What is it?
2007 Subaru WRX STI Limited
What's special about it?
It's been a problem with every rally replica car since Day One. They look cool squealing their way around a corner, but pull up to work in one and your boss might reconsider your management potential.
Some WRX STI buyers like it that way, but plenty of others have wished for a slightly tamer version of the ultimate Impreza, one that would include all the performance without all that bodywork. A few extra features added to the cabin wouldn't hurt either.
Those potential buyers finally get their wish with the 2007 WRX STI Limited. First off, it ditches the big rear wing in favor of a more subtle lip spoiler. There's also a revised front air dam, a standard set of foglights and new Enkei wheels that look very much like the standard STI wheels from BBS. They're even the same size and wear the same tires.
Other subtle changes include black brake calipers with white lettering in place of the usual gold binders with red letters, black-gloss B-pillars and high-luster paint for the side mirrors.
Most of the interior upgrades are minor except for the change to gray leather upholstery instead of the usual Alcantara-trimmed seats. Anything metallic in the standard model switches to gray and a sunroof is standard. Also exclusive to the STI Limited are seat heaters, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, new carpeting with more sound insulation and an auxiliary audio input jack.
There's nothing new under the hood. The turbocharged, horizontally opposed four-cylinder still displaces 2.5 liters, although new SAE horsepower guidelines have dropped its numbers to 293 hp and 290 pound-feet of torque for 2007. The STI's six-speed manual transmission and all-wheel-drive system are unchanged.
Only 800 STI Limited models will be offered, in either Satin White Pearl or Urban Gray Metallic. There will be 400 of each color and they go on sale in the fall.
What's Edmunds' take?
Subaru should reconsider its color choices and the number of these STIs it plans to build. Add black to the palette and the carmaker could double production without much worry. — Ed Hellwig
2007 Subaru WRX STI Limited
What's special about it?
It's been a problem with every rally replica car since Day One. They look cool squealing their way around a corner, but pull up to work in one and your boss might reconsider your management potential.
Some WRX STI buyers like it that way, but plenty of others have wished for a slightly tamer version of the ultimate Impreza, one that would include all the performance without all that bodywork. A few extra features added to the cabin wouldn't hurt either.
Those potential buyers finally get their wish with the 2007 WRX STI Limited. First off, it ditches the big rear wing in favor of a more subtle lip spoiler. There's also a revised front air dam, a standard set of foglights and new Enkei wheels that look very much like the standard STI wheels from BBS. They're even the same size and wear the same tires.
Other subtle changes include black brake calipers with white lettering in place of the usual gold binders with red letters, black-gloss B-pillars and high-luster paint for the side mirrors.
Most of the interior upgrades are minor except for the change to gray leather upholstery instead of the usual Alcantara-trimmed seats. Anything metallic in the standard model switches to gray and a sunroof is standard. Also exclusive to the STI Limited are seat heaters, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, new carpeting with more sound insulation and an auxiliary audio input jack.
There's nothing new under the hood. The turbocharged, horizontally opposed four-cylinder still displaces 2.5 liters, although new SAE horsepower guidelines have dropped its numbers to 293 hp and 290 pound-feet of torque for 2007. The STI's six-speed manual transmission and all-wheel-drive system are unchanged.
Only 800 STI Limited models will be offered, in either Satin White Pearl or Urban Gray Metallic. There will be 400 of each color and they go on sale in the fall.
What's Edmunds' take?
Subaru should reconsider its color choices and the number of these STIs it plans to build. Add black to the palette and the carmaker could double production without much worry. — Ed Hellwig
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