Difference between wrx and sti
26 August 2013, 10:31 PM
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Sti vs WRX.
The main differences have been explained. Depends what you want really. I got a WRX PPP purely because I saved about £2k on a equivalent STI and with that I bought a 2nd car. Though if I was to start modding my WRX then it'd cost the difference between mine and a STI.
Each to their own STI owners like their cars and WRX owners theirs. It's not about one being better than the other per say, more what you want from it.
Down a B road I don't think there would be much between either to be quite honest.
The main differences have been explained. Depends what you want really. I got a WRX PPP purely because I saved about £2k on a equivalent STI and with that I bought a 2nd car. Though if I was to start modding my WRX then it'd cost the difference between mine and a STI.
Each to their own STI owners like their cars and WRX owners theirs. It's not about one being better than the other per say, more what you want from it.
Down a B road I don't think there would be much between either to be quite honest.
26 August 2013, 10:32 PM
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Sti vs WRX.
The main differences have been explained. Depends what you want really. I got a WRX PPP purely because I saved about £2k on a equivalent STI and with that I bought a 2nd car. Though if I was to start modding my WRX then it'd cost the difference between mine and a STI.
Each to their own STI owners like their cars and WRX owners theirs. It's not about one being better than the other per say, more what you want from it.
Down a B road I don't think there would be much between either to be quite honest.
The main differences have been explained. Depends what you want really. I got a WRX PPP purely because I saved about £2k on a equivalent STI and with that I bought a 2nd car. Though if I was to start modding my WRX then it'd cost the difference between mine and a STI.
Each to their own STI owners like their cars and WRX owners theirs. It's not about one being better than the other per say, more what you want from it.
Down a B road I don't think there would be much between either to be quite honest.
oh there is and its a lot
26 August 2013, 10:33 PM
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In 99% of circumstances its a money thing. Most buy the wrx because they can't quite stretch to an sti, then spend the next few months/years arguing that the wrx is better until they finally save enough to buy an sti.
Now thats not how it is for every wrx owner, ditch bought his because he's a world renowned racing car driver and knew his driving skill would be enough to mask the short falls in the wrx.... ;-)
Now thats not how it is for every wrx owner, ditch bought his because he's a world renowned racing car driver and knew his driving skill would be enough to mask the short falls in the wrx.... ;-)
26 August 2013, 10:44 PM
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STI rules! wish I could save up and buy one!!!!
WRX make a great day to day car, if you want a more track car then the STI gearbox is the only part you would want! both are good cars so drive them both and see what you like, I would buy a hawkeye WRX over a older STI.
WRX make a great day to day car, if you want a more track car then the STI gearbox is the only part you would want! both are good cars so drive them both and see what you like, I would buy a hawkeye WRX over a older STI.
26 August 2013, 11:10 PM
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From EVO magazine
"Subaru’s second-fastest Impreza, the slighter-of-bonnet-scoop and smaller-of-spoiler WRX, has come in for some attention, and so the nation’s favourite Scooby gets even better. The headline differences between the WRX and the WRX STi aren’t as big as you might expect: 222bhp plays 262bhp, 60mph is dispatched in either 5.6sec or 5.2sec, and a 144mph maximum trails 152mph. Buy a WRX, then, and you’re getting an STi in all but a few tenths of a second and a measly eight miles per hour, and with a tidy six grand saving – right?
The standard WRX combines taut body control with an easy compliance and an unperturbed ride – it’s the supreme part-time enthusiast’s four-wheel-drive car of choice. And in contrast to its uncompromising range mate, it feels like it’s suspended on a current of warm air. This is thanks to a near-perfectly balanced chassis, made extra special by new aluminium front suspension links that reduce unsprung weight, and the more rigid, inverted dampers from the STi, all of which help the ride. A smaller, three-spoke steering wheel is far nicer to hold and a damper valve stops any unexpected kickback. With its slicker (but five-speed) manual gearbox and more muted exhaust than the STi’s, the WRX is a car that strikes that rare balance of compliance and composure, serving up accessible performance whenever it’s called for. And it’s easy to summon. The standard rally-style take-off procedure – dial up maximum revs, sidestep the clutch and be ready with second gear – works as well in the WRX as any other Impreza and, if anything, its acceleration thereafter is less affected by turbo lag than in the more fiercely blown alternatives. The STi’s impression of a jumbo jet isn’t only provided by its induction howl: get trapped below 3000rpm and you’ll find time to double-check your belt is fastened and ensure your seat’s in the upright position before any meaningful response to the throttle arrives. But there’s no such affliction here; just a little more squat from the rear springs and a more subtle, athletic zing from its boxer engine as you take advantage of the car’s taller intermediate gear ratios and wring out every last drop of performance.
Ultimately the STi gives the bigger visceral tingle. But you'd pick the £6K cheaper WRX precisely because you don't want every trip to the shops to feel like a special stage. And yet when you did find yourself on the Col de Vence you'd still be able to play at being Petter Solberg - and not be left lagging behind".
