lostUNCERTAIN

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http://blogs.consumerreports.org/car...ports-car.html

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...-of-ft-86.html

i can't wait until 2011... hope it turns out well.. because i'm sold so far

lostUNCERTAIN

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STi version?

tazer

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a ~250hp 2.5L STI (naturally aspirated) version sounds nice.

MY 2012 is what I'd expect though for the STI version.
by then I hope the track is open, and I hope I'm making more money so I can keep my 2.0T Genesis coupe (which i may decide to play with,... maybe...) and pick one of these up.

uptheundagrnd

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YES!!! guess i should start saving up and pay off debt so i can get rid of this evo and get back into a suby. im excited as hell now.

but damn by the time it comes out itll probly be priced around mid to upper 30s maybe...?

houdni

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Love that look...needs the turbo especially if its going to remain a 2.5

lostUNCERTAIN

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well in any case they don't decide to go with a stock turbo...

just add???

can't wait! it will be teh secks!

i faithfully trust that if it's going to have the subaru technica international label on it.. it will have a turbo

uptheundagrnd

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i agree. what would any STi be without a turbo? they really need to start dropping good bits of info until its release to remind me to save up for it.

sneezerboi

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http://www.autospies.com/news/Subaru...Variant-49166/

even more news. Now with Turbo and awd!

tazer

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http://www.7tune.com/confirmed-bigge...r-subaru-216a/

uptheundagrnd

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...saw the new sketch of the suby coupe and i JIZZED in my pants!

that head on shot kinda looks aston martin-ish, kinda, maybe, just a little...?

hope the sti model wont be too expensive. id pay mid 30s for it i guess. i better start studying to make E-6.

Shin RS

I don't see how the awd drivetrain will fit in the silhouette of that coupe. The hood sweeps too low, and the front overhang is waaaay too short for a front mounted boxer with the awd trans.

I do like the overall design though... first sleek/sporty looking subaru in a long time.

uptheundagrnd

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^hey hey, get that logical thinking out of here! it will be done!

ive never been this excited about a car before.

Psycholis

so there's 2 versions, a toyota and a subaru. the toyota gets an NA boxer motor and RWD and the subaru gets a turbo boxer motor and AWD. if the cost difference is less than 5k, why even buy the toyota at all? just my thoughts after reading some of the comments..

Shin RS

I'd say that pricing and marketing will be the great separator on that. The whole point of this vehicle was initially to be an affordable car to get the youth oriented clientele interested and into toyotas and subarus. It's nice to have a all conquering halo variant of these cars, but realistically monsters like that don't sell well and don't make a good business plan.

Besides, AWD, turbo, and a sub 2800lb weight, nice styling, aerodynamics not engineered by maytag... Screw the imprezas, legacies, and evos, this one will kill everything. Of course, it'd cost 35k+ in this market, and insurance would be sky high.

BoOm

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Couple problems with the report:

1) As stated earlier, the wheel location and engine location is a bit odd for traditional boxers on awd platforms.

2) The Subaru version is the one known to come to the states. According to the reports this car will have the STI treatment using the EJ207 boxer from the current JDM STI. Conflicting reports I would say. The JDM STI EJ207 can never make the emissions laws of the US(CA).

I want a new engine please. Subaru needs to step it up and drop in a new motor, preferably the C45.