Driving the STi 7
For those who asked for driving impressions on the STi. :
I have some 1200Kms on the clock now and have had an oil change. The dealer says I can now take revs to 5000 rpm till 5000K before I go redline. I could feel a bit of grunt before 4000 revs but I was dissapointed because my last scooby started to come alive at about 3500 revs. (I am not a racing driver so my comments are purely from a everyday car enthusiasts perspective.)
I quite missed my old car UNTIL I let the revs out till it caught about 4100 rpm and as the mag write ups say " All hell breaks loose." The power surge is unbelievable. I cannot rev right through but even changing at 4500rpm I get to speeds so quicky it's scary.
There is a downside though. Maybe I am just not used to it but I don't know if I can get used to this 6 speed thing. It just seems like too much hard work. I set the warning beeper (not buzzer as the write ups say) to 4600rpm and it accelerates so quickly that I struggle to keep up. The cabin of may car sounds like a fire alarm as it feels like only a second before the beeper goes.
All I hear is BEEEP beeep, beep beeeep,beeep beeep!!!
Maybe I'll get used to it.(Or maybe this car is too fast for me! )
I shiver when I think of redlines.
And to think that Prodrive will have a kit for this BEAST soon.
Last thought for now. Those of you that are getting the STi, be sure you don't have back problems or loose teeth as the ride is HARD and SOLID.
Cheers for now.
For those who asked for driving impressions on the STi. :
I have some 1200Kms on the clock now and have had an oil change. The dealer says I can now take revs to 5000 rpm till 5000K before I go redline. I could feel a bit of grunt before 4000 revs but I was dissapointed because my last scooby started to come alive at about 3500 revs. (I am not a racing driver so my comments are purely from a everyday car enthusiasts perspective.)
I quite missed my old car UNTIL I let the revs out till it caught about 4100 rpm and as the mag write ups say " All hell breaks loose." The power surge is unbelievable. I cannot rev right through but even changing at 4500rpm I get to speeds so quicky it's scary.
There is a downside though. Maybe I am just not used to it but I don't know if I can get used to this 6 speed thing. It just seems like too much hard work. I set the warning beeper (not buzzer as the write ups say) to 4600rpm and it accelerates so quickly that I struggle to keep up. The cabin of may car sounds like a fire alarm as it feels like only a second before the beeper goes.
All I hear is BEEEP beeep, beep beeeep,beeep beeep!!!
Maybe I'll get used to it.(Or maybe this car is too fast for me! )
I shiver when I think of redlines.
And to think that Prodrive will have a kit for this BEAST soon.
Last thought for now. Those of you that are getting the STi, be sure you don't have back problems or loose teeth as the ride is HARD and SOLID.
Cheers for now.