For example, the top screens (two butted up together) the left one is for the dual-zone climate control, and the right one is more about the driving side of things and can display vast amounts of data, such as your live fuel consumption, live turbo boost pressure (peaked at 126kpa for us, 18.2psi), torque distribution, and comprehensive economy information (live, since refuel, average trip A/B, and live throttle percentage).Īs you can tell, Subaru has filled the STI Premium with lots of tech. Once you settle in and get used to where everything is, you can start to enjoy the layout and rely on it. At first, the sheer digital overload can be overwhelming. On the dash you have three LCD screens to observe and interact with. For the MY16 version, this is clearly going for a more premium look and feel. You can forget the old days when the STI used to present a pretty basic and bare sports sedan cabin, with virtually a set of colourful bucket seats being the only instantly noticeable distinction over the regular Impreza. Recently saved $6,931 off the retail price Even still, the non-Premium version has dropped $500, starting at $49,490, making it a seriously tempting bargain. This top-spec STI Premium version with the rear wing starts at $55,690, which is up $700 on the MY15 model. The benefits can still be had with the latest model, however, most variants have increased in price, but by no more than $1000.
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Last year we saw prices drop by up to $10,000 thanks to the free trade agreement with Japan. Perhaps the most significant change for MY16 is the price. The latest STI is a manual-only model, although the regular WRX can be had with a CVT auto. It continues to produce 221kW and 407Nm, and the official combined cycle fuel consumption remains at 10.4L/km for MY16. For the flagship WRX Premium and WRX STI Premium (as tested), Subaru has infused a whole heap of safety devices, along with updated on-board entertainment.ĭespite the JDM-spec (Japanese) model getting a refined 2.0-litre turbo producing 227kW/422Nm, Australians are left with the same 2.5-litre turbo boxer as featured in previous generations. The WRX has been lightly updated for model year 2016 (MY16), introducing more features and more technology to the burbling icon.
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