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03-13-2014, 05:09 PM | #1 |
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STi is only used on the Impreza WRX(now just the WRX) chassis in a formal manner. NISMO on the other hand has been used on the Skyline(now GT-R), Silvia(240SX), 350z, 370z and probably others. Another example of a division like NISMO is the SRT division of Chrysler. STi is is like the Shelby of Ford.
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or do they just want to put out an sti trim for more models here in the states? |
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STi will be it's own subsidiary company, able to run their own. I think this is years away, maybe even a decade. Subaru is small compared to the big companies who have their own in-house tuning companies. Honda is even struggling at this with their Mugen division. And did you know Hyundai is trying this tactict too with their "N" brand? But yes, an STi brand would be super sweet! They already have the pedigree and reputation.
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And Mugen isn't owned or operated by Honda... Honda's performance branch is HFP or whatever |
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Fuji Heavy Industries own Subaru.... Toyota is the Majority stock holder of Fuji Heavy Industries...... Who owns who?
if STI were its own entity, like SRT, then they would be free to create, produce, and market their own vehicles. Much like SRT will not be just a rebadged Fiat with different sheet metal. |
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Subaru in Japan already has a performance oriented trim called STI Performance package, similar to Audi's S-Line package, VW's R-Line package, BMW's M package, Merc's AMG package. I really hate to keep explaining that "STI" in "Impreza WRX STI" is just a trim. STI itself does make complete cars (tS models, Sxxx models, 22B, etc). I can't believe this is even harder for the west to understand than Seiko / Grand Seiko in the watch world. So many BS articles by clueless writers on the web about what STI is or stands for. To end the confusion I think Subaru should just get rid of the STI trim for the WRX, and call it something else. [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Tecnica_International"]Subaru Tecnica International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] Last edited by krayzie; 03-13-2014 at 08:17 PM. |
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So would the STI no longer be a WRX which, as we all know, is no longer an Impreza?
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The STi is much more than just a trim level, and I wouldn't consider it a performance package either, because of the difference in transmission, differential, and different wheels. Not to forget it's a completely different engine option from the new base WRX (a choice I think is for motorsports tuning).
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GT Channel had an interview with the boss of STI and he explicitly said the Impreza WRX STI is made by FHI not STI, STI took that and made their own model called Impreza WRX STI tS (tS stands for tuned by STI). Confused yet? |
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Subaru has 8 models, well, 7 since the Tribeca is now gone. Why would they start a separate brand for two models? Doesn't compute.
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