Bye Bye STI

[pauldun170]

As the automotive marketplace continues to move towards electrification, Subaru is focused on how our future sports and performance cars should evolve to meet the needs of the changing marketplace and the regulations and requirements for greenhouse gasses (GHG), zero emissions vehicles (ZEV), and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ).

As part of that effort, Subaru Corporation is exploring opportunities for the next generation Subaru WRX STI, including electrification. In the meantime, a next generation internal combustion engine WRX STI will not be produced based upon the new WRX platform.

Kinda hard to see the point of the STI nowadays.
What is the market for a 40K+ 19mpg car that's not that much better than a standard WRX and slower than it's competition. whatever completion that is supposed to be.

 

[repoman0]

I think my 2014 WRX hatch holds the record for shortest time I or any of my friends or family has ever owned a car. I hated that thing. Didn’t even make it to my first winter with it which was obviously the reason I bought it.

 

[ultimatebob]

Does this mean that they're going to make an electric STI someday? That would be kinda awesome.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Subaru when designing the WRX: Copy the Toyota Corolla exactly and slap a hood scoop and giant wing on it.

 

[ultimatebob]

Subaru when designing the WRX: Copy the Toyota Corolla exactly and slap a hood scoop and giant wing on it.

Well... if the Toyota Corolla came with a big turbo and all-wheel drive, anyway.