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Es liegen 10 Jahre zwischen beiden Modellen! Und bitte, kommt nicht mit JDM. Es wurden 2 EDM Kontrahenten gegenübergestellt. Somit keine Ausreden und Entschuldigungen. Der Subaru hat trotz 0,5 L Mehrhubraum und 30 Jahren mehr Allraderfahrung das Nachsehen.
Wer sich Direktimport und die mühsamen Nebenwirkungen antut, nur dem Hersteller zu liebe, bitteschön. Für mich keineswegs eine Option.

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I picked up my new car over the weekend, a 2006 Spec C Type 20, previously owned by Dave.T

The car is in all around astonishing condition - it wouldn't look out of place in a new car showroon.

The Spec C is replacing my 2.5L STI of the same year and I can honestly say the two cars have very little in common.

We are often tempted to think of the Spec C as a slightly improved version of the European spec STI. This is incorrect. It would be far more accurate to think of the Spec C as a completely different car that just happens to look similar to the European STI.

Throttle response is vastly superior in the Spec C and despite all the discussion about the low down grunt of the 2.5, it's the twin scroll 2.0 that feels more eager and alert from low revs. There's certainly MUCH less turbo lag in the JDM car, and thanks to that 8000rpm red line, a far greater useable powerband.

My 2.5L is mapped to 344 / 382 so on paper it has more torque than the Type 20, but in the real world, the STI wouldn't see which way the Spec C went. Part of this is down to weight, and sure enough, I had both cars weighed and found a 140kg difference - 1350kg playing 1490.

I spent a great deal of time trying to improve the steering in my STI, fitting the full compliment of whiteline goodies and opting for some pretty aggressive geo settings. After 50 meters in the Type 20 it became clear that this was all a waste of time - with the 13:1 rack, the Litchfield handling kit and 235 section RE070's the Spec C has steering accuracy and feedback easily on a par with my standard benchmarks in this department (Evo 9 and Clio 200 Cup). On a challening road the Spec C allows you to push right to the limit, where the 2.5L always asked you to keep a little in reserve to account for the vagueness of the steering.

I was a little concerned about the equal length manifolds on the JDMs - we all love the Scooby burble. In truth though, I don't miss a thing: there's still a characteristic boxer beat at idle and at full chat there's a stupendous superbike howl, quite unlike anything the standard Scoobies can deliver. I've no doubt the Miltek exhaust helps in this department, managing to be civilised enough on a motorway schlep, while still providing all the excitement you could ever need when pushing on.

If you read the spec sheet on the Spec C, you get the impression it's a very loud and un-habitable car, totally unsuitable for daily use. Truth is, with the sleak black interior, full climate control and surprisingly good ride (from the AST coilovers on the Type 20), there's really nothing to complain about. Sure, you get a little more road noise and you can hear the stones tapping against the un-undersealed floor but it's still totally comfortable and there's really no reason you couldn't use this car every single day.

Speaking of specifications: the comparisons on this forum usually mention the obvious differences: engine capacity, turbo type, etc, so I won't go over these again. What I can add is that after an hour of under bonnet "spot the difference", I was pretty hard pressed to find ANY shared parts between the two cars. Everything looks pretty similar at first glance, but if you look very closely or start comparing serial numbers you realise that almost every single component is different.

So, to any STI owners out there who are toying with the idea of trading up to a Spec C, I can only say this: DO IT. You will not look back.

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Problem ist ja ein aktueller JDM kriegt man ja gar nicht zugelassen. Was macht also ein Neuwagenkäufer?

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Und zwecks deinen 20 jahren und bei subaru hat sich GARNIX getan ist einfach quatsch. Wenig, und bei anderen Marken mehr, ok, aber garnix ist schlicht übertrieben.
Fahr doch mal nen Serien MY94 GT auf nem Rundkurs und dann nen MY14 STi.... wenn du selbst dann nix merkst weiss ich nicht wirklich wie du Auto fährst