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Originally Posted by Oriental Life
I think (and I maybe wrong), but release of BRZ officially puts the end of life on WRX as we knew it since 2002. In 2014 model they will most likely have 1.6 or 2.0 turbo engines, which will not be sufficient for the car of that size with AWD. But it will bring better fuel economy (who needs that in WRX???)
Its sad to see WRX go backwards. But at least BRZ has an upward trend for now.
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The next WRX won't be going backwards. It should be smaller/lighter and the expectation is that the WRX/Sti will be based on its own platform instead of building up the existing Impreza. This should only improve the performance of the vehicle, especially if it's built on a modified BRZ chassis. I expect the new model to have the turbocharged version of the BRZ's 2.0 engine, despite 1.6 being the spec engine for the World Rally Championship.
We'll see what happens, but a lot of the speculation is talking about a 2 door hatch for the next WRX/Sti. Should be interesting to see what the plans end up being.
PS the WRX had a 2.0l engine in the US till 2006, so reverting back wouldn't be that big of a deal. I loved the 2.0l in my '02 WRX.