Six Star Magazine Six Star Magazine Winter 2010/2011 | Page 17

WRX STI 2000-2007

THIRD GENERATION WRX STI 2007-2011

2004 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI
(JAPANESE SPECIFICATION PROTOTYPE)

2007-2011 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI

Two years later, Subaru entered the
exclusive domain of the supercar.
Running a prototype based on the
Japanese version of the WRX STI, the
clock stopped in under eight minutes,
a huge accomplishment. In honour of
this feat, 300 editions of nearly the same
car – dubbed the WRX STI spec C TYPE RA
(for record attempt) – were sold in Japan.

During the development of the third-generation
Impreza, the Subaru test team spent countless
hours at the Nürburgring in search of more
speed and increased safety. The result was a
completely redesigned body with improved
rigidity and agility. In addition, the car featured
a vastly changed suspension system, as well as
advanced technology in the form of the multimode DCCD, multi-mode VDC and SI-DRIVE
engine management system.

LAP TIME: 7:59.41

LAP TIME: 7:55.00

STI-BRANDED SHIFT KNOB (6MT)

SURROUND MOULDING FOR EXHAUST TIPS

Finally, in 2010, the time came to turn
back time once again. Armed with a
2011 WRX STI 4-door test vehicle, 4-time
World Rally Champion Tommi Mäkinen
achieved the fastest lap ever for an WRX
STI model. The improvement was traced
to the car's ability to generate higher
cornering speeds than its predecessor.
This dynamic sports car, currently in
its 2011 model year, is now firmly
entrenched among the exotics.

17-INCH GOLD ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS