It certainly won't be anywhere near 2800 lbs, but closer to 3200-3300.
Here's the press release:
http://impreza.subaru.com/microsites/impreza/news/news_main.jsp
> From http://impreza.subaru.com/microsites/impreza/main.jsp
>
> MECHANICAL
> 2.5-liter intercooled and turbocharged 4-cylinder boxer engine with
Active
> Valve Control System (AVCS) 300-horsepower @ 6,000 rpm, 300 lb.-ft. of
> torque @ 4,000 rpm
> All-Wheel Drive
> Driver Controlled Center Differential (DCCD)
> Mechanical limited-slip rear differential
> 4-wheel fully independent sport-tuned suspension with inverted front
strut
> 6-speed manual transmission with short-throw shifter
> SAFETY
> Subaru All-Wheel Driving System
> Front seat side-impact air bags (SRS)*
> Super Sport Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force
> Distribution (EBD)
> EXTERIOR
> Front corner spoiler, rear spoiler, STi side ground effects
> High Intensity Discharge (HID) halogen headlights
> 17-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with 225/45 R17 summer radials
> INTERIOR
> Leather-wrapped STi steering wheel
> Performance design reclining front bucket seats with driver's side
height
> adjustment
Paul Andrews
#42 CS '94 "Really Blue" Miata
> From: "Scott M. Stone" <sstone@foo3.com>
> Subject: Subaru WRX TSi
>
> OK, so i get to work yesterday and my boss calls me into his office.
> Maybe he saw my Rx7 in the parking lot or something, i dunno, but he
> apparently has a 2001 WRX and is drooling over this WRX TSi and is
wanting
> to buy one. He's telling me the thing has 300 hp, AWD, and weighs
2800
> pounds. Can this be true? AWD in a car that light? I remember the
AWD
> added about 400-600 pounds to the Eclipse back in the Day... he says
it'll
> do 0-60 in 4.59 but i can't find any numbers on it myself. Looks to
me
> like it's a rally car/street dragger/etc but that my Rx7 R1 would
still
> outdo it on a track/autox course... True/false? anyone seen one in
> action?
>
> - --------------------------
> Scott M. Stone <sstone@foo3.com>
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