"Subaru’s second-fastest Impreza, the slighter-of-bonnet-scoop and smaller-of-spoiler WRX, has come in for some attention, and so the nation’s favourite Scooby gets even better. The headline differences between the WRX and the WRX STi aren’t as big as you might expect: 222bhp plays 262bhp, 60mph is dispatched in either 5.6sec or 5.2sec, and a 144mph maximum trails 152mph. Buy a WRX, then, and you’re getting an STi in all but a few tenths of a second and a measly eight miles per hour, and with a tidy six grand saving – right?
The standard WRX combines taut body control with an easy compliance and an unperturbed ride – it’s the supreme part-time enthusiast’s four-wheel-drive car of choice. And in contrast to its uncompromising range mate, it feels like it’s suspended on a current of warm air. This is thanks to a near-perfectly balanced chassis, made extra special by new aluminium front suspension links that reduce unsprung weight, and the more rigid, inverted dampers from the STi, all of which help the ride. A smaller, three-spoke steering wheel is far nicer to hold and a damper valve stops any unexpected kickback. With its slicker (but five-speed) manual gearbox and more muted exhaust than the STi’s, the WRX is a car that strikes that rare balance of compliance and composure, serving up accessible performance whenever it’s called for. And it’s easy to summon. The standard rally-style take-off procedure – dial up maximum revs, sidestep the clutch and be ready with second gear – works as well in the WRX as any other Impreza and, if anything, its acceleration thereafter is less affected by turbo lag than in the more fiercely blown alternatives. The STi’s impression of a jumbo jet isn’t only provided by its induction howl: get trapped below 3000rpm and you’ll find time to double-check your belt is fastened and ensure your seat’s in the upright position before any meaningful response to the throttle arrives. But there’s no such affliction here; just a little more squat from the rear springs and a more subtle, athletic zing from its boxer engine as you take advantage of the car’s taller intermediate gear ratios and wring out every last drop of performance.
Ultimately the STi gives the bigger visceral tingle. But you'd pick the £6K cheaper WRX precisely because you don't want every trip to the shops to feel like a special stage. And yet when you did find yourself on the Col de Vence you'd still be able to play at being Petter Solberg - and not be left lagging behind".
27 August 2013, 12:51 AM
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27 August 2013, 12:58 AM
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Thanks, matty.
Ok i'll give you the full details, I left Notts @ 830pm got to dover @ 12pm Took the 2am ferry to Dunkirk had a bit of a kip on the ferry then drove till about 930am had a kip for about 2hrs as i'd been up since 6am friday morning then drove until 9pm and had a kip again till 11pm then drove again until I got here at 330am this was interspersed with fuel stops during which copious amounts of coffee were consumed and I took a p!ss a few times too also had a burger king and a dump.
The full route was.
Notts, Dover, Dunkirk,Bruxells, Aachen, Stuttgart, Munchen, Salzburg, Villach, Ljubljana, Istra.
1175 miles door to door.
Ok i'll give you the full details, I left Notts @ 830pm got to dover @ 12pm Took the 2am ferry to Dunkirk had a bit of a kip on the ferry then drove till about 930am had a kip for about 2hrs as i'd been up since 6am friday morning then drove until 9pm and had a kip again till 11pm then drove again until I got here at 330am this was interspersed with fuel stops during which copious amounts of coffee were consumed and I took a p!ss a few times too also had a burger king and a dump.
The full route was.
Notts, Dover, Dunkirk,Bruxells, Aachen, Stuttgart, Munchen, Salzburg, Villach, Ljubljana, Istra.
1175 miles door to door.
PS I've been to Aachen. Nice place, Germans manic about what the Allies did to it, but Charlemagne's bits and pieces were fascinating.
From Dunkirk on you must have followed in the ***** footsteps then?
27 August 2013, 01:00 AM
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To the original guy who posted. I asked the same question a few weeks back regarding wrx or sti and never got a straight answer but the posts were fun to read like this thread lol. As for the blue txt by luckywelshchap have you all not realised us welsh like to try and stand out lol. **** I love scoobynet 
27 August 2013, 01:06 AM
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From EVO magazine
"Subaru’s second-fastest Impreza, the slighter-of-bonnet-scoop and smaller-of-spoiler WRX, has come in for some attention, and so the nation’s favourite Scooby gets even better. The headline differences between the WRX and the WRX STi aren’t as big as you might expect: 222bhp plays 262bhp, 60mph is dispatched in either 5.6sec or 5.2sec, and a 144mph maximum trails 152mph. Buy a WRX, then, and you’re getting an STi in all but a few tenths of a second and a measly eight miles per hour, and with a tidy six grand saving – right?
