I drove one of those STI's for the first time ever last month. My buddies younger cousin bought it. It had some low end pull, but honestly it's not a fast car. Sounded great; he had some Invidia pipes on it, but overall, for the money, it's not a car that makes too much sense. I get that they could be very fun in the winter but... I don't know...
It’s the weight mostly. And it’s not an easy car to drive at 10/10’s. It requires so much focus on track. I hate it.
it gets quicker once you swap in a fpr pump and injectors with a tune.
also, there’s no evo. I think the sti gets away with success it doesn’t deserve due to there being no real competition for it. And let’s be for real, the sti on dirt does phenomenal! Lemme find u a clip
https://photos.app.goo.gl/eNjPZBEwqAjsFK3S6
That’s a rally x here in Boulder. On dirt it’s amazing, it’s what she’s built for. The gearing even made sense, it recovers speed easily too.
but on tarmac. It isn’t great. Nothings really challenging it considering the only two cars I can think of really can’t rally due to their awd systems not being great on dirt. You know?
but yeah, take it on dirt. It’ll click.