Floor it.
This was the first voice which rang in my head when I eased into the driver’s seat of a Subaru. Turbo-charged.
The car came to life with a bellowing yawn, and my attention turned to the “STI” emblems on the meter cluster and the steering helm.
I do not have a very good impression of turbo-charged Subarus. My experiences were horrid because they tend to overtake you effortlessly with the drivers giving you a smug grin on their faces. They have a reason to be, because I was already trying to rock my car forward with my body weight. Alright, that was a desperate attempt.
Years later I upgraded to a Euro R boosting nearly 300hp. I managed to meet one unit on the road and thought revenge would be easy this time. There was no clear winner, but my understanding of the car deepened. Over thirty thousand dollars were spent on my car trying to prove one point. That the naturally-aspirated engine performs better than forced induction.
The problem here is, there is no clear comparison to that. Both are different set-ups and you really have to look at them separately. Enough of the bickering, turbo cars should keep to playing with turbo counterparts and the same goes for the naturally-aspirated. Which is why eventually, I’ve finally accepted that sitting in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI is nothing humiliating.
This is a compliant looking STI that has undeclared horsepower of well over 300 under its bonnet. The exhaust growls heavily because it is a Fujitsubo and it roars even louder with the TD06 attached to its heart. You can’t slouch because the seats are pulling at your back when you floor it. You can feel the velocity in your toes. You are keeping both your hands on the steering wheel because it is trying to tame you. It is faster, it is pushy, and you are capable of bullying someone else with this beast.
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