[s-cars] Re: NAC, but more turbo content

[William Noland]

A case of "competition improves the breed". Of course, the Mitsubishi
(Yes! Mitsubishi of the Mitsubishi Zero fame) are importing the latest
Evo (Lancer) this year, so what's a Subaru to do? All well and good in
my mind. BTW -- picked up a WRX Wagon last weekend to haul the dogs
around. Don't get me wrong. They thoroughly enjoyed riding around in the
back of the S4 -- playing with the seat heaters and reading lights.

The WRX is pretty impressive, though break calls for keeping the revs
below 4k rpm. Unfortunately, this seems to be the point where the party
really starts. Should be a fun little car nonetheless and give me a
chance to address a few items on the S4. No getting away from the
econocar roots, but seems pretty well screwed together and handles very
nicely on the stock all-season rubber (soon to be addressed). Great
aftermarket to drain the wallet, too.

Pretty amusing -- the kid at my parking garage at work (w/ a hot-rodded
GTI) noticed the Subie right off. Said, "So you bought a FUN car".
Apparently, the S4 and M Roadster register pretty low on the
twenty-something FUN meter. An STI would probably have him begging for
adoption. :-)

Bill Noland
finally "with it" car-wise

>Sheesh! Subaru is really turning the heat up. As Vinnie Vega said in Pulp
>Fiction... "I gotta say, you play with fire, you gonna get burned."
>
>Maybe I should stop reading this stuff...
>
>SUBARU INTRODUCES THE 2004 IMPREZA WRX STi AT NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
>AUTO SHOW
>--"No-Compromise" The Most Powerful Subaru Ever Offered in North America--
>
>DETROIT, Jan. 6, 2003 ? Subaru of America, Inc. today introduced the
>long-awaited 2004MY Impreza WRX STi, an ultra high-performance all-wheel
>drive sedan, at the North American International Auto Show. Based on the
>critically acclaimed Subaru Impreza WRX, Impreza WRX STi is completely
>re-engineered to provide world-class sports car levels of acceleration,
>handling and braking performance. Impreza WRX STi will serve as the
>performance flagship of the Subaru line when it arrives in dealerships this
>summer and will earn distinction as the most powerful Subaru ever offered
>for sale in North America. Be sure to check it out at Impreza.Subaru.com.
>