06 Subaru WRX STI S204
12-30-05 | 08:59 PM
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06 Subaru WRX STI S204
Subaru Impreza S204 Debuts in Japan
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=108602
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=108602
TOKYO — Calling all Impreza fans! Subaru Tecnica International (STI) in Japan will build just 600 examples of this latest Impreza S204, starting in January 2006.
Since April 2000, Subaru's tuning arm, STI, has been quietly putting together its own limited run of hand-built cars, starting with the S201, which pushed out 300 horsepower.
After the S202 (2002) and S203 (2004), based on the second-generation Impreza, both with 320 hp, it's time to welcome the S204, which gets the latest shape Impreza front end and is the new Japanese domestic state of the art.
Using the latest six-speed WRX STi as a base, the STI team has hand-built, blueprinted, balanced, and tuned the already formidable 1,994cc flat-four Twin Scroll turbo, to deliver the same 320 hp at 6,400 rpm, plus a resounding 318 lb-ft at 4,400 rpm, the highest factory torque output to date.
The lowered, stiffened S204 chassis gets original spec coil springs, dampers, bushing and roll bars. With BBS alloys, 18-inch Pirelli PZero Corsa system tires, and original 17-inch vented brakes, STI claims the whole dynamic threshold improves on last year's S203.
Body tweaks include a unique grille, a carbon front skirt, and a trunk spoiler. Inside, there's a set of very smart, thin, reclining Recaro bucket seats and moody black/gray cabin coding.
The price of entry is $41,000, about $8,500 more than the standard WRX STi in Japan. Expensive, yes, but also very exclusive and a likely future collector's item.
What this means to you: For the Impreza WRX STi faithful, S204 is the new magic number. Too bad it's not officially headed anywhere near the United States.
Since April 2000, Subaru's tuning arm, STI, has been quietly putting together its own limited run of hand-built cars, starting with the S201, which pushed out 300 horsepower.
After the S202 (2002) and S203 (2004), based on the second-generation Impreza, both with 320 hp, it's time to welcome the S204, which gets the latest shape Impreza front end and is the new Japanese domestic state of the art.
Using the latest six-speed WRX STi as a base, the STI team has hand-built, blueprinted, balanced, and tuned the already formidable 1,994cc flat-four Twin Scroll turbo, to deliver the same 320 hp at 6,400 rpm, plus a resounding 318 lb-ft at 4,400 rpm, the highest factory torque output to date.
The lowered, stiffened S204 chassis gets original spec coil springs, dampers, bushing and roll bars. With BBS alloys, 18-inch Pirelli PZero Corsa system tires, and original 17-inch vented brakes, STI claims the whole dynamic threshold improves on last year's S203.
Body tweaks include a unique grille, a carbon front skirt, and a trunk spoiler. Inside, there's a set of very smart, thin, reclining Recaro bucket seats and moody black/gray cabin coding.
The price of entry is $41,000, about $8,500 more than the standard WRX STi in Japan. Expensive, yes, but also very exclusive and a likely future collector's item.
What this means to you: For the Impreza WRX STi faithful, S204 is the new magic number. Too bad it's not officially headed anywhere near the United States.
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12-31-05 | 06:12 AM
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that new look wins me over more than the evo. I think subarus got a better reliability reputation as well, But with the new evo coming out with looks to kill its going to be a tough choice for buyers in this segment, once again.
12-31-05 | 11:18 AM
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Damn that car has a lot of goodies!!!! Looks aggressive as hell too!! I'm thinking that the tie bar underneath the rear is like a hydraulic strut. I don't know how feasible that may be, considering you want as little flex as possible, but you never know... 
12-31-05 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by foofighter
looking at it, it looks like a lower subframe brace...but why the uneven size 
As a pilot, I can tell you that in in flight school we learned and experienced the same effect in single-engine propeller airplanes and how to deal with it.....the torque effect on the plane as the heavy propeller spun and whirled in one direction wanting to make the plane turn and bank in the other. In relatively high-powered single-engined planes, if you were not careful to hold a lot of pressure on opposite rudder on max power take-offs, you could end up completely off the side of the runway in a ditch.
Last edited by mmarshall; 12-31-05 at 04:25 PM.
Looks like that car comes modded already, don't need a thing except upping the boost perhaps 
Still love the Evo though.
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