almost a year ago, Subaru made official the end of the development of the powerful WRX STi. The goal was to reach a power close to 400 Hp, but with the imminent arrival of the Euro 7 standard and the increasing advances in electromobility, the Japanese brand found itself between a rock and a hard place. The final statement would be that the STi would not return to the market until they figured out how to electrify it. And it’s not that electrification is a very complex thing, but for the car to feel and drive like a car worthy of its legacy, there is a lot of work to be done.
the colleagues of carbuzz They have reported a new registration in the German trademark department, by Subaru, for category 12, that is, means of transport. The record comes with its own logo:
A picture is worth a thousand words and this is how the brand’s new sports name will look, about which we can speculate many things. STe technically does not mean anything, since ST is what remains of STI, that is, Subaru Technica Internationalhe. But the e, lowercase and in blue, is the electrical component.
As long as there is no official communication, nothing can be confirmed, but everything indicates that STe will be the name for all high-performance models of the brand, which will have some type of electrification. On some sides they maintain that they will be 100% electric models, which is consistent with two Subaru actions. The first is the creation of a new plant in Japan, dedicated 100% to electric models and with a global reach. The second has to do with the E-RA Concept, a car that the Japanese brand created together with Yamaha to break records and as an electrification test laboratory. The model looks like a mini Le Mans prototype, but it has four electric motors and more than 1,000 Hp.
With so much controversy in Europe between defenders of absolute electromobility and those who want to give vehicles with synthetic and ecological fuels a chance, it would be nice if the next WRX STi opted for a hybrid propulsion system, so as not to lose the magic suddenly. of the Boxer engine.
