Critical Knowledge:- Shares redesign with base Impreza
- Unique exterior styling
- Offered as a 4-door wagon
- Seating for 5
- Standard all-wheel drive (AWD)
- Turbocharged 4-cylinder engine
- Driver selectable traction, throttle, and AWD settings
- Sales to start in first quarter 2008
Introduction
Subaru , introduced a performance version of its Impreza , compact called the WRX STI in Japan in 1994. 
Developed by Subaru Tecnica International (STI), the company’s motorsports arm, the car quickly earned a reputation for success in World Rally Championship competition, winning the WRC Manufacturers’ championship three straight years from 1995 to 1997. Subaru brought the second-generation model to the United States for the 2004 model year, offering it only as a 4-door sedan, while other Imprezas, including the WRX, were also available as wagons.
Subaru has redesigned the Impreza for 2008, and at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru introduced the third-generation of the Impreza WRX STI as a 2008 model. At Tokyo, the STI was shown as only a wagon and all of the information released was for the Japanese home market model. Still, much of the information is pertinent to the U.S. version, which will make its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November and is due to hit U.S. showrooms in the first quarter of 2008.
Model Lineup
The last STI available in the U.S. was offered in two models: STI and STI Limited. The Japanese version is offered as a well-equipped single...
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