The Subaru WRX STI needs no introduction to anyone who has been around cars for more than five minutes. The 2018 version does not reinvent the recipe: it refines it. Spec.r brings Recaro seats, Brembo brakes, and the full driver engagement package that STI buyers expect.
Simone reviews it on Australian roads and notes the WRX STI's character is uncompromised. It is not the fastest car in this bracket. It is not the most refined. It does not pretend to be either. The flat-four engine sounds distinctive, the all-wheel drive system is genuinely capable, and the Recaro seats hold you in place with the kind of conviction that says the engineers meant business.
The STI is for committed buyers who know exactly what they are signing up for. The trade in isolation and refinement for engagement and brand identity is the whole point. Those who want performance without the drama have plenty of German options. The STI is for people who want the drama.
The full review is on the CarTell.tv YouTube channel above.
