As the sporty spirit of the Subaru brand, the WRX car series has been highly anticipated by fans since the launch of the fifth generation of models last year, but the American Subarru recently issued a statement announcing that it will not launch a new generation of internal combustion engine WRX STI based on the SGP platform.
As the automotive market continues to move toward electrification, Subaru focuses on how the sports cars and performance vehicles of the future should evolve to meet changing market demands and regulations and requirements for greenhouse gas (GHG), zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), and corporate average fuel economy (CAF), according to a statement from Subaru. Based on the core values of the enterprise, Subaru is also exploring opportunities for the next generation of Subaru WRX STI, including the direction of electrification, so it will not launch a new generation of internal combustion engine WRX STI based on the new WRX platform.
Subaru also explained that the WRX STI and STI brands represent the pinnacle of Subaru's high-performance vehicles, embodying Subaru's unique DNA and pull pedigree. Looking to the future, Subaru also looks forward to incorporating the essence of STI into the next generation of vehicles.
At present, this statement is only for the North American market announcement, the Japanese parent factory has not yet expressed its position, that is to say, the news of the suspension of the new generation of WRX STI is not dead, perhaps it will become an exclusive model of the Japanese market in the future, or it is possible to transform into an electric vehicle to develop, but the exact direction of why it is still confirmed by the Japanese headquarters.