AND THE 2.5 COMETH...........
 

So, latest news I have heard is that we should have a 2.5 in the UK by Christmas with power options approximating: 320 bhp standard, 350 & 400 PPP options.

The 2 litre should remain due to rally regs

Bad news is that pricing could chase Evo up into stratosphere....

I think I will go with the 03 STi PPP new shape which is such incredible value (c. £19k for a good one - thats £10k off current prices) until the 350bhp 2.5 drops below £20k - I am really looking forward to that........!!

Just wish they could reduce the weight a bit more, and make steering c 20% quicker!

what will it be ltd edion sti9?

I hope not - I think the 320bhp will perhaps be the STi and perhaps the 267bhp may be re classifies as WRX Sport or something

The 350 & 400 will be PPP variants

I am amazed more people havent responded to this thread!

what about the jdm cars?

will they be pulling out a 2.5 aswell?

I think possibly because this is fairly old news now ;)

It has been posted on here by several including myself as long ago as last year :D

Still exciting though, although will be interesting to see if / what they do with the suspension with 400bhp!

where is the proof?

it is good news, but until theimpreza starts to look good again, I don't think I will be too keen.

Would rather stick with the 22B and go the RS4, next generation M3 route.

By me too, however then it was supposition n'est pas? - Now it is Dealer 'common speak' and we are looking at less than 6 mths to wait! - A 350bhp Scoob with warranty should be available for c £20k next year!

ahh so u mean the engine will be fit in the next generation scoobs next year? not just adding a new engine to the current one?

STi is not just a name for the top of the range Impreza but links the model to the department which developed it. Therefore if STi develops the 267bhp 2 litre it will still be called a(n?) STi.

There is already the non-turbo Sport, so WRX Sport seems an unlikely name also.

Maybe WRY (grin).

You also seem to be saying that a car purchased at Xmas for £35k (IMO) will depreciate to sub £20k in a year? Are you trying to encourage people to buy new so that you can get your secondhand bargain :lol1:

not a bad idea! - However I was told that it will be cheaper than that....

I was over in New Zealand in Dec/Jan, popped into a Subaru dealership and saw that they already have the 2.5 Impreza.
Looked very understated and with a tiny exhaust. Maybe something to do with emission regs over there.
Picked up a brochure on it, I'll dig it out and see if there's some figures etc.

You slag rizzy, if I wanted abusive PM's I'd ask..
Tough man (or should I say boy) behind a keyboard huh?

what you on about you muppet?

stop talking sh#t

rite am off to boxing now LMAO

AND PLZ DONT DONT HIJACK THE POST DANNY B WITH YOU PERSONAL ISSUES.

Folks, I didn't understand DannyB's post (have these two been fighting elsewhere?), but rizzy's seems to conform to a pattern: anyone who disagrees with him is abused in the most immature (and illiterate) manner.

rizzy, you're not helping yourself here. It seems to me you need to talk to someone about your own issues. Please don't go on spoiling Scoobynet for the rest of us; no-one (at the moment) wants a repeat of what happened to you with MLR. If you want my advice, don't give the mods any more reason to ban you.

Please PM me and explain this post.

Thanks :)

Good point. Now on with the thread.

Please can we keep at MLR talk regarding whatever issues people have offline. We don't want to drag scoobynet into a slanging match and involve another board. Any further posts on this subject from this point on will be removed.

AFAIK the 2.5l in 300bhp guise doesnt meet current euro emissions regs, thus i think the rumour mill will have to wait to see if we do actually get a 2.5 with more than 260ps ;) oh and i doubt it would be ppp'd up to 350bhp, 330 would be more like it.

Tony:D

I hope they keep the wrx at 20k and group 19. gotta have a entry level turb's