Subaru Impreza WRX STI

Official: Subaru Impreza WRX STI

Subaru has released the first official picture of its mighty new Impreza WRX STI

Auto Express Car Reviews

21st September 2007

Take a look at the first official picture of Subaru’s Impreza WRX STI!

Answering criticism that the Japanese performance legend’s styling has gone soft, designers have pulled out all the stops for the range-topping variant. This teaser picture reveals only a dark outline but it’s clear the standard Impreza has been given a dose of steroids.

Huge wheel arches and the biggest bonnet scoop ever fitted to a standard production Subaru are a signal of just how extreme the flagship model is set to be.

Powered by a turbocharged 2.5-litre flat-four cylinder engine, the STI will deliver around 300bhp through the Japanese firm’s latest all-wheel drive system.

The date shown on this official picture indicates when the high performance will be officially unveiled – on the press day of the Tokyo Motor Show in October.