Don't forget frame, I believe the Toyobaru twins are both based off of a modified Impreza platform.

If the new WRX looks anything like that, I feel good about the expected resale value of my 2013.

I agree with you on many points, that you can get good quality in China (the major automakers do it all the time), just not cheaply. My point was that for a long time, the perception was that China was an incredibly good deal for outsourcing. And in some ways it was, if you didn't care about the quality of what you're…

I would agree with that, but that price can be deceptive. My experience from working in manufacturing (high-precision, small parts) is that companies are starting to understand the concept of the 'total/true cost' of the parts. That means, not only the cost of procuring the parts, but the additional lead time parts…

Not all WRX/STI's are sedans. I don't know what the exact ratio is, but based on what I see on a daily basis (anecdotal evidence at best), I'd guess that it's close to 50/50, at least in my area.

Fiesta, not Focus, oops.

I think there's a slight difference between something manufactured in China with European or American quality control, and something manufactured in China with Chinese quality control. Just because a specially prepared example passed the test, I'm not yet fully on-board with trusting some Chinese car company to not do…

Do you feel the Focus ST suffers for lack of a mechanical limited slip differential?

The A-10 was designed to be a pair of wings built around the GAU-8 Avenger, the biggest gun to have ever been put in an aircraft.

Personally, I'd like it if they could use the Mustang GT as a yard-stick in terms of performance. It used to be that the STI would walk all over the GT in almost every performance measurement (straight light speed, handling, braking, etc) up until a few years ago. It's definitely not as dominant as it once was,…

Don't forget plot holes that you could drive an Impala through.

Leno!

Unitarians?

Boron is also added to steel to make it reactor-grade/radiation resistant.

I want to like the WRB, but I personally just don't think it looks right on the hatches. On the sedans, it's perfect.

When I was in the market for a '13 STI hatch (back in Sept.), there were only a few available as most of the 2012s had sold out, and few of the 2013s had yet to be delivered. Of the handful that were on the lot, none were in the color and body-style I wanted.

Odd, I can't imagine why they would be out of stock to that degree. I could ring the local dealer and find that there are no fewer than 11 2013 WRXs on the lot, with more on the way. And that's just one of the plentiful number of Subaru dealerships up here. I guess it's a different story outside of New England.

Clearly something that helps it stay grounded to the ground.

More like: THIS. IS. VESPA!!!

Is it possible they've moved to equal length headers in preparation for using a dual-scroll turbo? If so, I would think that just by itself would mostly kill the distinctive boxer noise.