http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090224....line-announced

Going the way of the X MR a little bit. Sorry if this is a repost.

 

not a repost to me...pretty cool

 

never saw this b4 either, automatic would not be my choice in a performance car 5pd the way to go

 

Not even close. The MR's SST trans is leaps and bounds ahead of conventional automatic transmissions. It sounds like Subaru put some technology into the trans, but it doesn't appear to be a Dual-Clutch DSG style transmission.

 

I meant concept wise, comfort and performance/DD. I know the MR has a dual clutch tranny.

 

The positive thing with a more conventional type auto tranny is that the upgrades will be easier to make and probably cheaper...

I am sure there is a market for this one too!

 

You would be surprised of the new automatic cars like on BMW, the auto shifts in 125miliseconds and is auto, it maintains the boost on shifts and it has paddle shifters and slap shifters, ultimately the auto BMW 335i acelerate better than its counter part 6 speed.

I know we are not talking about BMW here but I am using it as a reference. The old style slow transmission era is well over, many manufacturers make very competitive auto transmissions. I have a car in my garage that uses the DSG and is a cool feauture, I have another car that has 6 speeds and misses shifts and grinds ocasionally.

For this matter I give Subaru the benefit of the doubt because they might actually improved their auto transmission a whole lot and you never know..

By the way, I did test drive a Evo X MR (one of the first one in the country) and yes, it was excellent.

my .2c

Carlos

 

Makes me weep a little inside that they are doing that.
<-Subaru owner

 

boo automatic

 

Although it may not be fun, it can shift faster than you can.

 

STI in auto thats a lil weird

 

I guess the New MR is one as well though

 

im sry, i know im not even close to a pro driver, and no doubt they can shift faster than me, and having an auto could def be better for long trips, traffic etc...whatever...to me driving a sports car means driving stick. plenty of great f1 trannys out there (430 is great) but if i could ultimately choose, it would be manual all day every day. just my .02

 

So this is an STi version of the Impreza GT?

 

being a former sti owner myself I have to say this really does make sense in terms of selling cars, but looks as though there are options to downgrade to standard calipers and might loose some of the fun with things like dccd.............good economic choice though