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2008 Subaru Impreza® WRX® STI®

Body 5-door, 5-passenger with wide-fender design
Engine Horizontally opposed (Boxer), turbocharged/intercooled
Block Specially reinforced die-cast aluminum with integral cast iron cylinder liners, five main bearings, semi-closed deck cylinder design
Cylinders 4
Displacement 2,457 cc (150 cu. in.)
Bore x Stroke 99.5 x 79 mm (3.92 x 3.11 in.)
Heads/Valvetrain Aluminum alloy cylinder heads with double overhead belt-driven camshafts (DOHC), four valves per cylinder, Subaru Dual Active Valve Control System (Dual AVCS) variable valve timing (operates on intake and exhaust valves)
Compression ratio 8.2:1
Max. boost pressure 760 mmHg / 14.7 PSI
Horsepower 305 @ 6,000 rpm
Torque 290 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm
Fuel/Induction Aluminum alloy intake manifold, sequential multi-port fuel injection (MFI), electronic throttle control (ETC) system, high-boost turbocharger, cross-flow intercooler
Ignition Direct with iridium-tipped spark plugs
Emission control Bin 5 Tier 2-Federal (EPA) / LEV2-California
Fuel requirement 91 AKI minimum
Drivetrain Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive with Driver Control Center Differential (DCCD) featuring three performance modes and six driver-selectable differential locking settings; mechanical and electronically controlled limited-slip center differential; helical limited-slip front differential and TORSEN® limited-slip rear differential, steering angle input sensor; multi-mode Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) stability and traction control system with yaw sensor
Transmission 6-speed manual transmission
Gear ratios 1 2 3 4 5 6 R 3.636 2.235 1.521 1.137 0.971 0.756 3.545
Final drive 3.90
Chassis Unitized body construction with Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame structure; high-tensile steel reinforcements at key structural and suspension-mounting locations
Suspension 4-wheel independent, high-performance sport-tuned
Front Inverted struts with forged aluminum-alloy lower A-arms, crossmember stiffener bar, coil springs, stabilizer bar, STI designed components and geometry
Rear Double-wishbone type with coil springs and damper units, stabilizer bar and STI designed components and geometry
Brakes Brembo Performance Brake System, power assisted 4-wheel disc with 4-channel, 4