Speaking of cherry, think of Japan. In Japan, cherry pink symbol of masculinity. And for the fans to see this touch of pink cherry blossoms, we can easily think of Subaru. Blue vehicle body, wheels gold, pink flag, youth throughout many fans.
Full Subaru STI Subaru tecnica international, Subaru’s high performance cars flag.
As Subaru Impreza STI, from its birth in the WRC World Rally Championship. At first, the Subaru Legacy models WRC campaign is used as the prototype build, but track performance is very general, Subaru urgent need of a smaller chariot.
In 1992, Subaru introduced a new compact-class car – Impreza. Then based on the Subaru Impreza create a car that is well known to be 555 chariots. This car has kicked off in Subaru WRC lord’s.
In 1994, the first generation, code-named Subaru Impreza WRX STI the official birth of GC8. Equipped with a generation of God machine EJ20, from STI chariot down the aisle. Most important feature of this engine is the use of a horizontal opposed engine, it has a lower center of gravity, which is in the game has a great advantage.
WRC required to use competition car production, the annual output must be greater than 2,500. For this reason, the production STI models Subaru had, at first did not have expectations for sales. The result is indeed in short supply.
In August 1995, the advent of second-generation STI, with a strong performance and driver performance, the Subaru WRC team won three consecutive 95 years to 97 years. Subsequent generations, but also the GC series chassis, based on some tinkering before the upgrade, the strict sense and can not be considered replacement.
can say, GC series is recognized as the most fans of the classic generation STI, also the most fans love generation.
2000, Subaru brought a seventh-generation chassis code GD series of STI, 7,8,9 generations to GD series. Replace the use of a wider platform of STI larger body, body rigidity has also been greatly improved.
before updating of the STI and the biggest difference is that the shape of the GC series headlights, seven generations STI circular lamp it replaced. But many fans felt unable to accept. 8-generation STI has replaced the tears, joined the former ancestral automatic mode DCCD system.
ninth generation STI nickname quot; snout quot ;, the appearance of the same provocative. Indeed controversial, but now looking back, it is still the classic generation.
by the end of 2007, chassis code GR advent of the tenth generation STI, Subaru replaced the hatchback has become a steel gun style, became only the history of STI hatchback version of the model. Add the four-wheel drive system is symmetrical, the body further increased. Because this generation STI shape despise fans, so in 2011 launched a ten generations and a half, return to the sedan version of the model.
In 2014, the tenth generation, code-named VA STI officially released, this generation WRX STI Impreza officially out of the cars, the cars became an independent, It has a better strength of the vehicle body and chassis structures. Then on the Nurburgring, with a Subaru WRX STI Type-RA NBR broke the record for New Zealand, North steepest four cars, lap 5 to 6 minutes 57 seconds, this result can be very tough.
As Mitsubishi EVO on to an end 10 generations, alone Subaru JDM STI still struggling to support the banner continue to evolve. That touch of pink cherry Subaru fans are still crazy in the past, but I do not know in the end is happy or sad.
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