Grudes Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 http://www.motortrend.com/news/we-hear-next-gen-subaru-wrx-sti-could-go-hybrid/ Subaru is saying that the 17 STi could be a hybrid with the gasoline engine powering the front wheels and the electric motor powering the rear wheels. It doesnt sound very appealing to me. The gas mileage would be great but I dont think Mods would be very easy to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 http://www.motortrend.com/news/we-hear-next-gen-subaru-wrx-sti-could-go-hybrid/ Subaru is saying that the 17 STi could be a hybrid with the gasoline engine powering the front wheels and the electric motor powering the rear wheels. It doesnt sound very appealing to me. The gas mileage would be great but I dont think Mods would be very easy to do I had been thinking about getting a '17 if they switched to the 2.0. I do not want to guinea pig their first DCT offering though. The performance numbers are going to have to be amazing for the hybrid thing to fly though. The electric should help it launch like a beast, hopefully they can tame the weight and make it still turn corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasser-Hanbali Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 if they do this im going to baby the hell out of my 16, it will be worth a boat load in the future as the last manual STI. Subaru needs to keep the STI manual to me IMO is a huge selling point in today's new car segment i would completely have skipped over buying one if i couldn't get the 6spd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Sigh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Sigh.... This. It will ultimately kill the STI, and make it a novelty IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQdDude Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I thought the new STI and WRX had the WRX with more power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 this is what happens when you think with your brain and not your dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I think the electric motors in the rear will help with acceleration and launch but i'm not a fan of the idea. Does this mean it's a Hybrid all wheel drive system? are the rear motors always running or can they be turned off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 http://www.motortrend.com/news/we-hear-next-gen-subaru-wrx-sti-could-go-hybrid/ Subaru is saying that the 17 STi could be a hybrid with the gasoline engine powering the front wheels and the electric motor powering the rear wheels. It doesnt sound very appealing to me. The gas mileage would be great but I dont think Mods would be very easy to do So what you are saying is Subaru is depressed and giving up on life and going to literally set fire to all their fanbase in one spectacular technological boondoggle. got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 So what you are saying is Subaru is depressed and giving up on life and going to literally set fire to all their fanbase in one spectacular technological boondoggle. got it. based off reading your other posts, this one disappoints me the most. You don't even try to argue or debate... you just gave up and wrote a slam statement. I'll be removing two points from your overall score for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 based off reading your other posts, this one disappoints me the most. You don't even try to argue or debate... you just gave up and wrote a slam statement. I'll be removing two points from your overall score for this. I think Subaru will get over the hurt feelings it has from one internet poster on an otherwise locked from the public forum. Debate what? Prior to the 2.5Rs and WRX in this country Subaru in America largely sold to Lesbians, Oddball (mostly college professors) whom Saab and Volvo couldn't attract, and the random impressionable person looking for the honda dealership but got lost. Back in my high school days (when dinosaurs roamed the earth) the only kids that drove subarus were the hippy stoner kids of hippy stoner parents. Then we got the 2.5RS coupe and things got interesting, and the WRX came out and things got a lot more interesting. Subaru's modern legacy (pun intended) is based on them selling performance vehicles that could directly tie back to rally and road racing and the trickle down effect of the Renaissance that they are seen as building "drivers" cars and not just quirky appliances. BTW, this has happened before with the brat - the brat brought a lot of visibility to subaru and brought a whole lot of interest into showrooms but they couldn't sustain it. Let me be clear, I dislike automatics, I am leery of hybrid drivetrains in performance street cars as the tech is still too new (but I will concede is doing amazing things), and I mostly dislike FWD cars. this new STi sounds complex for the sake of being complex to sell units, is going to require a whole new group of people with unique skills to do modifications, and generally doesn't sound all that enthusiast oriented. I get that the days of the boy racer stripped down STi pure race car for the street ended in 2008 and the role of the car is changing but there is taking your market into consideration and making logical evolutionary steps and then there doing something as a hail mary attempt to get more asses in subaru seats any way possible. This feels like the latter. also let's not talk about disappointment, I read your build thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grudes Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 This. It will ultimately kill the STI, and make it a novelty IMO. I know. I hope they dont do this, or at least just offer it in addition to a regular STi. It wouldnt surprise me if they did this though, their have been rumors of a hybrid for a few years, their have even been rumors of an electric turbo. I wonder how much more it would weigh as a hybrid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I mean is anyone really surprised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I thought the new STI and WRX had the WRX with more power? No. The STI makes more power, 305ish to WRX's 268 I think. The confusion comes from the 5sp WRX's taller 2nd gear that lets it hit 60mph faster than the STI which loses time shifting to 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I mean is anyone really surprised? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 also let's not talk about disappointment, I read your build thread. You seem to lack the ability to read so I simplified things for you. http://i.imgur.com/duJLJid.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 To make a hybrid through the road system that would meet performance expectations for an STi would be too expensive for the STis price point. That's not going to happen. But it was very unclear from that article the type of hybrid system they are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 13 years and it gets all the way up to 320 hp.... Slow down we have a bad ass here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Link not working for me, but OMG GUIZ probably just subie trolling. They're going to do one of those anti-lag electrically assisted turbos for instaboost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 also let's not talk about disappointment, I read your build thread. http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/1415404720191.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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