2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI @ the Track

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We know you. If someone tossed you the keys to a spanking-new 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI for the weekend, you'd make a beeline for the nearest winding road leading into the mountains. So would we.

But would you also bring along your wife, two kids and mother-in-law, all prone to carsickness? Not if you could avoid it. But we couldn't. Such is married life. Besides, Mom was the one with keys to the cabin.

Normally, the mere sight of an old-school STI or Evo complete with a boy-racer wing would have been enough to elicit a Pavlovian response from this bunch, with the gut-churning getting into high gear even before we reverse out of the driveway — but such was not the case this time.

Because the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI is based on a sensible wagon-esque five-door hatchback body instead of a sedan, it somehow managed to slide under the radar of civilians. Good thing, since this revised, turbocharged 2.5-liter flat-4 engine puts out 305 horsepower and it makes the 2008 STI go like stink.

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[Plisken1986]

I don't get why everyone hates the hatch? I guess it's that typical American philosophy of "I hate practicality and logic."

[Mrwillers]

I bought a black 08 sti in April, its got Turbo back exhaust, stage 2 tune, and intake. Love the car although the steering was a bit numb and the suspension was a bit wallowey at high speeds. How ever some Megan racing coil overs took care of that. Over all Its such a sick car and very happy with it

[DeeeJayThrash]

with a few mods and those number will improve :)



[BLAYDZ99]

@Plisken1986 buddy its not that i hate logic, i understand its logical, it just doenst look right at all to me, i guess its cause im american and i like a performance car looking like a car, not like my aunts hatchback

[bobbitt187]

that tyre squeal on the launch is funny 

[LedHead2010]

@Plisken1986 Yeah idk whats wrong with those ppl to be honest, the hatch is way cooler than the sedan.

[xBrutalB]

@Plisken1986 Im american and i fuckin love hatches. i love my 02 wrx hatch.

[roewedge]

@Plisken1986 even though American philosophy works off of practicality and logic. Of course i am referring to the famous American philosophers we have. Most Americans go against practicality and logic

[guitarmatt94]

@Plisken1986 ya man i think the hatchback is sick, i want one. fun to drive, cheap gas, and passenger car. sounds good to me.

[Zerb96]

2010's r faster cuz my friend has 1 wit only an exhaust and that does 0-60 in like 3.95 seconds

[zINOVAIz]

damn look at that handling

[samjaymz19]

@Mrwillers where did you buy it from ?