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    2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken

    Subaru WRX STI Spec C: 304 HP JDM Bruiser

    Subaru Takumi Concept Previews New Impreza WRX STi Spec C

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    Image of Xelmon Xelmon
    12/04/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Mmm, very pretty.

    So, where's the diesel?
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    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Longer name: Shelby GT500 Super Snake Las Vegas Motor Speedway 427 Limited Edition. There's another aftermarket S197 with an even longer name but teh brain is failing me.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    With the added rear stiffness, you would expect a real world difference resulting in (hopefully) less understeer. I say win!
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Longest? Not the Subaru Impreza World Rally X Subaru Tecnica International Specification C Type Record Attempt - Radical?
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    Edited by Pessimippopotamus at 12/03/09 4:57 PM Pessimippopotamus was starred Pessimippopotamus was unstarred
    Image of PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party. PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party.
    12/03/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: The SIWRXSTISCTRAR for short.
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    snapoversteer 'bout to get told promoted this comment PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party. was starred PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party. was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Sorry, but it doesn't beat my 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d'Elegance for either name or overall length.

    Though the Spec-C cited earlier, gets my old ride by four characters.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    12/03/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Nine Regency Brougham FTW!
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    12/03/09

    @VeeArrrSix:

    Damnit.

    Clicky for you. Funny, those were on the identical chassis. In fact, I'd wager the doors were interchangeable.

    Ah...when "instruments" consisted of a long, wide, 85 MPH speedometer and a fuel gauge which, if it moved, meant you had fuel and when it stopped moving, you were out (or had filled up in the last 100 miles).
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    12/03/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: Mine was one of the last to roll off the line over at Fisher Body before they became Lansing Body Assembly for GM. It has some cool door sill plates that say "Body by Fisher" with a cool carriage logo.

    And I can't read the damn speedo for the life of me. Almost as bad as the one in my buddies '65 Volvo 122S.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    12/03/09

    @VeeArrrSix: Thanks, that dammned logo just reminded me of my long-sold 1963 ChevyII Nova400 wagon! It was no Brougham, but the rear seat folded down into a bed!
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Where Mazdas wear a cheeky, Frogeye-like grin, the Prez is showing more of a predatory I'm gonna eat you up yum yum yum leer. It's not a lascivious night of impending live porn sort of leer, it's like making small talk with Jeffrey Dahmer over beers.

    What's new with the Forester? Any word on getting the Hybrid Tourer hardware into that chassis? I might pay money for that, especially if they make it displacement on demand for cruising, too - anything to chase the mileage into the 30s.
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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Slightly Tacky and Inedible.
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    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    They ditch the HID because of what? It's heavy? It has a ballast, is that it?
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    Image of stoke stoke
    12/03/09

    @Pew Pew BOOM: Cost reduction. The price point on this car is absolutely critical.
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    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    12/03/09

    @stoke: HIDs are not that expensive right now though, it's not like 4,5 years ago when it was $600 for a set. Sure, OEM HIDs may use better components than aftermarket ones, still, HIDs are A LOT better than halogens.
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    Image of CJinSD CJinSD
    12/03/09

    @Pew Pew BOOM: Probably the weight issue. HIDs really need self leveling if the reflector is going to let much of the light out where it might blind oncoming drivers. Cars fitted with HIDs without real-time leveling aren't putting out as much light as the ones that have the heavy, failure prone leveling systems. Have replacement bulbs come down in price? The ones in my then-girlfriend's Mini Cooper needed new $180 bulbs every 2 years. The bulbs in our five year old TSX have been fine, but it doesn't have as many miles as the Mini Cooper did after 2 years. I hope I didn't just jinx it.
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    Pew Pew BOOM promoted this comment CJinSD was starred CJinSD was unstarred
    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    12/03/09

    @CJinSD: I don't think many cars in NA have self-leveling headlights and I don't think light output has anything to do with that. (Could be wrong) Blinding the incoming traffic is an issue, sure, but it rarely happens if you aim your headlight at the right angle. Often, cars that have blinding headlights are from people who put HID in reflectors or people who aim their headlight too high. (Cause they can see further, you know. Douche bags.) Or people who have no idea that they have the hi-beam on.
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    Image of CJinSD CJinSD
    12/03/09

    @Pew Pew BOOM: How many cars have HID high beams? I don't think it is many of them, although perhaps some are driven by the worst offenders. In most markets cars that use bulbs with more than 2,000 lumens of output are required to have real time self leveling. You're right that the US Subaru doesn't have self leveling, but it does have driver controlled height adjustment from steering column.

    What a shame that the US DOT went from decades of keeping us in the dark with seeled beams only to ignore worthwhile anti-dazzling regulations common in the rest of the world for annoying HIDs.
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    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    12/03/09

    @CJinSD: Been burning the factory HIDs in and Acura since '03, and since it's my wife's car, they've been on literally every second the car's been running.

