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Not an STI but the exterior tS badge is tuned by STI 😄 https://www.autocar.co.nz/subaru-wrx-2-4t-ts-spec-b-has-arrived-in-all-its-manual-glory/

More tuned by STI than a real STI ? The old STI S209 was 320hp ? This is an abuse of the Sxxx badge 😂

CVT ! Has Subaru lost all their marbles ? 🤣 https://www.evo.co.uk/subaru/wrx-sti/207524/new-subaru-wrx-s210-sti-the-most-focused-sti-has-a-cvt-gearbox

https://www.motoringnz.com/news/2024/12/6/brz-buy-it-and-more-could-come

True. Though a 215/40 is closer to stock rolling diameter than a 215/45 The biggest problem is finding quality 215/40 tyres. Back in the day one of the white GC8 wagon mob was running 205/40s on the track.

When I got my BBS wheels they came with 225/45-17 Goodyear F1's - an absolutely awful tyre, in a totally wrong size for a GC8. Rub-dub-dub and raised the overall gearing enough to take the edge off performance. Switched to 215/45 tyres - much better response and grip. 215/40-17 was even better, lowered the gearing enough to make the car feel like it had an RA

Facelifted GR/GV STI ftw. But the suspension is a lot stiffer, may not be good for your back ? VA STI is stiffer again. More mature but has enough old charm to see off any Audi S3/RS3, Golf R etc. Proper AWD no Haldex crap !

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/subaru/impreza/listing/4927230206 Big power 6-speed tranplant Tuned Link etc 410 whp on Ecopia tyres ??? 🤣

Woohooo Many years on and I've yet to discover the moving pictures settings on my cameras Not Elite but Fortech Performance or similar name, long gone. They had the only awd rolling road in town ? Pic c/- @DPI

Earliest record I have is from 2004 when CS had a dynoday at the place in Taonui St that had a rolling road dyno.

Depends on the age/model GC8. STI version 4 on used inverted dampers. Not sure about regular GC8 or WRX. What car did your GC8 dampers come off ? 60-65mm drop - yikes

Does the GC8 switch to inverted dampers affect what will fit in a BC5 ?

Too many kilowatts for the jandal ?

Impreza numbers reduced by one. Was it anyone here ? ? https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-boy-racers-crash-on-quay-st-crowd-blocks-road/O3GIPCYTIBFIBGJGMWLBF7MDZM/

J - You got a Santa Fe, what year/model ? OP - how did you get 85,000km from Potenzas ??? Any cheapie should suffice for light duties like beach running.

Didn't KYB make the OEM's ? Or was it Tokico ? I remember seeing official Sub NZ prices for replacement inverted STI dampers, Both were mechanically the same but carried slightly different part numbers L and R, One was more expensive too ! ?

Yep. S401 got 9 more kw, 6speed gearbox, big brakes, limited edition blah blah but also carrried an extra 70kg so performance same as regular Legacy RSK https://www.autocar.co.nz/from-the-archives-2003-subaru-legacy-s401-sti/ S402 got more bang https://www.whichcar.com.au/reviews/2008-subaru-legacy-sti-s402-review-classic-motor

? https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/26/son-of-former-wrc-champ-ready-to-make-his-own-nz-memories/

Barryboys and Shed of the Week ?

https://www.drivelife.co.nz/2022/07/2022-subaru-wrx-gt-ts-wagon-car-review Since there’s now no STi model, Subaru has added “flashes of STI’s brilliance through the tS model sporting STI branding on the steering wheel and instrument cluster and the tS wagon also featuring STI branded front seats and tailpipes.” What a load of bollocks. ?

Or the owner who stuck a Viva badge on the boot ?

The ultimate purse from a sow's ear ? ? Never seen one with a Viva badge, they were labelled Firenza ? Droop snoot 2.3 if you must.