well after reading some of wheels mag i can't believe what they say, i read they recorded a 5.8 sec 0 - 100 in the 08 STI and a 1/4 in 14??.

They must have pretty fukn shit drivers to record a 0- 100 close to 6 seconds and 1/4 in 14s in the new 08STI


I was pretty skeptical at first over the 08 STI preformance but I think thats way off, the 08 STI recorded a 0- 100 in 4.8 seconds and a 1/4 mile of high 12s. The previous models have been claimed to do 0 - 100 in 5.2 secs being few tenths slower then the new model. I guess the hatch is a personal opinion but the 08 STI does not dissappoint speedwise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydF1z7k0GnE

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mate those figures of 4.8 to 100km etc are from the jap spec STIs
plus the guys on Best Motoring really do drive it like they stole it, look how brutal they launch the car

nevertheless i personally like the new STI, and im sure u can knock a few tenths of the Wheels magazine times given a decent launch

um well if america have the same 2.5L i think its is under 5 seconds?

Here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn0Uk...eature=related

Edmunds claim they got 0 - 60mph at 4.5 with the 2.5 L

i mean every other mag seems to have quoted a low 13 or 13.5 at least.

yeah that is a very brutal launch, driving it that way often could just about garruntee a gearbox failure

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I came to this conclusion long ago but wheels magazine is for bogans.

I dont really think that any of those launches are brutal. IMHO a good launch is a launch with a very slight amount of wheel spin off the line up to say 30km/h untill they grip.

I think aslong as you arent running rspecs, or your tyres at 20km/hr the gearbox should be ok...

I still think that the 2.0 would have been a better engine for australia though, who wants massive low down torque? it's a STI.

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well im guessing its personal thing, well i do enjoy abit of low down torque myself, I think i would prefer the 2.5 for daily driving, i soppose it makes it pleasant to drive.

But a 0- 60mph at 4.5 secs isn't bad for the 2.5L

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What he said ^^^

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rev limit cut out is CONFIRMED at 6700 rpm!

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08 STI - Ugly Betty Bites!!

Rev limit is what Bruce said

Engine knock rpm to be confirmed!

Low down torque makes it better for round town - confirmed

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Wheels always does acceleration tests with 2 aboard.
it's a throwback to the days when they had to use a bloke with a stopwatch to take the times.