Ike

I'm affraid of this new corporate grill, maybe it'll grow on me but not liking it so far. Overall this looks like a nice vehicle, but most likely nothing I will ever own.

Full spec sheet and press release
http://www.nasioc.com/gallery/B9Trib...balRelease.pdf

BlueEyes

Are we sure that isn't supposed to be a minivan. I don't know about that front end, bizzare.

Audioslave8

My dad works for subaru, i saw these pictures months ago... thinking it was ugly at the time, and it would grow on me. But it didn't its still ugly, and the most expensive subaru.

RX Renesis

the new STi will be based on that grill which i have to say it looks GROSS....

VikingDJ

I'd like to know if Subaru has any plans on ever bringing the Forrester STI to US. My guess is NO.

Speed-ER doc

Looks like an RX300 wannabe.

therm8

And another car company sells out...I wish SUVs would die. The Forester might be ugly but at least it was designed with an off-road purpose. This is just another people hauler aka minivan.

cas2themoe

ummm thats Ugly as Hell

draco067

its like a cayenne and a rx330 had a baby, and it got all the wrong genes

BLUE PHI RX-8

Looks like the Infiniti FX and the Toyato Sienna had a one night fling and the thing was born from it.

Gambit

Front looks liek a porsche ceyanne, and the back looks like a minivan...all in all, bad

DreRX8

Hideous and pricey. Thumbs down.

Ike

I think it's going to be one of those things that mostly just die hard Subaru fans will buy. Those people that love their Forester or Outback but want something bigger.

Aoshi Shinomori

Isn't it already here. The 2.5 turbo Forrester XT seems to have the same engine as the STI and I remember the car having insane numbers in a few different magazines. I thought it was weird because I remember it being rated at 210 horsepower. Ike help me out here?

DreRX8

Thats right--the XT can do 0-60 in the low 5seconds at 210HP (yeah right--that joker is underrated--I'll bet its dynoing alot higher)

Ike

The XT isn't really anything like the Forester STi other than it has a turbo. It is however very underrated, it makes about as much hp to the wheels as it is rated at to the crank.

Aoshi Shinomori

Thank you for the correction, I did not know there was a forrester STI, interesting.

Ike

Yep, I think it's pretty damn cool and I'd seriously consider buying one if it came to the US. I have a feeling I'm going to be alone with that thinking on this site though

http://www.subaru.co.jp/forester/stiversion/index.html

DreRX8

I knew that it had to be making more power at the wheels--btw--that Forester STI is badass. I would love to have either an EVO/STI/or XT as my second car--can't be my only cause they lack the sex appeal of an 8 or most traditional 2 door sports cars.

VikingDJ

I here ya on that, so I went stupid. I just don't see anything other then the Impreza STI being sold here. The demand itself has decreased quite a bit on the STI, so it's unlikely. I was reading about the EVO MR, and I think that is a big waste of money. GO SUBARU, YOU RULE!! I just got a taste of my first snow fall in STI. With my all seasons I put on, that thing is really awesome in snow, and locking the diff to 50-50 makes it barrel through anything. Seeing barrels of salt on my STI is a lot more tolerable then on my RX8, so i can't complain. Just waiting for winter to end so I can get in my rx8.

Audioslave8

I too love the Forrester STi... its just so cool.

Feras

iTrader: (1)

damn thats some nice stats forester sti