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Originally Posted by Spaceywilly
The tires are very chatty. I have to try not to chirp the tires when pulling away from a stop, and I chirp 2nd gear by accident all the time. Super quick steering. I would describe the suspension as not stiff, but tight. It is smooth going over bumps, but it settles down instantly and doesn't float or bounce. It does not feel like there is a lot of play in any of the suspension or steering, it just reacts to every bump in the road and steering input and asks what's next. The rear does get a little unsettled over washboard type roads. Coming from an 02 WRX, there is a lot more low end power, and over the entire rpm range the power delivery is so much smoother. On paper it may have less power than the WRX but it doesn't feel slower. With the 6 speed you need to downshift to accelerate on the highway, but the engine loves to rev so it does not seem like a chore. Mine doesn't have any of the "first year issues," except the cricket chirp which I wouldn't have even thought twice about if people here didn't complain about it so much. I guess I got lucky.
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I had a 2002 WRX, and like you, this car has way more torque compared to the lag the wrx had from a get go. I really don't understand why people say this car has no low-end, you can drive in 6th gear, push the pedal and the thing pull without problem. It feels alot more powerful than a peaky engine. In my opinion, it's one of the best high reving 4 cylinder ever made , the torque curve is great except the dip, but all you have to do is keep it above 4K RPM which is pretty easy. Let's thank D4-S, it would have been worst without it.
What I noticed with this car is exactly that, it's alot faster than what I thought because I kept hearing it was slow. This is simply wrong, the engine is very adequate for this car.