CHERRY HILL, New Jersey — The ultra-performance-oriented 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition will be priced at $33,690, including a $695 destination charge, when it arrives in dealerships in the spring. The special model debuted at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Subaru noted that the new model is "priced $2,000 lower than the base price of the 2010 WRX STI." Compared with the standard 2010 WRX STI, the WRX STI Special Edition gets halogen rather than HID headlights; a single-disc CD player with a four-speaker audio system instead of the six-CD player with 10-speaker system; manual air conditioning instead of automatic climate control and side mirrors without integrated signals.
The suspension for the special version is adopted from the Japanese domestic market WRX STI spec C model, which adds a 1mm-thicker rear stabilizer bar, stiffer rear subframe bushings and upgraded springs.
The WRX STI Special Edition is outfitted with the 305-horsepower 2.5-liter four-cylinder turbo boxer engine and a six-speed manual transmission.
The first run of the vehicle — limited to 125 units — will get Aspen White paint and custom spec C wheels. After that initial run, the Special Edition will join the lineup as a regular production model later in 2010 and will be available in standard colors.
Inside Line says: Subaru aims for relatively affordable when it comes to pricing the WRX STI Special Edition. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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belly1 says:
12:15 AM, 12/05/2009
Oh thank goodness! Another story on the WRX! Oh wait, no the WRX STi! No wait the WRX Sti spec edition! No wait the WRX STi spec edition with leather seats! No wait the WRX STi with.... we get it the WRX is a sweet car. Please, please, no more stories about the WRX unless it is actually interesting...
jays83gsl says:
12:01 PM, 12/03/2009
Awesome! Less sound = less weight.
charlesb says:
09:38 AM, 12/03/2009
Sort of silly. I'll posit that the decontenting/price cut won't move many of these. The real problem is that the standard WRX is "too good" now and still considerably less money.
yardman24 says:
07:55 AM, 12/03/2009
about damn time. sti and evo prices have been going up and are not really bargains like they used to be