Turbo all-wheel drive icon to get big power boost but regular WRX will beat it here in 2021

The next-generation Subaru WRX STI is shaping up to be one of the most powerful models the Japanese car-maker has ever unleashed.

Sources close to Subaru have confirmed to carsales that a 2.4-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder boxer engine will power the new WRX STI, which will be revealed in mid-2022 and available in Aussie showrooms later that year.

The all-new high-performance car will get a beefed-up version of Subaru’s 2.4-litre turbo flat four (FA24), which already bangs out a respectable 190kW/380Nm under the bonnet of the new Subaru Outback due here in February 2021.

We expect the next Subaru WRX STI’s new 2.4-litre turbo-boxer engine to get a bunch of upgraded components (pistons, crankshaft, intake ports, valves, etc) and higher turbo pressure to push maximum output to eye-watering levels – possibly close to 300kW/500Nm.
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