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Digga08
 Post subject: WRX STi beats rivals in wheels
PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:45 am 
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Subaru’s revised WRX STI has rated ahead of the Mitsubishi Lancer EVO MR and Volkswagen Golf R in a comparison test published in the latest edition of Wheels magazine.

Journalist Sean Poppitt writes: “STI is back. This is what an STI should look like.”

He adds: “Some people won’t be able to cop the ‘rice racer’ image, but the pumped guards, towering wing and banzai aggression are all pure STI. It looks as if it’s been plucked straight from a special-stage, rally-bred and Yakuza-hard.”

He continues: “Those boffins at Subaru have been let off the leash to inject some mongrel back into the STI.”

Awarding the WRX STI 8.5 out of 10 against 8.0 for the two rivals, Poppitt concludes: “…if I wanted to bring a taste of WRC to my driveway, if I wanted to recapture the raw, honest character that forged this genre into automotive legend, I’d pick the STI. There’s a mechanicity and a raw speed that connects with the deepest part of my petrolhead soul. Not everyone will agree, and the STI is far from perfect, but this is what driving – in the purest sense of the word – is all about.”

For the full nine-page comparison test, see the October edition of Wheels, out now.

http://www.subaru.com.au/about-subaru/n ... in-wheels/
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WRXSTI02
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:48 am 
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Too bad about the new price tag... i think its around $68k for the basic STI....

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Mikey7
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:00 pm 
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^^ Serious? What price does the luxury car tax kick in?

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:33 pm 
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^^ Serious? What price does the luxury car tax kick in?


From memory Luxury Tax kicks in at $75000 but don't quote me on this.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:40 pm 
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What would a guy with a name like Sean Ploppit know about Evo's.
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mad89
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:27 pm 
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Haha Pat, that made me LOL! :D

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:30 pm 
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Haha too true!

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An STi as a "luxury car", that made a laugh...

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:30 am 
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So this setup would fall into the Luxury bracket then...


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Mikey7
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:34 pm 
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^^ $7,298 for audio/visual addons that would be shithouse compared to a decent $2,500 after market install LOL!

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:55 pm 
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I don't get why Recaro Sports bucket seats are an extra cost.... what's in there stock?

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:03 pm 
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I don't get why Recaro Sports bucket seats are an extra cost.... what's in there stock?


Recaro's come standard!

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:22 pm 
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LoL nice mod... not sure about the colour though

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Lol Mikey.
Those seats would be a little uncomfy with no head rests.

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