{"id":40305,"date":"2023-01-13T12:03:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40305"},"modified":"2023-01-13T12:03:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:03:43","slug":"impreza-sti-appearance-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40305","title":{"rendered":"2024 Subaru Impreza gets STI appearance package at Tokyo Auto Salon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2023 edition of the Tokyo Auto Salon<\/a> is under way, and Subaru<\/a> traveled to the event to showcase a new 2024 Impreza<\/a> fitted with an STI-branded appearance package. The parts give the hatchback a meaner-looking design but it sounds like the flat-four remains stock.<\/p>\n

Finished in a head-turning shade of orange, the design study gains a front splitter, side skirts, and a pair of round exhaust outlets that poke out from a redesigned rear diffuser. Look really closely and you’ll notice a subtle “STI” emblem positioned above the exhaust tips \u2014 we’re miles away from the vents and wings that Subaru used to put on its STI-developed cars. Black wheels add a finishing touch to the look.<\/p>\n

Subaru hasn’t revealed whether there are STI-developed bits and pieces in the suspension system and there’s no mention of further mechanical changes. Offered exclusively as a hatchback, the American-market 2024 Impreza<\/a> comes standard with a 2.0-liter flat-four carried over from the last-generation model and rated at 152 horsepower and 145 pound-feet of torque. Buyers who want more power can step up to the RS trim, which benefits from a 2.5-liter flat-four shared with the Crosstrek<\/a> and tuned to develop 182 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque.<\/p>\n

It’s too early to tell if the STI appearance package will reach production, let alone if it will be offered in the United States. If you want a real STI-tuned Impreza, you’re out of luck: while a new WRX<\/a> made its debut in 2022, the range-topping WRX STI<\/a> will not return to the line-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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