The standard WRX combines taut body control with an easy compliance and an unperturbed ride – it’s the supreme part-time enthusiast’s four-wheel-drive car of choice. And in contrast to its uncompromising range mate, it feels like it’s suspended on a current of warm air. This is thanks to a near-perfectly balanced chassis, made extra special by new aluminium front suspension links that reduce unsprung weight, and the more rigid, inverted dampers from the STi, all of which help the ride. A smaller, three-spoke steering wheel is far nicer to hold and a damper valve stops any unexpected kickback. With its slicker (but five-speed) manual gearbox and more muted exhaust than the STi’s, the WRX is a car that strikes that rare balance of compliance and composure, serving up accessible performance whenever it’s called for. And it’s easy to summon. The standard rally-style take-off procedure – dial up maximum revs, sidestep the clutch and be ready with second gear – works as well in the WRX as any other Impreza and, if anything, its acceleration thereafter is less affected by turbo lag than in the more fiercely blown alternatives. The STi’s impression of a jumbo jet isn’t only provided by its induction howl: get trapped below 3000rpm and you’ll find time to double-check your belt is fastened and ensure your seat’s in the upright position before any meaningful response to the throttle arrives. But there’s no such affliction here; just a little more squat from the rear springs and a more subtle, athletic zing from its boxer engine as you take advantage of the car’s taller intermediate gear ratios and wring out every last drop of performance.
Ultimately the STi gives the bigger visceral tingle. But you'd pick the £6K cheaper WRX precisely because you don't want every trip to the shops to feel like a special stage. And yet when you did find yourself on the Col de Vence you'd still be able to play at being Petter Solberg - and not be left lagging behind".
"Subaru’s second-fastest Impreza, the slighter-of-bonnet-scoop and smaller-of-spoiler WRX, has come in for some attention, and so the nation’s favourite Scooby gets even better. The headline differences between the WRX and the WRX STi aren’t as big as you might expect: 222bhp plays 262bhp, 60mph is dispatched in either 5.6sec or 5.2sec, and a 144mph maximum trails 152mph. Buy a WRX, then, and you’re getting an STi in all but a few tenths of a second and a measly eight miles per hour, and with a tidy six grand saving – right?
The standard WRX combines taut body control with an easy compliance and an unperturbed ride – it’s the supreme part-time enthusiast’s four-wheel-drive car of choice. And in contrast to its uncompromising range mate, it feels like it’s suspended on a current of warm air. This is thanks to a near-perfectly balanced chassis, made extra special by new aluminium front suspension links that reduce unsprung weight, and the more rigid, inverted dampers from the STi, all of which help the ride. A smaller, three-spoke steering wheel is far nicer to hold and a damper valve stops any unexpected kickback. With its slicker (but five-speed) manual gearbox and more muted exhaust than the STi’s, the WRX is a car that strikes that rare balance of compliance and composure, serving up accessible performance whenever it’s called for. And it’s easy to summon. The standard rally-style take-off procedure – dial up maximum revs, sidestep the clutch and be ready with second gear – works as well in the WRX as any other Impreza and, if anything, its acceleration thereafter is less affected by turbo lag than in the more fiercely blown alternatives. The STi’s impression of a jumbo jet isn’t only provided by its induction howl: get trapped below 3000rpm and you’ll find time to double-check your belt is fastened and ensure your seat’s in the upright position before any meaningful response to the throttle arrives. But there’s no such affliction here; just a little more squat from the rear springs and a more subtle, athletic zing from its boxer engine as you take advantage of the car’s taller intermediate gear ratios and wring out every last drop of performance.
Ultimately the STi gives the bigger visceral tingle. But you'd pick the £6K cheaper WRX precisely because you don't want every trip to the shops to feel like a special stage. And yet when you did find yourself on the Col de Vence you'd still be able to play at being Petter Solberg - and not be left lagging behind".
28 August 2013, 04:11 PM
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I think there is wind up going on here somewhere If you think a WRX is better than an STI...
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There is really a night and day difference between the two cars, but owners of the WRX will naturally defend their motors. Until such time, that they finally buy an STI. Then they will slate the WRX for bring the lesser car that it is.
The things I can now do in my STI, no way could my blob WRX PPP do!
The things I can now do in my STI, no way could my blob WRX PPP do!
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There is really a night and day difference between the two cars, but owners of the WRX will naturally defend their motors. Until such time, that they finally buy an STI. Then they will slate the WRX for bring the lesser car that it is.
The things I can now do in my STI, no way could my blob WRX PPP do!
The things I can now do in my STI, no way could my blob WRX PPP do!
01 September 2013, 01:17 PM
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WR1 got it first.... but only a limited edition run.
They are almost the same, just advertising speak for more complex and potentially unreliable.....
dunx
P.S. A Hawkeye WRX is a good base car for a massive makeover, as Bez did.
They are almost the same, just advertising speak for more complex and potentially unreliable.....
dunx
P.S. A Hawkeye WRX is a good base car for a massive makeover, as Bez did.
01 September 2013, 01:45 PM
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I wish id bought a wrx..... But then thats cos I bought a uk hawk sti. 
A head gasket repair and seperate forged build (ringlands) later I couldve bought 2 and a half wrx's
A head gasket repair and seperate forged build (ringlands) later I couldve bought 2 and a half wrx's