Dumb question: Why is there no STi Wagon?
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Dumb question: Why is there no STi Wagon?
So seriously folks, how come there's no STi wagon? Did Subaru think that it'd be too weird for us American folks? I'm really curious. Shoot, I'd like to see an STi wagon here... anyone else? Hell, take it with the gunmetal wheels and you've got one hell of a sleeper huh? So anyone know why we don't have an STi wagon? 
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The coupe was the GC8 model, and they were the 22b and STi Ver. V Type RA (if I recall correctly). They were cool indeed 
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i'd love to see an STi wagon and coupe brought here. my guess is that Subaru kinda wanted to test the waters, and see how many STi sedans they could move before they brought something like that here. right now, there isn't any competition for something like the STi wagon, Mazda, Mitsubishi and the rest don't have anything that would compete against it.
i'd also like to see a true 2.0 liter STi come stateside, either instead of, or in addition to the 2.5 liter that we currently get.
i'd also like to see a true 2.0 liter STi come stateside, either instead of, or in addition to the 2.5 liter that we currently get.
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i'd also like to see a true 2.0 liter STi come stateside, either instead of, or in addition to the 2.5 liter that we currently get.
i'd also like to see a true 2.0 liter STi come stateside, either instead of, or in addition to the 2.5 liter that we currently get.
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The extra 500cc's aren't authentic rally style. WRC rules prohibit engines with forced induction to exceed 2000cc's. That's all. And don't forget that the JDM STi keeps up well with the USDM due to the fewer cats on the JDM which allow more H.P. to the wheels (despite have 20 odd less H.P. at the crank).
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Definately I would like to see a 2.0 litre STi stateside along with the wagon. The 2.5 is great but i agree with the others that it isnt really "rally" style.
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I wanna get a real 2.0 sti because my fake one isn't jdm. I'll pay 5 times what it should cost just because it came from japan. I don't like the wrc much, I'm just a stupid ricer obsessed with jdm stuff. Oh boy, spending all my hard earned pizza delivery money on a car thats inferior to ours just so I can have a smaller engine with less power and a different looking interior that I could buy easily and not pay a ****load of money for. JDM is awesome just because, you know, it's not american and everything american sucks. Who needs a perfectly fine car that outperforms the jdm one except its not the same as the jdm one making it suck? Not me, thats for sure.
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Uuuuuhhhhhhhh.......... sure, Advan, SURE........... Ya know, you could just import one of those suckers for like double their MSRP and not be able to drive it around the block
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Yeah but also think of it this way. If subaru could've gotten the jdm STi 2 liter engine here without losing ne horses from the extra emissions equipment, not to mention the crappy gas it has to contend with here, don't you think they would have. Do you really think subaru developed the ej257 just for the heck of it . I mean honestly would any of you really have considered buying a 250hp castrated jdm spec STi, I don't think so. I think I would be in an evo if that were the case.
. I mean honestly would any of you really have considered buying a 250hp castrated jdm spec STi, I don't think so. I think I would be in an evo if that were the case.