{"id":1411,"date":"2022-03-13T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T14:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/13\/subaru-retires-the-gas-powered-wrx-sti-while-it-explores-electrification\/"},"modified":"2022-03-13T14:50:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T14:50:28","slug":"subaru-retires-the-gas-powered-wrx-sti-while-it-explores-electrification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/13\/subaru-retires-the-gas-powered-wrx-sti-while-it-explores-electrification\/","title":{"rendered":"Subaru retires the gas-powered WRX STI while it explores electrification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/12\/22974617\/subaru-retires-wrx-sti-explores-electrification-ev\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/12\/22974617\/subaru-retires-wrx-sti-explores-electrification-ev<\/a><br \/>\n<code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<div readability=\"54.40253164557\">\n<p id=\"gT2z7R\">The next-generation Subaru WRX STI could be electric. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/statement-on-subaru-sti-301500419.html\">press release<\/a> shared by the automaker on Friday, Subaru says it has no plans to build a gas-powered STI based on this generation\u2019s WRX platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"eKznc8\"><q>\u201cSubaru Corporation is exploring opportunities for the next generation Subaru WRX STI, including electrification\u201d<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"F9iHhf\">\u201cSubaru Corporation is exploring opportunities for the next generation Subaru WRX STI, including electrification,\u201d the company writes. \u201cIn the meantime, a next generation internal combustion engine WRX STI will not be produced based upon the new WRX platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"4Aaza8\">Subaru cites its efforts to meet the \u201cregulations and requirements for greenhouse gasses (GHG), zero emissions vehicles (ZEV), and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAF\u00c9)\u201d as the reason behind the change.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p5Cyh5\">The STI is Subaru\u2019s flagship performance vehicle and is typically released with its WRX lineup. While the STI may make a return eventually, it could trade its exhaust pipe for a battery pack. Subaru\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/11\/11\/22776173\/subaru-solterra-electric-suv-specs-range\">first-ever electric vehicle, the Solterra<\/a>, is expected to go on sale sometime this year, and features both front-wheel and all-wheel-drive models that come with 71.4kWh batteries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/12\/22974617\/subaru-retires-wrx-sti-explores-electrification-ev\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/12\/22974617\/subaru-retires-wrx-sti-explores-electrification-ev<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The next-generation Subaru WRX STI could be electric. In a press release shared by the automaker on Friday, Subaru says it has no plans to build a gas-powered STI based on this generation\u2019s WRX platform. \u201cSubaru Corporation is exploring opportunities for the next generation Subaru WRX STI, including electrification\u201d \u201cSubaru Corporation is exploring opportunities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,8],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-1411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","category-technology","tag-tech"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Subaru retires the gas-powered WRX STI while it explores electrification - Science and Nerds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/13\/subaru-retires-the-gas-powered-wrx-sti-while-it-explores-electrification\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Subaru retires the gas-powered WRX STI while it explores electrification - Science and Nerds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Source: The next-generation Subaru WRX STI could be electric. 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