Does anyone know the reason there is no radio in the STI?
Are the speakers there? Tweeters?

 

The radio was deleted to keep the weight of the vehicle down so the Sti wouldn't be charged a luxury tax, or some kind of tax I can't really remember. Someone correct me if I'm mistaken.

 

Thats the official line "weight savings" but really it is as imprezer says to keep the msrp down and to spin it by saying "look we are soooooooo serious about performance, we took out the radio to reduce weight!! Yea!!"

I'm all for it, I would have just replaced it with an aftermarket system anyway -- I hate paying for something I won't use.

 

I just thought it was odd that there was no radio.. But there is Automatic A/C.. climate control as some call it... Weight is BS.. anyways.. it was to save cash or to make more cash. Ever seen the magnet on the back a a Subu speaker.. Its like it fell off the refrigerator

 

I read in an article in the local newspaper that compared the STI with the EVO8.

Under the STI review, they stated that Subaru's reasoning was that the those interested in the STI and could afford would most likely purchase the STI for performance, leading to the deletion of the radio for weight savings. For the other group that would be able and willing to purchase the STI and not completely interested in all out performance would install a high end aftermarket system, which would make an OEM radio useless.

 

Sounds logical to me. I would rather my WRX(that I shall soon get) not come with a stereo, and instead I could install my own better and nicer one.

 

I was told from someone at Subaru that the radio delete had some thing to do with the EPA and shipping weight. That the radio put it right over the mark. Who knows though it probally alot of BS.

 

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