Owners of the latest generation Subaru WRX in Australia can bolster the profile of their performance car with an assortment of factory fitted accessories. For the sleek and edgy Subaru WRX Sportswagon there is a full range of customised accessories to enhance dynamics. Style it to the max with a …
Read More »Subaru drops limited-run WRX STI EJ25 Final Edition
Subaru Australia has triggered the farewell to current generation WRX STI, with a final special edition packed with extra kit. Just 75 of the Subaru WRX STI EJ25 Final Edition models will be sold, each individually numbered. 30 will be available for sale online, with the balance through the 24-strong …
Read More »Next-gen 2022 Subaru WRX STI rendered
The next-generation Subaru WRX STI is still at least a year away, but the launch of the all-new Subaru Levorg last week offered an interesting preview of the brand’s next flagship performance icon. Since the first-generation model, the Levorg has always been (unofficially) the wagon version of the WRX. With …
Read More »Next-gen Subaru WRX STI may get 300kW
The next-generation Subaru WRX STI will reportedly get close to 300kW if fresh reports out of Japan is to be believed. According to Japanese publication, Car Sensor, the flagship STI will feature a turbocharged 2.4-litre boxer engine with no less than 300kW, representing a significant jump from the 221kW/407Nm of …
Read More »Subaru WRX and WRX STI Series.White rumble in
It seems Subaru can’t get enough of fiddling with their performance duos. Well, at least their American subsidiary. Earlier in the year Subaru America introduced the WRX STI S209, an even hotter version of the rally icon. Today, the WRX STI and WRX Series.White make their global debut at the …
Read More »Subaru WRX STI Kuro limited edition model rumbles in
Subaru WRX STI Kuro to keep fans hooked… for awhile Subaru is reigniting interest in its WRX STI performance flagship with a limited edition model announced exclusively for Australia – one of the world’s most performance hungry car markets. Called the Subaru WRX STI Kuro – the new name addition …
Read More »Subaru WRX STI Diamond Edition is the most powerful STI ever
Officially registered in April 1988, Subaru Tecnica International, or STI as it’s more commonly known, has been synonymous with performance and racing for three decades. To commemorate it’s 30th anniversary, Subaru is introducing the WRX STI Diamond Edition, the most powerful factory produced STI ever built. But before Subaru fans around …
Read More »2018 Subaru WRX STI spec.R Review
If you now drive a BMW M4 or a Porsche Cayman or even a HSV GTS, there is high chance that you once drove a Subaru WRX STI before you got married and had two kids. If you now drive a WRX STI, it’s likely that you have raced one …
Read More »Insanely fast Subaru WRX STI tackles Mt Washington Hillclimb [video]
If there is one race that will put both man and machine to the ultimate test, it would have to be the hill climb time attack race. The Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race, also known as the Climb to the Clouds, is one of the oldest hill climb events in the world. First run …
Read More »Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR Special smashes Nurburgring lap record
The mystery surrounding Subaru’s outing at the Nurburgring last month can now be answered. The company has confirmed that the WRX STI Type RA NBR Special has set a new lap record for a four-door sedan at the famous 20.6 km Nürburgring Nordschleife race track, achieving a time of 6 minutes and 57.5 …
Read More »Updated 2018 Subaru WRX & WRX STI land, new spec.R tops range
Subaru’s iconic WRX and WRX STI performance twins have gained major update for the model year 2018 line-up, arriving into Australia with a starting price of $39,240 plus on-road costs for the WRX manual and $50,890 plus ORCs for the more hardcore WRX STI. Mechanical and cosmetic changes are amongst …
Read More »Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR Special going for Nürburgring lap record
Subaru has been on a teasing spree lately, started off with this GT-winged BRZ and now a heavily tuned WRX STI. But unlike the mysterious BRZ’s single shot of its towering carbon fibre STI wing, the modified WRX STI was revealed in all its glory in a full 2-minute video, …
Read More »Subaru WRX STI aiming for third Nürburgring 24h race victory
Subaru’s tuning and motorsports subsidiary, Subaru Tecnica International (STI), will participate in the 45th Nürburgring 24-Hour Race in Germany this weekend, with a reworked WRX STI. It is the the company’s 10th consecutive year in the race, with the WRX STI running in the SP3T class, for turbocharged vehicles up to …
Read More »Driver overcooks corner and wrecks his Subaru WRX STI [video]
With great power comes great responsibility, they say. So here’s a good example. A spirited drive in a Subaru WRX STI has turned ugly, very ugly in a split moment of misjudgement. On a stretch of twisty back roads, the driver of this brand new WRX STI misread a corner …
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