Horsepower levels are downright mainstream, but the WRX tS bakes in enough of the old recipe to recall rollicking good times.

The STI didn’t necessarily need a 15 per cent improvement in torque - but 332lb ft from 3,700rpm is sufficient to make the WRX respectably senior even today. And in all weathers, of course.

It's obviously not real, but even just inviting us to dream about a road-legal super WRX stings in the STI's absence.

One car, one rule - don’t take your hand off. Winner drives away in a WRX STI ...

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When it comes to the final Subaru Impreza WRX STI hatchback ever made, though, it's a bit bigger of a deal. The passing of the hatchback WRX STI following the 2014 model year was a sad event, but you ...

Subaru does build the WRX in its current 271-hp form, and there's a tS model with big Brembo brakes and Recaro seats, but we're still waiting for a proper STI variant.

The wait for a new STI might be over. Subaru has dropped a cryptic teaser for a new performance model, sparking massive excitement and speculation about a potential successor to the legendary WRX STI.