It is a badge worn with pride and in a short space of time achieved a status which has made it revered in performance circles. There’s no ambiguity as to what it stands for: Subaru Tecnica International – to spell it out – is the name behind the brand’s rally successes in both the World Rally Championship (WRC) and more recently the Production WRC, as well as a string of scintillating performance road cars which have been tested in the most demanding conditions. With powerful research and development resources STI is also ideally placed to provide valuable input into mainstream production vehicles, acting as a high-tech test bed for the Subaru brand.
South African owners of the WRX STI are the beneficiaries of this expertise, which has resulted in compact performance icon which provides unrivalled driving enjoyment.