At this year's Brisbane Motor Show several cars made their Australian debuts, including the Subaru WRX STI, Fiat Ritmo and BMW 135i coupe.
Subaru WRX STI spec.R
Today, Subaru Australia announced pricing of its new WRX STI. There will be two variants of the new STI, a base version retailing for AU$59,990 and the spec.R which has a RRP of AU$64,990.
Both models share the same basic styling -- that of a Subaru Impreza pumped full of 'roids. With its pumped up front and rear guards, only the front doors and roof are shared with the more pedestrian WRX.
Mechanically they both feature a turbo-charged 2.5-litre horizontally opposed (or boxer) four-cylinder engine with 221kW of power and 407Nm of torque linked up to a four-wheel drive system with driver adjustable centre diff.