The Subaru WRX STi has been unveiled at the Detroit motor show 2014. The STi model is a faster version of the standard WRX that was first revealed in production form at the Tokyo motor show last November.
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The WRX STi is set to enter the North American market in April 2014 first, with the car arriving in the UK in the summer, priced from £28,995.
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Paul Tunnicliffe, Subaru UK Managing director commented: “We wanted to acknowledge the following the WRX STi has, and while both the market and the brand in the UK has changed in recent years, the WRX STi remains a demonstration of Subaru’s technical know-how.
“The new model will only be available in limited numbers when it goes on sale in summer nevertheless we were keen to give our performance car fans the opportunity to try it here for themselves.”
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler takes a look at the Subaru Impreza WRX STI
The standard WRX is powered by a 268bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder direct injection boxer engine. It’s essentially a turbocharged version of the engine fitted to the BRZ, and the same fitted to the Subaru Forester Turbo.
However, as with its predecessor, the WRX STi uses a 301bhp 2.5-litre engine. The only transmission option is a six-speed manual. Symmetrical all-wheel drive is standard fit, too, which has three driving modes – Intelligent, sport and sport Sharp.