G8 GT vs. WRX

[The Commodore]

This was against a WRX not a WRX STi since some get confused with the two.

I'm not sure what year it was, it was not the new ones, I think it was the ones just before. I was heading back home and at the light I pull up to him. He gave me no warning that he was going to launch his car. The light turns green and I get on it as I always do when I have lots of room ahead of me. I may have looked like I launched but it was only about half what this car can do as you guys probably know. So he just launches it. Immediately he gets a car on me so I smashed it and caught him by 70-75 and right when I passed him he let down and turned on the first road LOL. Part of this race was going uphill on a large bridge. But he cut it off right before the top.

Has anybody else raced a WRX or even an Sti?

[99-LS1-SS]

I haven't raced shit in a loooong time. I am really looking forward to being some competition for other cars for the first time in the last 4 years!

['02 ws6]

I've raced one @ the track, but it was running 20psi w/ a TiAL wastegate and 3in DP, so I was no contest to him!

[eliteautosport.net]

I got an 06 WRX TR "Not My STI" with Cosworth crank, Element Tuning Rods, CP Pistons, ported VF39 turbo @ 18psi, header, up-pipe, turbo back 3'' titanium exhaust, Intake, Tuned, and some other random suspension, brake parts and my G8 doesent feel much slower then it. But im sure if i would up the boost more it would be alot faster then my G8..

[IXLR8]

The stock 2009 WRX is an animal. It has more power than the 2008 STi. The suspension is much better, a very decent car. If I did not have a G8 I would look seriously at one of these.

The only chance you have starts at 100 mph, it is where 4 cylinders start to wheez because the intercooler is saturated.

Not a G8, but I will give it street cred.

[Mike P]

The stock 2009 WRX is an animal. It has more power than the 2008 STi. The suspension is much better, a very decent car. If I did not have a G8 I would look seriously at one of these.

The only chance you have starts at 100 mph, it is where 4 cylinders start to wheez because the intercooler is saturated.

Not a G8, but I will give it street cred.


Yep, in the latest Motor Trend Mag. March 2009 the 2009 WRX (non STi) runs a 13.5 @ 101.1mph in the 1/4 mile.

It does it with its 2.5 turbo 4 cylender with 265 HP & 244 TQ. Damn!

3214 lbs. of curb weight....


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[PantherGTBlack]

The beauty of all wheel drive means great launches for those rices...def. a fan of that car though!

[Mike P]

Yep, I love the AWD, but the WRX & Legacy look like wussie type cars..... :)


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[The Commodore]

Yep, in the latest Motor Trend Mag. March 2009 the 2009 WRX (non STi) runs a 13.5 @ 101.1mph in the 1/4 mile.

It does it with its 2.5 turbo 4 cylender with 265 HP & 244 TQ. Damn!

3214 lbs. of curb weight....


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I was actually looking into a 08 WRX when car shopping(lol I was looking into a lot of cars) but then I heard about the 09s getting more power and I was going to wait out until I saw a G8 GT in person and said F@#k it. Ill take the much better looking car.

I have always loved the Subaru's performance and specs...but hated their awful designs. I do love the look of the Legacy GT though and that was on my short list too but you know...the commodore happened.

[beast]

"Subaru the beauty of all wheel drive" I was previously in subarus for 6 years I owned 3 of them 2 wrx's and 1 STi. all I can really say is that these cars will surprise you in so many ways it will leave you thinking more and more about them.
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old track vid of my STi. was a 12.8 car on street tires chirping all 4 out of the hole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFEkGZHu0A8
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[nathan600r]

"Subaru the beauty of all wheel drive" I was previously in subarus for 6 years I owned 3 of them 2 wrx's and 1 STi. all I can really say is that these cars will surprise you in so many ways it will leave you thinking more and more about them.
autocrossing
View My Video (http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=xfxqp4&s=5)
old track vid of my STi. was a 12.8 car on street tires chirping all 4 out of the hole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFEkGZHu0A8
texas mile running 179.58
View My Video (http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=15etyzb&s=5)

Very nice and a good color to match, what did you do to that little rocket?

[the_marquis78]

I had a stage 2 Legacy GT and that was a great car. It reminds me a lot of the G8 but only because it's a sleeper, people don't know what it is, and it's surprisingly nice. I live in Utah so I've been missing the AWD all winter long but i don't miss the understeer. I get better gas mileage in the G8...go figure

['02 ws6]

^that mpg increase from the G8 couldn't be because of the constant whoooshing sound due to excess throttle in your Legacy could it? :)

[the_marquis78]

Well I'm not sure that I drive the G8 any nicer. If anything the turbo lag kept me from jumping on the throttle a lot just because it took a second for the power to really hit. Where I really see the MPG difference is on the freeway. At 85mph the Legacy got 17-18mpg whereas the G8 gets 22-24 mpg at the same speed.