New UK Subaru Sti - Due April/May
22 March 2014, 10:33 AM
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my dealer has told me nothing about anything!! my car is due on 1st May!
no options at all, i'm guessing all these 'options' will be fitted at the UK dealers once the car arrives
it good to see Subaru have been working on the emissions C02 of 242 now, so its only in the L tax bracket
also the USA model has 305bhp, they have terrible quality fuel, we have 98 ron fuel and the UK car is only tuned to 300bhp
no options at all, i'm guessing all these 'options' will be fitted at the UK dealers once the car arrives
it good to see Subaru have been working on the emissions C02 of 242 now, so its only in the L tax bracket
also the USA model has 305bhp, they have terrible quality fuel, we have 98 ron fuel and the UK car is only tuned to 300bhp
22 March 2014, 10:58 AM
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Stereo looks weird is it standard hole or specific to car, just make sure or that will be costly to change to sat nav after
Wonder what up they have done to make it better co2
Wonder what up they have done to make it better co2
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22 March 2014, 11:48 AM
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A45- 161 g/km 40.9 mpg
New STi 242 g/km 27.2 mpg
That's a 0.2 drop in mpg and 2 g/km drop in CO2 over my old Spec D.
Welcome to the new green world. That'll be £475 per year road fund licence after the £840 first year rate for the STi.
If it's not the permanent 4WD that gobbles fuel then is it the boxer configuration that prevents any major improvement in fuel efficiency and emissions?
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22 March 2014, 11:58 AM
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It's looking like the only changes to the mechanicals are the front struts over the MY11! 💤💤 Back to inverted strutswith all the problems of knocking. Oh and a quicker rack for the twisty bits.
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22 March 2014, 02:55 PM
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Here's an interesting US road test against the Merc and BM
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...social20501174
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...social20501174
Especially as the STi was the fastest around the track despite being the lowest powered car. Wonder how far ahead it'd be with a 320/340 pack?
Seems like a trend of common comments regarding the A45 - understeer (Fifth gear hated it for that reason also), and the gear box (A45 owners complaining and chasing updates for it etc)
Also of interest was the fuel figures - both the BMW and A45 gave optimistic government figures, but in the real world were very similar to each of the other cars. Notably the STi actually had better real world figures than gov numbers. I posted earlier in this thread that I believe the bigger manufacturers are better at manipulating the numbers, but in the real world are no different. The numbers in the test go some way to confirm this.
Still the fastest pound for pound then.
22 March 2014, 03:00 PM
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Golf R- 159 g/km 40.9 mpg
A45- 161 g/km 40.9 mpg
New STi 242 g/km 27.2 mpg
That's a 0.2 drop in mpg and 2 g/km drop in CO2 over my old Spec D.
Welcome to the new green world. That'll be £475 per year road fund licence after the £840 first year rate for the STi.
If it's not the permanent 4WD that gobbles fuel then is it the boxer configuration that prevents any major improvement in fuel efficiency and emissions?
A45- 161 g/km 40.9 mpg
New STi 242 g/km 27.2 mpg
That's a 0.2 drop in mpg and 2 g/km drop in CO2 over my old Spec D.
Welcome to the new green world. That'll be £475 per year road fund licence after the £840 first year rate for the STi.
If it's not the permanent 4WD that gobbles fuel then is it the boxer configuration that prevents any major improvement in fuel efficiency and emissions?
The permanent AWD will be a hinderance on the gov figures which are done on a rolling road AFAIK. The Golf will run FWD during this, and believe the A45 is the same. I know the A45 can only put 50% of its power to the rear so assume that it only does this when it has to.
22 March 2014, 04:24 PM
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Well, I'm NOT getting the new Subaru anymore. I have cancelled the car, so for now I'll be sticking with my Focus RS.
If I'm honest, the negative comments on here just broke me down.
If I'm honest, the negative comments on here just broke me down.
22 March 2014, 04:49 PM
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Keep you're RS mate gutted i got rid of mine :-( nothing out there comes near for the performance and money, trust me i've looked. Even thinking about getting another 1.
29 March 2014, 04:46 PM
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I phoned my dealer on Friday and he won't have any info for a while, car is due 22nd May he said, but they always arrive early. He won't have any finance packages till after a meeting next week with Subaru,s financing company. He did say the £28,995 was the on the road price that includes the £840 first years road tax
He said he will phone me when the car arrives in May!
He said he will phone me when the car arrives in May!
29 March 2014, 05:04 PM
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I phoned my dealer on Friday and he won't have any info for a while, car is due 22nd May he said, but they always arrive early. He won't have any finance packages till after a meeting next week with Subaru,s financing company. He did say the £28,995 was the on the road price that includes the £840 first years road tax
He said he will phone me when the car arrives in May!
He said he will phone me when the car arrives in May!
29 March 2014, 05:05 PM
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30 March 2014, 11:22 AM
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I 171-180g/km £220 £121.00 new car £335 (12 months)
J 181-200g/km £260 £143.00 new car £475 (12 months)
K** . 201-225g/km £280 £154.00 new car £620 (12 months)
L 226-255g/km £475 £261.25 new car £840 (12 months)
M over 255g/km £490 £269.50 new car £1,065(12 months)
J 181-200g/km £260 £143.00 new car £475 (12 months)
K** . 201-225g/km £280 £154.00 new car £620 (12 months)
L 226-255g/km £475 £261.25 new car £840 (12 months)
M over 255g/km £490 £269.50 new car £1,065(12 months)
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30 March 2014, 11:36 PM
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Golf R- 159 g/km 40.9 mpg
A45- 161 g/km 40.9 mpg
New STi 242 g/km 27.2 mpg
That's a 0.2 drop in mpg and 2 g/km drop in CO2 over my old Spec D.
Welcome to the new green world. That'll be £475 per year road fund licence after the £840 first year rate for the STi.
If it's not the permanent 4WD that gobbles fuel then is it the boxer configuration that prevents any major improvement in fuel efficiency and emissions?
A45- 161 g/km 40.9 mpg
New STi 242 g/km 27.2 mpg
That's a 0.2 drop in mpg and 2 g/km drop in CO2 over my old Spec D.
Welcome to the new green world. That'll be £475 per year road fund licence after the £840 first year rate for the STi.
If it's not the permanent 4WD that gobbles fuel then is it the boxer configuration that prevents any major improvement in fuel efficiency and emissions?
) 143.50 per year road tax 
31 March 2014, 08:51 AM
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Audi RS6 4l V8 twin turbo, has less emissions lol. I know what id have
That being said, the pictures at crossroads, do make it look better than I originally thought, the black wheels looks ok. Hope there not pro drive ****.
Still looks like a Honda Integra Type R :P
31 March 2014, 09:20 AM
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everyone he is just talking bollocks, pretty much out of jealously, they can bangon all day about the 2.5, subaru aren't still using the 2.5 because its ****.
the ones on here who have knackard there 2.5 is because they turned up the power without supporting mods
read http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/subaru/wrx/sti/ for the latest reviews from actual buyers
how many new ages, RS's, M Series do you see on the road?
farrrrrr too many, if you stop at a garage filling up i can guarantee you would getting alot of questions about a 2014 STI
