Posted Monday, October 21, 2024 at 9:11pm
At the launch of the latest Subaru WRX variant, the tS, there was plenty of time to mourn the absence of a full STI model for the U.S. market, particularly on the long hill up to Turn 1 at Sonoma Raceway. The fifth-generation WRX offers more chassis than engine, and that’s made clear by acceleration figures that are almost identical to those of the original rally hooligan that arrived in the U.S. for the 2002 model year. However, if 271 horsepower of turbocharged flat-four is all Subaru is going to mete out for now, enthusiasts are at least making the most of it by flogging that four with a proper stick.
