Subaru reportedly has AMG in its sights, with reports out of Japan suggesting the new WRX STI's 295kW has been designed with Merc's A45 in mind.
We know that Subaru's new performance hero is coming soon, with Japanese media pointing to a March 2022 launch/reveal date for the WRX STI, at least in Japan.
While the brand has so far kept quiet on just what will be powering it, it has, in a recent press release, promised it is “is certain to push the performance and technological boundaries still further” than the car it replaces.
Reports to date point to the model being fitted with the same 2.4-litre engine its WRX little brother - as well as riding on a tweaked version of the same platform - only with the grunt upped to a staggering 295kW.
The target, according to Japanese reports, is the most powerful series production four-cylinder engine available - the Mercedes-AMG A45 S's ballistic 2.0-litre turbo that cranks out a mammoth 310kW and 500Nm - enough for a supercar-worrying sprint to 100km/h of just 3.9secs.
And its this title that Subaru was reportedly aiming at, and while it doesn't sound like it will quite conquer it, a circa-300kW output is nothing to be sneezed at.
What's more, the STI is expected to be offered exclusively with a manual gearbox - something that AMG A45 can't claim.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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