On March 11, a news on Subaru North America's official website broke Leopard's heart, and the existing SGP platform will not continue to develop subaru WRX STI, which means that the era of STI is officially over? It has been a while since this happened, and the author has also passed the stage of hot heads, avoiding hot spots and writing this article again is not to commemorate, but to chat with you who also like the niche.
At that time, I did not feel too sad to see this news, but on the contrary, I was impressed that the veteran of STI had shouldered the responsibility and persevered to this day. Its departure has long been doomed, and now it has been announced by the brand to say goodbye to the world, presumably both you and I seem to have prepared in their own hearts, although sad but reasonable. Open the phone to look at several used cars collected earlier, some show that they have been sold, and the rest have also increased in price.
Once STI is not today's fate like thin paper, enough to use the word "legendary" to describe, STI name you have heard, but only fans know that it is also translated as Subaru International Technology Department, established more than 30 years ago, as for the reputation in the civilian market, but also from the Impreza WRX model. The EJ20 horizontal opposed engine that dominates the WRC arena has been devolved to civilian cars, and then changed in the GC, GD, GR, GJ Impreza models, and has been sought after by many car fans with strong modification potential.
As for why the suspension of production, is it mainly because of the times and the market? The youth of the 80s embraced driving and competition, and from the 90s onwards, games and a wide range of toys to choose from occupied life, and "racing" may not be so popular. In terms of the market, the stringent emission requirements have made STI difficult, and in 2017, British car fans said goodbye to STI once, and now it is finally the turn of more leopard fans to say goodbye to it. In the face of parallel imports of 700,000 or 800,000 real money and silver, how many people can really afford it? Declining sales and environmental requirements were the last straw that crushed the camel's back. Most of the "young people" who have followed the GROWTH of JDM performance cars have faded away from their youthful madness, and have even begun to meet the confusion, conditionally regard the car as a treasure and occasionally play, and the unconditional may have taken it as a passer-by in the rush of youth.
The author knows that for those die-hard fans of fuel, the new energy era is like a massacre, which will become fragmented in the corner of the heart, but if the bump in the heart can cross itself, electrification does not seem to be bad, after all, from the book data and actual performance, the products of the new era are indeed powerful.
Take the Tesla Model 3, which has been frequently listed on the domestic track in recent years, there is no lack of fun and strength for driving, but it is a different way.
Due to many restrictions similar to the "coffee law", small displacement high-power fuel vehicles, new energy models gradually began to be highly sought after, at the Tokyo Modification Exhibition at the beginning of this year, Subaru also unveiled a 1073 horsepower STI E-RA concept car, combined with the previous Subaru 2030 hybrid models accounted for 40%, 2035 all electrified planning, the probability of future STI comeback in pure electric form is really not small, and to Subaru STI, a brand and department that is so persistent about sports blood, The STI will only be stronger after the return to the jianghu.
The generals did not get off the horse, each running for the future, as early as the Mitsubishi EVO model delisted many people sighed, after many years of love and killing, the subaru STI, who lost his dead party, also followed in the footsteps. The discontinuation of the Subaru STI reflects the fate of Japanese performance cars, and all fuel performance cars are facing the judgment of the god of death under the market trend.
Time back ten years ago, when the Original European steel gun has replaced JMD's position on the street, and now people can easily dominate the street with a new energy model with a more cost-effective budget, and the fuel performance car may really be the baton in hand. The author is also a fuel car enthusiast, and he knows that the roar that is far away from us is too much... The wheel of the times always moves forward, and the inability to recognize reality is like a mantis arm as a car, which will only make itself deeper and deeper. Perhaps, saying goodbye to the past sincerely is the beginning of facing a better future.
Although STI is only finishing in the North American market at present, it is not ruled out that the model equipped with FA24 engine will be listed in Japan, but from the perspective of the market, the North American market accounts for more than half of Subaru's sales share, so the decision can also peek into the final decision of the brand's global perspective - that day will come.
Compared with the development of today's intelligent assistive technology, it is undeniable that the former fuel performance car does have its own personality, but the three pedals, V8, V12 and other flood beasts that need to be domesticated may really be only a small number of people. Decades later, the fuel car may be like today's equestrian, if the love of driving is interested, you can spend a few laps on the track with precious fuel, becoming a niche and classic way of entertainment, fuel performance cars may not be extinct.
In fact, we don't have to lament that we were not born at the right time, missed the heyday of the fuel performance car, from another point of view, we should be happy to have witnessed and understood that period, but also witnessed history. Sometimes, people are more speechless about the things they really love, and if the puzzle in this life is deep and insinuating, you will be allowed to stand by the world in the next life, a prosperous scene.
"STI, thank you for ever being here."