Subaru STI to stop the new, this news came out, actually blew up a bunch of JDM old fans who usually don't speak in my circle of friends, I quickly searched in my mind: most of these people are after 70, after 80, most of them are deeply affected by the movie or manga "Head Text D", although most of them do not open STI and do not open EVO now, but the love for these Japanese high-performance cars has always been buried in their hearts.
Before talking about the car, let's explain the news of STI parking:
Recently, subaru North America account suddenly released a press release, probably because of the current automotive market environment, as well as environmental regulations and other requirements, Subaru will not continue to develop Subaru WRX STI based on the new WRX.
Since our domestic STI is basically imported from the United States, this news means that the generation of Subaru STI that is still on sale in the US market may be the last generation of STI...
It must be emphasized that this news is not completely confirmed that STI is not new. I'm guessing that in the future, the STI will return in the form of an electric sports car. Of course, this is another story.
As a post-80s, most of the wonderful moments of STI, I have had the privilege of experiencing or witnessing, including my years of interviewing rally events, the word STI seems to have been haunting, although it has not actually been owned, but it is as kind as an old friend: horizontal opposed engine, full-time four-wheel drive, EJ20, EJ25, forged piston, four-cover abalone, CDDC four-wheel drive.
From GC to GD, from square lights to round lights, from WRC to CRC, APRC, these cars flow with the roots of the red pull blood. In that era of fuel vehicles without electric vehicles: Subaru STI and Mitsubishi EVO were like a pair of rivals, facing each other for twenty years, being rivals and achieving each other.
Although the Mitsubishi EVO was discontinued earlier than the STI, but in fact, Subaru once wanted to seriously develop the STI, from the STI independent of the WRX, it can be seen that from the recent 2-3 years of the Tokyo Motor Show, also once appeared in the STI concept car, so that fans are excited, Subaru to stop the EJ series engine has been feeling bad, but it is still sighing to hear that the STI is no longer new!
With the rapid development of electric vehicles now, like STI, which only talks about feelings, lack of absolute speed (compared to electric vehicles) fuel vehicles, the living space has been greatly compressed, especially in the Us market, limited by environmental protection and emission regulations, production suspension is also sooner or later, and Subaru obviously does not have any superior oil-electric hybrid technology, hybrid This is obviously not feasible for Subaru, it is estimated that Subaru's future will also follow the pace of Toyota and directly transition to electric vehicles. Again, as a Japanese car factory with few resources and a small scale, Subaru can only follow most of the time and cannot lead, especially in this era of fighting for resources.
As a car fan, especially a racing fan, I always feel that I lack the support of top events, and the appeal of such high-performance street cars always lacks confidence, and the desire to buy is greatly reduced. In any case, the STI of the oil car era soon came to an end.
Perhaps, in a few years, it will resurrect the STI in the form of an electric vehicle, just as Volkswagen ID.Buzz revived the Volkswagen T1 in the form of an electric vehicle.