So, after the first tests, how a stock Impreza GC8 WRX feels like? The answer is..... GREAT!!!! Under certain aspects.... not so great, under others. What is great is the "feeling" of the car, the fact that you can always feel the grip of the tires, feel where is the limit, the incredilble handling, the easiness of driving. On the engine side, we much appreciated the total absence of turbo lag, the great mid range torque and the general smoothness of power delivery. The only weak point is high-end power. I mean, you receive a good kick at 3500 rpm, the engine revs up really fast, it pushes seriously at 5000 - 5500 rpm and.... it ends. After 6000 rpm the power curve goes down... just when you expect some more fun. I think this is a primary difference between a WRX (like this) and an STi. It is great for rally style roads, but not so good for the track or hillclimb. But, obviously, nothing will remain stock on this car... so, this is not a real problem. Other weak points? The steering is not so straight, we must work on it, and.... the biggest problem.... BREAKS. They are really poor. Remember, this is a first generation WRX, with floating calipers. After 1997 WRXs got 4 pot calipers. That's been surely a great improvemet for the Impreza. We'll work on it as well.
So, for now we've bored you enough. See you soon! :-)
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