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Originally Posted by ryoma

if they ever drop the WRX motor into the BRZ, that is the day I am selling my car and buying the new one (hopefully it never happens).

and if STI is starting to expand to the states, I would really want to buy the STI front strut tower bar and draw stiffeners without paying like $700 for two items... but who knows, maybe they will keep the prices high for exclusivity.

Originally Posted by kuczynskika

True, but the parts have already been in production for years and its no stretch to think they would bring the JDM tS over in one form or another. They already did this (albeit in limited fashion) with the series.blue. Boom, all of a sudden everyone could get the full aero and 17" wheels. I think that sooner or later same thing will happen with something called or close to a tS. Obviously this car would remain NA too.... Look at the Australian market... over there you can get way more STi parts like the draw stiffeners as added options directly from the dealer. The systems are in place, just a matter of when and exactly what form.



Agreed, Agreed, parts aint cheap, but consider that price for OEM quality as opposed to buying from japanparts and importing, especially given the strength of JPY to USD right now!

Even if the car comes in NA, it is not sure that it'll be a real STI. The current WRX STI sold in NA is more a trim level from Subaru based on the WRX car and not an actual product of the existing small STI (racing) team. They might open up a bit specific parts like the flexible tower bar or the flexible draw stiffeners, but I wouldn't expect to provide a similar car like the JDM BRZ tS. Think about it like the relation between the WRX STI in NA and the WRX STI S207 in Japan. Apples and oranges ...