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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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She sure is a beauty

i know alot of ppl do not like the new sti. i havent found any sti that i didnt like. this one sure is beautiful.

Subaru STI has always had a reputation as a tuner's dream car thanks to a number of its "natural" characteristics, such as small turbo engines, AWD and superb handling. Litchfield are a prominent Subaru specialist and they now introduce the world - via Autosport show - to Litchfield Subaru Impreza STI Type-20, a hatch as potent as a previous generation BMW M5. At a fraction of the weight and price.

Litchfield owner Iain Litchfield and team began working on the car early this year. It's based on the rally-based STI but is actually something of a road-going pocket bullet. Using the Subaru 2.0-litre boxer rocker, Litchfield has squeezed a tremendous 400PS/ 298kW from it, in conjunction with a massive 508Nm of torque, 414Nm of which is available at 3,000rpm. For a turbo this STI Type-20 is quite the screamer, achieving its maximum potency at a woozy 7,500rpm. Zero to 60mph is a matter of 3.9 seconds, top speed reached at 165mph.

Of noteworthy importance are the high performance 245/40/18 Dunlop SP600 tyres, not for their size but for their name, for these are the same tyres used by Nissan during GT-R's famed Nurburgring record run. Other kit items include a revised STI front grille, revised chassis bushes, revalved power steering system for increased feel and weight and Litchfield front strut brace. The package costs £36,995 OTR.










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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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Indeed, every whines and cdries that the STI came in hatch varient only, and all people complained about in the previous gen was that it wasnt tied to the WRC car enough,,,, I personally love the look, but honestly all the driving I do I've only seen one on the road...
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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Yeah, in that trim it doesn't look bad at all. I mean the previous Sti was no beauty queen to begin with.
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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I like them because of there quirkyness. There not like everything else on the road and that one above has some smoking specs to back its looks.
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