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Old 03-30-2012, 01:52 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by LimaCharlie View Post
I assume you're talking about a WRX STi. A regular WRX is considerably slower than a STi. STi's are impressive at the start due to their AWD. A good STi driver could keep up with a ZL1 at the start. However, a stock and mildly modded STi has no chance against a ZL1 (or even a SS) as the speed increases. A big reason for this are the very short gear ratios on the STi's 6-speed trans. I've heard late model STi's are well into 5th gear on just a 1/4 mile run.
Due to their gearing, the new base WRX is as fast, and has been actually tested to be faster, through the 1/4 and 0-60 than the new STi.

And I agree, a stock WRX or STi will only end up eating a lot of tire smoke from a ZL1. I've never heard of a stock STi doing 0-60 in under 4 seconds.
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