    Mini's are German cars built by British people. You're lucky if the lights ever work.
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    Image of CJinSD CJinSD
    12/03/09

    @snapoversteer 'bout to get told: We ordered the Mini Cooper as soon as they came out. We got the Acura a couple years later. The Mini Cooper was a shop rat in every sense, and is long gone. It did give us opportunities to use all the new ugly BMWs as loaners though. I thought that the headlight units and their current conditioners were from Hella or Sylvania, and as such maybe were a bit more representative of what else is out there. The funny thing about the Mini Cooper is that by far the most dependable mechanical component was the Neon engine.
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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    07/24/09

    In reply to Subaru WRX STI Spec C: 304 HP JDM Bruiser
    You guys realize there are whole companies dedicated to making your car go faster?

    I don't care if they get this fancy model I will take the base model and throw a better turbo on it and be done with it.
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    Image of metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal
    07/24/09

    Well sure, but that's no fun for the type of person who gets off on owning limited edition cars.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    07/25/09

    @FrankGrimes: There are practically angry mobs of companies waiting to make Subarus go faster.
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    Image of HeatherVitani HeatherVitani
    07/24/09

    In reply to Subaru WRX STI Spec C: 304 HP JDM Bruiser
    The current STI has 305hp and for $695 you can have 340hp (93 octane). So I don't see the big deal. Yes its a tad lighter and as always has the 2.0l JDM motor compared to the 2.5l motor we get in the US. It just seems like a very minor change in output.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    07/24/09

    In reply to Subaru WRX STI Spec C: 304 HP JDM Bruiser
    Why does God hate me?

    Focus RS? No.
    Fiat 500 Abarth? Maybe.
    Fiesta ST? Don't hold your breath.
    Astra VXR? No.
    Renault Megane RS.R? Absolutely not.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    07/24/09

    @engineerd misses Uncle Pete: I don't know, but I blame you, personally, for the fact that those aren't available in North America.
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    Image of metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal
    07/24/09

    God doesn't hate you, he just hates your country.
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    07/24/09

    In reply to Subaru WRX STI Spec C: 304 HP JDM Bruiser
    This doesn't quite upset me as much as what Subaru did to all of the 2008 WRX owners. In 2008 they changed the body style completely to what you see now. They kept the same power specs from the previous (2007) WRX. In 2009 Subaru they decided that they were going to screw everyone who bought an 08 for the new body style and completely revamp the engine increasing it's power output significatnly. I almost bought an 08, thank god I didn't. There's a good chance that it would have mysteriously found itself parked halfway in the new car showroom, building collapsing around it.
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    Image of MrBangBam MrBangBam
    07/24/09

    @aSoundofSleep: I know how you feel - I'm always scared to buy Apple products in case the next update will be significantly better.
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    07/24/09

    @MrBangBam: I'm just anti-Apple in general. In any case, that earned you a heart.
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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    07/24/09

    In reply to Subaru WRX STI Spec C: 304 HP JDM Bruiser
    Lighter windows ?!?

    Were the old windows really weighing the car down?
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    Edited by Cognitive Friction at 07/24/09 12:18 PM Cognitive Friction was starred Cognitive Friction was unstarred
    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    07/24/09

    @Cognitive Friction: I asked the same question back in 1993 when cars were being advertised as having hollow carpet fibers to save weight. All I could think was "If this is important to you, take the carpet out."

    I think it was the Toyota Supra, IIRC.
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    Image of CaveTroll CaveTroll
    07/24/09

    @Cognitive Friction: A person could save quite a bit of weight with lighter windows. I know that if you switch from glass to a polycarbonate like Lexan or Plexiglass that you cut the weight of that window in half. So let's say the windows all told weight 100 pounds (a fair guesstimate), if you cut that in half (using thinner glass, not a polycarbonate), that's a fifty pound weight difference. That's a pretty huge difference. Windows are an easy place to shed weight (especially without having to do a whole lot of retooling in a production setting), hence why they did it...Or so I'm assuming.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    07/24/09

    In reply to Subaru WRX STI Spec C: 304 HP JDM Bruiser
    Frankenstein never scared me.

    STI Spec Cs do, because they're fast...
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    Edited by Al Navarro at 07/25/09 9:33 PM OldeEnglishD was starred OldeEnglishD was unstarred
    Image of Unregular Unregular
    07/24/09

    @OldeEnglishD: i have a ghost roaming the halls of my ancient victorian mansion. she has flowing robes and a skull head and stringy hair and drags chains around - hides behind doors and such.

    doesn't scare me as much as this beast.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    07/24/09

    @Unregular: I drive a Saturn. It scares me much more than this little kitten of car.
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    Image of RamblinReck89 RamblinReck89
    07/24/09

    In reply to Subaru WRX STI Spec C: 304 HP JDM Bruiser
    All that work on the performance and they still haven't fixed the ugly?
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    DEAЯTHÁIЯ promoted this comment RamblinReck89 was starred RamblinReck89 was unstarred
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