Reading Autoexpress this week they once again stated that the STI would be a 2.5.

From what I've been told the UK spec STI will feature a 2.0 when released in September.

Will there be two version of the STI?

 

From what I am told, not officially, there will be a number of versions available to the UK market. JDM models are supposedly limited due to the gentlemans agreement that they have for production cars.

There will also be a n/a 1.5 Sports wagon available for those who want to go the other way

 

The gentlemans agreement no longer applies

 

UK will get the US 2.5 engine with single scroll turbo and unequal headers to meet emmissions with 276 bhp.

Mog

 

Not officially

I meant to say that there was no point having the 2.5 turbo over there if you're stifling the power that much.

 

Well reading the japanese Subaru website.. the car released there for the 2006 Model year is a 2.0 Turbo.

Autoexpress have always been good in keeping the facts out of a good story

http://www.subaru.co.jp/impreza/spec.../01/index.html

 

Would the UK spec be the same as the Euro spec.

I'm thinking about the spec of cars someone like Alliance Car Imports will be importing from Europe.

 

You've said it - 'Japanese Subaru'. The UK/European ones won't be the same.

The same goes for the MY06 Forester and MY06 Legacy.

 

Where are you getting your info from?

 

It's my job/life to know or find these things out. If it's not put in black and white from an official source I can tell you when and what I like. Otherwise I'm limited.

 

My Subaru dealer "thinks" the UK STi will be the 2.5 with "up to" 350bhp, time will tell!
Given the looks of the 2006MY I'm very glad I bought a 2005 STI PPP

 

Well, the motoring columnist in Sundays News of the Screws "exclusively revealed" that the '06 STi is a 2.5 with 300BHP as standard.

So it must be true then

Deano

 

If it's decended from the WRC/group N development program it'll be a 2 litre due to the regulations.

 

just had a look at new pics of sti, was fun finding pics in japanesse but hey i should have waited for languague install.
ive allways loved classic shape hated bug eye and undecieded with new shape but after going to local scooby dealer and had a look round i thought it was great, back to the point what do you guys have the first look of the 06 sti? im not sure what to think maybe look better in the flesh hey???????

 

my guess



2.0L

 

Theres a review of the Japanease STI in this weeks AutoExpress.

Gets 4 out of 5 and says a 2.5 will be available in the UK. Sounds like they also expect a 2.0 STI as well.

New interiors shared with the Saab 9-2x.

They expect cars to be available in Decemeber.

When I spoke to Litchfield they said September.

 

I think we'll have to see how many of the current models are left on the forecourt at that time.

I sure we'll see the Forester before it was intended to be launched due to the fact that they've nearly sold out of this year's new models (so I'm told)

 

Have Litchfields confirmed wether Euro/UK 06 will get a 2.5 sti ?
I assume 300bhp should n't be too much of a problem with the US model pushing this out on lower grade fuel.
Are US emissions more relaxed than the latest euro emissions ?

Graham

 

Fell in love with the classic, bought a bug eye, er...got used to it, now have a lowered 18"d '05 WRX that I think is just right.......and then they go and do this to us!!!! I believe the bug eye was designed in Japan and was face lifted by the same bloke that designed the McClaren F1, or something! Are they gonna have to do the same with this one or is it just me?

 

I can bet we will be disapointed again ,like the new uk300

If they put a 2.5 in it I will be the first to sign

I have read a few reports .... which also say 2.5

come on subaru tell us !

 

http://www.type-25.com/engine.asp

Read that very carefully and you will see allegedly there are going to be two 2.5 models, WRX and STI maybe ? 226 and 276 bhp respectively.

Reads to me like the STI will be a detuned version of the US model currently on sale, no twinscroll setup in other words, and no fancy heads and cams as fitted to the JDM models.

As it has to meet the new emissions regs too, I wonder what it will actually drive like ?

No doubt the PPP will be available, will be interesting to see what they can safely get out of that setup. Maybe not as much as many people are thinking at the moment...

 

Pretty much what I said......

Mog

 

all allegedly though I wonder how long it will take subaru UK to tell us ?

 

whats prodrive working on? surely they will be in the know.

 

A FMIC Setup I hope