Subaru's new WRX gave us some hope for the future of Subaru pocket rockets. Built on a new and longer platform, the WRX is stiffer than before and it comes with an all-new engine, which also brought horsepower to 268. Learning that the new WRX STI, which goes on sale in April, is powered by the same EJ-series flat-four that's in the outgoing STI sucked the wind out of our excitement sails in a major way. The 2.5-liter turbo four makes identical power and torque figures, 305 horsepower and 290 lb-ft, as does the '14 model. Those ratings haven't budged since the 2008 model debuted. Salesmen will surely point out the STI's giant rear wing before they divulge that the STI is but 37 horsepower richer than the '15 WRX. READ MORE ››
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