Agreed. This rings especially hollow when you consider that Subaru will put a turbo in just about anything (including its new 3-row SUV).

Translation: “I, uh... I really don’t know how the 86 works. When they arrive from the Subaru factory, all we have to do is put on the stickers.”

Isn’t it the second (or third) scene?

Kind of? I mean, by the time GotG rolled around, the MCU was already pretty heavy branding.

I think it would have found a better audience if it were made and released today.

Sorta like that time Paul Hogan tried to convince us the Legacy wagon was an SUV? They drove it through the wilds of Australia and called it the “Outback” even though the badging still “Legacy.”

Let me add...

1. The WRX wagon is the car people on these sites say they want, then never buy

I don’t know what to tell you, man. Maybe yours came from a different factory than mine. A magic one.

How? Unless the timing all screwed up, there should be no rumble with ELH. Now, they still have a nice low exhaust note, but that’s not the “Subaru rumble” we’re talking about. SCIENCE!

For instance: The Subaru Crosstrek would sell just as much at the ride height below in a “sport trim” than when jacked up IMO. 

The concept was dead sexy, but on the bright side, I do like being able to see out the windows, so the production version’s my preference.

To clarify, only the “normal” WRXs moved to the FA with equal length headers. The current generation STIs still use the old 2.5L EJ, which has unequal length headers.

I wouldn’t leave because they took out the boxer. But I would leave if they put in an electric drivetrain that substantially increased the price. Right now, the WRX is a phenomenal value for the performance it offers. You can get faster cars, but will pay significantly more for them.

As long as they can keep that…

This article has all the problems of every WRX-related article written in the last six months.

1. Quit pretending there will ever be a production car that even vaguely resembles these concepts. The new generation of Imprezas and Crosstreks are nearly indistinguishable from their predecessors.

2. Quit pretending that a…

And to be clear, even when stock, the FA still has a nice, deep note at idle. It’s just smoother and less... rumbly.

But that’s exactly my point; they just made it up.

Right? I mean, “Nissan” isn’t really a Japanese name, either.

Isn’t it possible that more than one culture could be worshiping the same one true monkey god?

No, Hackman’s the best. I’m not saying he was good, but the others have just been terrible. Spacey was just trying to channel Hackman with a twinge more edge. And Eisenberg is just... just unrecognizable as Luthor.

It would be nice to have something like the animated versions where Luthor’s rational and competent.