You are absolutely correct;
You are absolutely correct; it will not be sitting in my garage; nor will I be owning one. Subaru gave the biggest tease job I have ever seen with both the new WRX and the STI. A concept car that was actually super sexy, a rumored 2.0 liter 280+ hp in the WRX and a 2.0 liter 305+ hp in the STI. Volkswagen and Mercedes delivers 145 and 179 hp per liter in their Turbo 2.0 liters compared to Subaru's 134hp/liter in the new WRX and 122hp/liter in the new STI. So the flagship STI performance car gets less hp per liter than not only it's cheaper brother, the WRX, but also less than Focus ST (126hp/liter), Buick Regal GS (135hp/liter), current and new Golf R (128 and 145hp/liter respectively), and of course the EVO (145hp per liter). If Subaru was going to have a secret unveiling and a giant count down clock on their web page, they should have done more than slightly change the interior and exterior (neither like the concept), and definitely upgraded the engine with a higher output 2.0 liter or 2.5 liter engine. If you just took the output per liter of the old Golf R, they could have gotten 320hp out of the 2.5 liter. If they could have matched their younger brother output per liter of 134hp/liter they should have gotten 335hp from a redone 2.5 liter turbo engine; either way, more power, from their Flagship sports car. How would this have sounded, "New STI, with a new 2.5 liter turbo with 335hp, 322lb/torque, updated suspension, with exterior and interior upgrades. With this new engine Subaru estimates the new STI will run 0-60 in 4.5 seconds and a quarter mile in 12.8 seconds." That my friends would have been worth the hype, the ugly wing, and worthy of a car company's Flagship sports car. Instead, we get performance numbers similar to the outgoing model. Motor Trend even expects the EVO to remain king of the hill in those numbers and it is being reinvented to a alternative fuel vehicle. So if you don't mind airplane wing spoilers, grab an 2014 EVO while they last. If you want the best bang for your buck, get the new WRX. If you want the best of both worlds, wait till summer and order the new Volkswagen Golf R with the exact same engine as the new Audi S3. If you want to rally race with a new car, then I guess this car is for you. However, what % of STI buyers Rally Race. I know 2 people in my town that own the outgoing model and the closest they come to rally racing is driving on a country dirt road. This car had the potential to grab greatness and be named one of the best performing cars for the money in anybody's book. Instead, it just an over priced WRX with a silly, teenage looking spoiler.