Subaru Impreza WRX Limited, STI Special Edition unveiled [Live image update]
12/02/2009, 3:17 PM
By Andrew Ganz
Subaru introduced two new unique trim packages for its popular Impreza WRX at the Los Angeles Auto Show: The luxury-lined Limited and the sport-oriented STI Special Edition.
The Limited adds a leather interior, power moonroof and Sirius Satellite Radio to the basic WRX Premium model. The company has not released pricing information.
The STI Special Edition features a suspension direct from the Japanese market WRX STI spec C, meaning it gets a thicker (by 1mm) rear stabilizer bar, stiffer rear subframe bushings and stiffer springs. The first 125 WRX Special Editions will be Aspen White with 18-inch 14-spoke wheels also from the Japanese STI spec C. After those cars are produced, the Special Edition will be offered as a regular model in the Subaru lineup and will be available in a variety of colors.
The Special Edition also decontents the regular WRX STI in a few ways: HID headlamps give way to halogen bulbs, manual air conditioning takes over for automatic climate control, a basic four-speaker CD stereo comes standard rather than the 10-speaker CD changer unit and body color side mirrors replace light weight units.
12/02, 3:23 PM
posted by:
snoogah
i dont know why they dont make the sti in a sedan anymore
12/02, 3:29 PM
posted by:
Zesty Honda
uglY!
12/02, 3:36 PM
posted by:
HDSRED
All of their cars look the same!
12/02, 3:38 PM
posted by:
savedsol
Special Edition = crappier headlights and stereo? What did PT Barnum say?
12/02, 3:52 PM
posted by:
NMOFGMs Daddy
Don’t get this one confused with the Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Limited Edition, day and night difference I tell ya.
12/02, 3:59 PM
posted by:
RaineMan
Anyone else notice how similar this looks to the Alfa Romero in the next article?
12/02, 4:39 PM
posted by:
TomF
I was just gonna say, RaineMan — same geometry and general footprint as the Alfa, only this car looks like a sagging sack of garbage and the Alfa is lithe, bio-strong, and beautiful.
12/02, 4:58 PM
posted by:
Four_Rings
Because when subaru still participated in WRC the hatchback version was better suited for racing (better weight distribution).
12/02, 6:09 PM
posted by:
Borat
Of course all Subys look somewhat like Alfa but not quite! The chief architect came from Alfa, but like Tom said something amiss in translation.
12/02, 6:58 PM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
the tail lights on the impreza sedan could not be more generic…and i still don’t like the front end…and yeah, it looks very similar to the alfa thingy in that other article, which to me also looked like a fiesta ;P
12/03, 1:35 AM
posted by:
nickkop
yeah…. all you haters are freakin morons…. these cars are real… and badass. even if the sedans taillights are lame…