Hi, looking for an STI to buy and on the Subaru website they quote STI 7 as 0-60 in 5.9 secs and STI 8 in 5.3 secs

Is this correct? Why the difference? is the 8 lighter???. I've tested driven a 52 plate 7 and a 55 plate 8 and i do admit the 8 gave seemed to give me a more harsher shove in the back

 

take it you are on about uk as times seem a bit slow for jdm, if thats the case someone will put you right soon

 

bla - this post was incorrect (thanks Top gear!! )

 

Its the same engine
Both produce similar levels of power but the ecu is different and possible tweaks to the map would improve things somewhat
Should also add that both weigh the same, 1470kg, the 02/03 type uk's run similar power/torque levels.

Tony

 

No idea, but hi from another Harlow owner

 

or did the 8 have ppp?

 

Never realised there was such a difference in torque between a stock STi Type UK 7 and 8...


Cheers,
Grant

 

There aint a classic turbo pushes out that much torque, a type UK 02 STi pushes out 250+lbs.

Tony

 

Was a wee bit shocked by those figures and was contemplating phoning a V7 driving friend and mocking his puny torque figure and telling him that my MY99 PPP which cost half what his did has a higher lb/ft output!!

Thankyou for saving me from eating the slice of humble pie....


Cheers,
Grant

 

From Top Gear website:

2002 Subaru Impreza 2.0 WRX STi Saloon 4d 1994cc
Cubic capacity (CCs) 1994
Brake horse power (BHP) 261
Number of Cylinders 4
Camshaft DOHC
Number of valves 34
Fuel Type Petrol
Fuel aspiration Turbocharged
Fuel catalyst C
Fuel delivery Multi-Point Injection
Driven wheels Four Wheel Drive
Number of gears 6 Speed
Transmission type Manual
Max torque (lb ft) 215.0
Max torque (NM) 292
Max torque RPM 3600
Tank capacity (litres) 60

2003 Subaru Impreza 2.0 WRX STi Type UK Saloon 4d 1994cc
Cubic capacity (CCs) 1994
Brake horse power (BHP) 261
Number of Cylinders 4
Camshaft DOHC
Number of valves 34
Fuel Type Petrol
Fuel aspiration Turbocharged
Fuel catalyst C
Fuel delivery Multi-Point Injection
Driven wheels Four Wheel Drive
Number of gears 6 Speed
Transmission type Manual
Max torque (lb ft) 253.0
Max torque (NM) 343
Max torque RPM 4000
Tank capacity (litres) 60

but Parkers seems to say different...

http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/sp...d=850&id=22465
vs
http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/sp...d=850&id=24719

Im guessing Parkers is right then and i got my info from a clearly un-reliable source. Sorry.

 

Marmski,
I think those guys were on top gear rather than from top gear

Tony

 

I got to that bit and stopped reading...

 

So we still have no real answer then?

Both cars are standard (no PPP). Based on my experience then i will be definatly going for the blobeye!!!

 

Dont know what you dont fathom from that? both produce 265ps and produce approx 254lbs of torque.

Tony

 

Methinks they've muddled up the torque from a WRX

Nick

 

Looks like TG have the figures wrong, 02-05MY STi are basically identical engine-wise and the figures are all the same.

Mike

 

Me too 34

I thought they only had 16 or maybe 24

How many does a classic have then?!

 

Classics only have 2.371 in total, but apparently they're lighter so much much faster...