30 Years of Subaru Impreza WRX STI | automatically displayed

Subaru Tecnica International Conference Trials. This can be abbreviated to six letters “WRX STI” and has adorned the hottest Subaru Impreza since January 20, 1994. It is sometimes looked down upon by ignorant people as a farmer’s Ferrari. Unfortunately, as those in the know know. At that time, the foundation was laid for a sports car that would win the hearts of fans from all over the world and especially Switzerland for the next 30 years. (Subaru Impreza GT – Swiss Love.)

The first series – still hand-assembled and sold only in Japan – already offered an equation that is still valid today: a turbo boxer with intelligent all-wheel drive and a computer-controlled center differential as well as a large rear wing are the same and bingo.

A dark future

You can already hear it roaring from the exhaust from the picture.

With 250 hp and 1230 kg without accessories, it was aimed at small rally teams that would remove the air conditioner and radio directly. The promotion also benefited a certain Collin McRae to become world rally champion in 1995, while Subaru was awarded the constructors’ title. The rest is history, which unfortunately also counts for the WRX STI in some ways. It was discontinued in Europe some time ago and, at least in its normal form, its future prospects worldwide are very poor. (This impreza was only found in the lottery.)

Text: Moritz Doka
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