The 2023 Subaru WRX STI Will Probably Look Something Like This
Subaru announced today it plans to bring a total of five vehicles, including four STI-branded concepts, to next year's Tokyo Auto Salon. Among them is a very production-looking WRX S4 STI concept and an all-electric concept called the STI E-RA.
The company says the car above is based on the WRX S4 STI Sport R and uses the same fascia and body cladding found on the newly launched WRX, which we just drove for the first time. Subaru has "customized" it with a handful of STI-branded performance parts, including a cherry red splitter, side skirts, and a performance exhaust. Despite being labeled as a concept, it looks production-ready, with a wing out back and an STI badge on the nose. This is the closest we'll get to seeing what the new WRX STI will look like before it's unveiled in any official capacity.
The next concept is the STI E-RA. Previewed in the teaser image above, Subaru says its goal was to gain "experience and practice in new technologies in the world of motorsport which is making its way toward a carbon neutral era." It's unclear what the car will look like, or whether it'll be production-based.
The two other STI-branded concepts are the Levorg STI and the Subaru BRZ STI. We've seen STI-branded concepts of both cars in the past, so don't get too excited about seeing production variants just yet. The Levorg gets all the same upgrades as the WRX above, while the BRZ gets its own set of STI performance parts upgrades, though Subaru doesn't say what, if anything, has been done under the hood. The fifth car, and only race car of the bunch, is the BRZ GT300 from the 2021 SuperGT season, which took overall victory in its class.
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