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Subaru WRX STI

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SubaruWRX STI

VA, European specification

Power
300 PS
0–100
5.2 s
Top speed
255 km/h

Subaru WRX STI 2018

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Photographs: Motor Verso, CC BY 2.0; OWS Photography, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.

Curator’s note

The last of the boxer-engined STI saloons, with a manual gearbox and a driver-adjustable centre differential.

The VA-generation WRX STI was the final STI saloon built around Subaru’s long-serving EJ turbo boxer engine. It kept a six-speed manual and a centre differential the driver can adjust, a direct link to Subaru’s rally years.

  • Driver-controlled centre differential (DCCD)
  • Turbocharged EJ boxer engine
  • Brembo brakes
  • Large rear wing
0–100 km/h5.2s86th of 140 · best 1.8 s
Top speed255km/h70th of 140 · best 420 km/h
Power296hp102nd of 140 · best 1,888 hp
Torque407Nm107th of 140 · best 2,360 Nm
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The story

Subaru WRX STI

From this generation the WRX became a model in its own right rather than an Impreza variant, though the two still share their basic structure.

Subaru Tecnica International tuned the chassis and fitted its DCCD system, which lets the driver lock or loosen the centre differential to suit grip.

Generation
VA, 2014 to 2021
Built in
Ota, Gunma, Japan
Gearbox
6-speed manual
Kerb weight
1,527 kg

Character

Comfort 5 Pace 8 Off-road 4 Tech 6 Presence 8

Dimensions

4,595 mm long 2,650 mm wheelbase 1,475 mm Width 1,795 mm
01

Subaru won the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title three years running, from 1995 to 1997.

02

European cars used the 2.5-litre EJ257, while Japanese cars kept a 2.0-litre EJ20.

03

Figures shown are for the 2018 facelifted European car.

04

Weight figure is kerb weight.

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3D model "2018 Subaru WRX STI" by 007 (CC Attribution), via Sketchfab

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