Posted Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 9:52pm
It feels like just yesterday that the Subaru WRX STI was a semi-affordable gateway to the world of rally-bred performance, offering all the tools you’d need to get sideways on your local dirt road while looking like Ken Block or Travis Pastrana on a closed stage. But the truth is, that hasn’t been reality for a while now.
The STI has been dead since 2021, forcing buyers to look elsewhere, in the form of cars like the Toyota GR Corolla, or shop used. With Subaru continuously teasing STI concepts without production intent or releasing low-production specials for the Japanese market only, it feels more and more likely that the car world may never see a proper STI again.
