I keep reading posts where people refer to the STI UK as an STI-7. In Japan it has never been tagged as an STI-x as that ended with the STI-6. There are two models - the STI 2001 and the STI 2002. Surely if people insist on tagging the STI UK with a number it should be an STI-8?

I think this tagging originated in Australia?

Ken

 

Austrailia never got STI until the new shape 01. Their WRX's werent the same a Japanese WRX's either they were the same as UK and Euro turbos and GT's in South Africa.

 

I did see that the new shape STI werent 7 and 8 though as the new didnt carry the designation on.

[Edited by chrisp - 5/17/2002 8:40:13 PM]

 

I just climb in ours and drive them...

 

Chris,

I'll think you'll find that both the STI v5 and v6 (4-door) were both sold in Australia through dealers in limited numbers.

Regards,

Gerrod ( an Australian... )

 

Thanks Gerrod my mistake. I see they did a version of the WRX type R in 1999 and imported STI 4 doors in 2000 from Japan.

 

Just some further info. In 1999 Australia got 400 STI version 5 coupes, in only 2 colours, sonic blue, (WRC blue) and white. They were plain STIs, not type Rs, with ABS, no water spray, no centre diff control and no inverted suspension. They had a revised ECU to cope with 95/96RON fuel.

In 2000 they got a further 400 STI version 6 sedans in 2 colours, white and steel blue, (cool grey). These were also the plain STI and not the type RA. These however, got the inverted suspension.

The new STIs are officially called the MY01 "new age" STI and the MY02 "new age" STI. The version tags are gone.

Cheers,

Wrexy.