CarAdvice.com.au - Subaru Impreza WRX - '08 WRX vs '09 WRX Drag Strip Run

[allen01234]

Well my nuts now hurt sincr I got an 08

[ejicon]

wow... that's a landslide.

[nd4spd325]

makes me mad... I should have waited an bought the 09 WRX..

[ejicon]

@nd4spd325 meh... The only big difference is the turbo, the tune and the front sway bar. Easily swappable.

[Habibu21]

doesnt the 08 wrx have 224 hp and the 09 have 265 hp?

[Alphabuck]

why is there no sound?

[wtf000000000000]

wait for the 2011 version

it comes with STI wide body kit :)

[Sp33dyD3m0n]

@wtf000000000000 We just got a sedan and a hatch and honestly I dont care for the new body kit. Im glad I bought the 09.

[jezamos]

you know an 09 costs over 15k more than an 08. Put a better turbo on, exhaust, tune and intake and the 08 will rip the 09 and will cost you under 5k.

[bustaking800]

wow the 09 is really that much different. I would be pissed if I bought an 08

[astyleinc]

Yea basically the 09 has a bigger turbo and yes u can swap them out on to the 08 and the intercooler is the same size as the 08 but a gud driver behind the wheel of an 08 and u can give an 09 a run for it's money

[cker101]

@astyleinc and a good driver behind the 09 will take the 08's money if the 08 had a good driver =D

[borladyno]

my 08 never had that much lag well of course now its tuned hhaha

[amiller619]

can you swap the turbo from an 09 into an 08? isnt that basically the difference between the two is the bigger turbo and maybe a bigger IC (and upgraded handling as well)? I want to get a wrx but the 09's are a lot more expensive.

[cker101]

@amiller619 it's not even worth doing... too much of a headache and compatibility issues arise

[Mailme81]

@amiller619 Yes you can.

[ittotaq]

what the hell are you guys talking about. of course the 09 is faster. it has a vf52 in it and 08 has a td04. i thought this was well established already.

[hondacar]

The two drivers conducting the test are professional rally drivers for Subaru .The film was really a Subaru commercial demonsrating that the '09 has indeed been improved over the '08.

Other clips in the series show the improved handling aspects of the '09 car.

[tebonginc]

great way to make 08 wrx owners like me feel bad... kick me on the nut

[vallejobugeye05]

definitely both wrx,09 has more power than 08 and STIs have flared fenders

[waksta1234567]

the red one looked like it had an sti badge on it but the black one was just a wrx ...........the 1/4 times proved this point

[devilsfan1118]

afraid not

[sallythescorpion]

so clearly red cars are faster.

[bry3685]

13.3 quarter mile man i want one badly now lol

[chanke42]

Cool video. I'm glad someone did a proper comparison to end the magazine racing.

[jbbrian]

only the 5 door.

[darkwatari]

i thought the 09 wrx had the wing from the sti...???

[monkeyboy866]

USDM exterior specs.

[TangoR34]

I don't know where u got this info from but I suspect you just determined that from the fog light missing behind, which frankly same as the JDM version

[goldsgym1244]

na just the front bumper and grill and suspention set up

[jessiev24]

see these are the types of videos i like. it very helpful and i like how they compare the 2 years and switch drivers

[loopba]

introduce the damn cars!

[niz55]

i cant even understand this fucker. Speak english you bitch

[scoobeydoooo]

rofl

[jbbrian]

its for real had an 08 stage 2 and now i have an 09 stage 2 it is much faster pulls hard to redline the other car had nothing after 5k rpm and all the aftermarket parts fit the new one :)

[Colpup]

the looks are kinda growing on me, but damn 265 hp for 25k new... ill take it, smoke the tails and with new rims i wouldnt look bad at all

[scoobystu555]

the 09 comes in sedan aswell and looks awesome

[striketalonx]

It also comes in hatch, and looks even better! :P

[scoobystu555]

i disagree i think it looks better in saloon

[striketalonx]

Agree to disagree. We both dig the rex either way

[scoobystu555]

this is very true

[turtle154]

you would be pissed if you bought an 08. that 09 was a hell of a lot faster.

[99wrx]

13.3 sec 1/4 mile for the stock 09 wrx??? farkkkk. quickest wrx yet if that's for real! Still looks like crap though!

[Subarujoe]

LMAO hahah your like HOLY SHIT THATS AWEOSEM but it looks lke shit. lmao i like the looks =D

[Alucardgoku]

Yes Colin McCrae would be turning in his grave about the new shapes, and different workings.

[chadoweasel]

No, he would be driving it and beating his own records with it.

[scoobystu555]

they do it in sedan form and it looks great. i love the front of it think it looks mean