is there a release date/info for the latest shape spec c yet?

 

Should be october 08 for the MY09 model, have a word with Iain Litchfield Litchfield Imports as he has the info on this model and will be importing them

Tony

 

thanks mate

 

Thought you would have been telling him to buy a Peugeot Tony seeing that they are faster, isn't that what you think?

 

I said when moving its as quick as a standard new age wrx, though you should know about transmission losses and the likes with subarus but its been repeated over and over, the STANDARD new age WRX is NOT that fast out of the box and MOST modern HOT HATCHES can easily keep up with them, even back in 2000 with my classic in standard form, i had a civic vti all over the back of me, standard v standard, and classics are lighter! (160bhp v 215bhp)

Tony

 

Ah right, you have to get the things moving first! So, 0-60 your going to get spanked and then the peugeot, once its got moving, with less bhp is going to catch up with the WRX.

Cuckoo !!!!

 

LOL kev considering you have never owned a new subaru you dont seem to understand how slow they are out of the box, damn and if you cannot also read (ill say it slowly again shall i or are you that stupid you dont understand )
ONCE MOVING (big letters for you ) IS AS QUICK (is it sinking in yet )

Tony

 

I would say the 08 WRX (S-GT) is much more watered down than the outgoing 07 WRX and gap between WRX and STi's growing IIRC

The 08 WRX with the twin scroll turbo and Variable quad Cam timing is far more tunable with a few slight chaissis mods, 18" wheels and a Remap WILL totally transform the Car

Hopefully trying the STi Monday at Litcfields will let you all know what i think then same it's not back to back with the UK version though



whoops back on topic I heard late summer for the Spec C but as Tony says more likely to tie into the new jap Model year ... so October

IMHO

Tony

 

Might have had a facelife by then too,not saying the new STi is ugly by any means.After going over the Litchfields STi with a toothcomb on Thursday i can safely say i want one in that exact spec


triple rollover tonight

 

Right everybody, sell your scoobs. Tony Burns has found out that a Rusty old peice of French scrap metal is as fast as what we have. we're all wasting our money!

What a ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I hope you didn't wear it out, i'm test driving it Monday

hope we spit it, then a type 25 in each colour

Tony

 

I'm a **** too, as my manky diesel Skoda easily kept up with, and occasionally overtook Subaru's on the last two trackdays I was at. I'll be there in a couple of months time to repeat the event yet again too

 

Back to OP and reality..!

Do the new hatch JDM WRX's (none STI) come in different versions (S-GT)..?

 

I was down at Litcho's today and test drove the new sti after Jap preformance magazine had finished with it having only seen pictures of it all I can say is they have got a cracking little package there,seemed to do everything it says on the tin after driving it around ian's test track(backroads) funny thing about it as far as I am aware Ian has the only sti one in the country at the mo but traveling back up the motorway I passed one which I presume must have been one from prodrive, honestly anybody that gets a chance to drive it will be very suprised.

 

Theres a couple more in the country

 

The JDM's are called the GT for the non Turbo and S-GT is Turbo
EU/UK use the terms "Sport" and "WRX"

https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...ong-story.html



Tony

 

There is one 2.5 sti version for sale over here in Ireland and its 67,250 euros.
You guys dont know how lucky you have it

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