Extra! 2010 Subaru STI SE Preview
Set to make its debut at the 2009 LA Auto Show (December 4-13, 2010) this new model features JDM Spec C suspension and wheels, along with a custom paint job and slimmed amenities. We have the scoop in this episode of Driving Sports TV Extra!
Pricing is set to be announced at the LA Auto Show.
Video Transcript:
That’s right, only two years after unleashing an all-new STI hatchback on the American population, Subaru has already taken it to the next level with a Limited Edition that finally pays homage to its slippery shape.
More than just a paint job, this 2010 special-edition STI takes suspension off the Japanese STI Spec C – which means it’s a lot stiffer: 16% stiffer springs in the front, 29% in the rear -- to be exact. The stabilizer bar also gets an extra mm thickness, and the sub-frame bushings get some extra lovin.
And those shoes? Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about. The JDM-sourced 18 x 8.5-inch wheels are shod with Dunlop SP600 245/40R18 tires for some good looking grip-and-go.
Targeting the enthusiast market, Subaru actually de-contented this model. The Special STI is all handling performance: Case-in-point… HID’s are replaced by halogens and it only gets a single-disc CD player and manual aircon. Why not thumpin’ Harman Kardan stereo? Because this is a Subaru for enthusiasts, not boulevard wankers. Nothing prevents you from dropping a dime on an aftermarket stereo if you are so inclined.
Power output remains a claimed 305-hp and 290 ft-lbs of torque, which is still respectibe. The turbo-charged boxer powers the same DCCD-controlled all-wheel-drive system from the basic STI, as are the Brembo brakes and stability control systems.
If you want one of these in the exclusive Aspen White, better hurry, Subaru has only slated the first 125 to get the Aspen treatment along with the special JDM Spec C 14-spoke wheels. Those will be shipped Spring of 2010. After that, this Special Edition STI will join the showroom lineup -- but in standard STI hues and wheels.
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hmmm... do you guys know what w**ker means?
In context of the video, it means to seek empty pleasure by smugly driving back-and-forth on a boulevard. ie: not using the car for that which it was intended. Very much like the pejorative "to masturbate" or the modern common use of "wanker" which is simply someone that is smug.
Really Subaru, Really?
Remove a bunch of nice stuff to "appeal to the enthusiast", add white, a few bushings, some "stiff" spring/struts, then add some high-offset OEM wheels and a fancy badge and markup the price. Nice job Subaru.
How about offering a STI that is a real Spec-C to appeal to an "actual" track enthusiast. Roll-down windows, no stereo, minimal wiring harness, real LSDs, spec-c head, lightened glass, standard struts (so you can replace with coilovers), aluminum hatch and doors, STI links and arms, all served on metal steelies so you can put 17x10+35 on it with whatever R-compound tires you want on it.
"Set to make its debut at the 2009 LA Auto Show (December 4-13, 2010)"
The Sti SE is actually like $2,000 less than a regular Sti. I think w**ker means j*rkoff in Britain.