Subaru Impreza WRX 5D

Similar cars tried: Honda Integra Type R, Porsche 911, Fairlady, Mitsubishi Evo

Duration of car driven: More than 3 years

This mad crazy little hatchback is not your typical hatchback like a volkswagen or a renault. It's raw as hell, trust me get into one and your legs would be numb after one single pull from that monster engine.Tone down version of a rally car, amazing car for road daily, comfortable and extremely easy to drive with HARDCORE performance make you want to trash it every single day with that turbo, with gear shift settings rpm LED LIGHT, unbelievable car with interior not like the cheap 07 before sedan where all sorts of noise come in, not this, unbelievable interior with ecu si drive mode, no more low fuel consumption due to unable to tweak with the ecu like the old version of subaru impreza before 07. If you are enthusiast and you have 80k to spend in your bank account, here it is. Everything feel solid and well made even the clutch and gas pedal is sensitive and overly responsive. That turbo spooling is beyond joy but endlessly happy. A subaru sti will change you, this powerful beast beg you to go faster and push it to the limit if you allow and your heart can take it. With 6speed ratio with mix of close to wide ratio, top speed of 280km/h with mods is achievable. Looking into performance mods, this car can easily take on 600hp with stock gearbox. Unlike the wrx, this is hardcore and the power will rip off your expectation from excitement to fear of your life & safety if you reach that extreme level. Not for the faint hearted. Trust me.The stock power is way enough and too much for sg road.

You get to choose what sort of throttle response you like. Then you choose from six settings how much power you like to go to the front wheels and how much to the back. Or you can go for the auto setting, which unlocks the centre differential, sending most of the torque to the rear, or the Auto +, which sends it to the front. You can also control the three-way vehicle dynamics control system, which turns the traction control system on, off or very off.

Nice hatch with plenty of horsepower. The nice looking STI is already on sale in many other countries including Japan but when would it reach our shore?

Even before starting to drive the car, I've already gotten a big shot of adrenaline just by cranking up the ignition. First driving impression is that, this car is built like a tank and drives like a tank, even in excess of 100kmh. Stability is top notch that you can feel the 4 wheels firmly planted onto the ground. Overall driving feel is just fantastic! Just loooooooooove the kick of the turbo spoooooling up!

I went to test drive the new A-line. Simply awesome! All I expected from the STI from handling to performance and also looks too.

Feel the Adrenaline rush!

Absolutely can't be wrong with this 'beast'! This is one of the best performance car under $120K category price tag! Mind you a whopping of 300bhp of power and 407 Nm of torque unwrap from the box!? The first time I test drove it. I knew it was love at first sight and indeed that love grew fonder each days when I hit on the road with her. It definetly gains you some respect on the road. So far, this car brings me excellent thrill and so much confidence when I hit on tight corners. The handling of the cars seems to 'understand' your driving style almost immediately. I will strongly recommend for those who want some real power play and yet do not want to spend above $150K to $200K onwards, this STi cannot be wrong. And quite unbeliveable, the fuel consumption is not that bad compare to other performance cars I have heard. It gave me a comfortable 8 to 9km/L range even though I boost it quite alot on some occasions. This beast is definitely going to stay with me for quite some time! :)

The new WRX model is touted as being improved, grown up and more roomy. Yes, it has went more upmarket, build quality has improved, but interior space is as tight as ever.

if you have a family with kids and thinking about getting this one, you can forget it. Rear passenger leg room is very tight, and boot is too shallow for things such as a full sized travel bags or pram.