400 / month?

Aug 30, 2009 | 02:39 PM

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But wow... I didn't know the GTR did their lap so fast. That is crazy, especially when you take into account that if you took the average Joe he's probably do the fastest lap in the GTR

That board really shows you how good of a sportscar the Corvette (which they tested in 2006 I think) and now the 370z are, almost everything else in their league is an exotic