the 06 is looking better and better...still don't think they should have stuck a badge on the trunk though.

damn looks like you had fun

 

looks like a fun day

 

hahahahaha..but nate you look so nice...hahahahha...thanks for posting these pics and it did looked like you had a blast, and the 06 wrx looks pretty damn nice and i like the badge on the middle of the trunk, i think it's cool and if im not mistaken, did they upgrade the brakes also?

 

you don't like it, i think it looks pretty cool, the only think i don't like is the grill...but it'll probably grow on me...

 

wow thats incredible...im amazed.. and super jealous of the 06. i may be in the market for another nother subaru. heh heh

 

keirnna,

thanks for the awesome pics and vids! lucky bastages!

did you learn anything from the wrc champ?

how did the 06 sti compare to the 04/05 sti?

 

The '06 has all kinds of air dams and stabilty pieces added to the car. It also has a new center diff. It has a few other new things, but I don't specificly remember them. The rumor is the STi's have forged pistons. I am going to ask the SOA guys today to find out for sure. The WRX has the 2.5 w/ AVCS, RED subaru 4 / 2 pots, but still has the R160 rear diff. So I will be interested to see if they changed the wheel hubs so those 2 pots could be used on the R160. They were made to work on the R180 only. Of course now both front and rear rotors are vented. The WRX is getting the crappy forester xt intercooler. The WRX doesn't have a single one of the underbody spoilers the STi does. There may have been a gearing change in the tranny, but I couldn't get a confirmation on it. Oh yeah no cat in the up pipe in the WRX either, or the FXT. There's other stuff I'm forgeting, but that is the jist of it. I am leaving in 20 minutes for day 2. GPATMAC will be there, and I get another ride w/ Solberg!!!!

 

That is some seriously cool ****. Riding with Solberg must be pretty awesome. I've ridden with some US rally drivers in the snow ( www.teamoneil.com ), and got a ride with Michael Galati (2001 and 2002 Speed GT champion) in my sister's WRX at Summit Point Raceway. Both experiences were sweet.

The '06 snout isn't too bad, certainly better than it is on the ugly-as-sin Tribeca. I think the WRX actually looks somewhat Saab 9-2X-ish in that front shot. I like the new WRX wheels, very sharp looking.

As much as the Subaru stuff is cool, what was the story on the Caddy CTS-V racer? Ask Petter to give you a ride in that thing!

Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan

 

I might try for a ride in that today. Cadilac's race team is at this event. Petter will only drive the STi, but there are about 10 other cars out there that you can get rides in if you signed up for them. I am going to try to sneak a ride in something else.

 

There is a lot of fact and discussion about the specifics of the '06 product line here:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=811378

Very possibly it will have forged pistons but hyper rods.

 

Awesome pictures. I went ahead and posted a link to this thread in the General section, so expect a lot more comments.

 

OMFG that is the coolest!! Nate and Pat and all the INDY guys i am jealous right now. that looked like soo much fun!! thanks for posting. have fun 2day on day 2!! BTW i don't care what anyone really has to say about the 2006 models, they are the best yet of the new age impretzahhs and i don't care what the grill looks like, i'd still rock this car, it's the all go no show syndrome for me that does it. go subaru for 2006.

 

I guess it's all downhill from here...

Getting Married
Having Kids
Driving a Ferrari
Having Sex....with a girl

...guess that's all the new stuff you have to look forward to.



























































muahahahahahahaha...J/P!!!

 

Hopefully it will be more like this:

Getting Married
Having Sex....with a girl
Having Kids
Flipping off someone driving a Ferrari

Those things are good and all, but not Petter Solberg good.