Subaru Impreza WRX STI (2006)

2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI (GDB-F)
Subaru 2006  Japan
Engine
2.5L Turbo F4 (EJ25)
300 bhp (224 kW) @ 7433 rpm
300 lb⋅ft (407 N·m) @ 4485 rpm
Performance
Top Speed	155 mph (249 km/h)
Top Speed	155 mph (249 km/h)
0-60 mph	5.1 secs.
0-60 mph	5.1 secs.
Transmission	6-speed Manual
Transmission	6-speed Manual
Kerb Weight	1,520 kg (3,351 lbs)
Kerb Weight	1,520 kg (3,351 lbs)
Layout
Front-Engine, All-wheel drive

The 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI (GDB-F) is the last GD generation model by Subaru.

It was produced from 2006 to 2008. The GDB-F received a new front fascia, which is often called "pignose" or the "Hawkeye" model by car enthusiasts.

Unlike older WRX STI models, it was solely available with the 2.5L EJ257 Flat-4. The DCCD (Subaru Driver Controlled Center Differential) was also updated with this model.

Games

Need for Speed: Carbon

The Impreza WRX STI appears in Need for Speed: Carbon as a tier 3 tuner class car.

It lacks acceleration and top speed, so much so that it is not very useful for sprint events, and does not have sufficient straight-line performance to evade police effectively, but does have great handling.

Stock

The stock Impreza WRX STI is unlocked for purchase in the Career mode depending on the player's chosen career path:

• Exotic: Take over Silverton Refinery, Silverton
• Muscle: Win the "North Broadway" event in Starlight Strip, Silverton
• Tuner: Take over Starlight Strip, Silverton

Once unlocked, it can be purchased from any Car Lot for 80,000 cash.

Tuner Tier 3 Stock: 80,000 cash Top Speed 3.9 Acceleration 5.8 Handling 9.2

Bonus

The bonus Impreza WRX STI is included with the Collector's Edition release and is available for use in Quick Race from the beginning of the game.

Tuner Tier 3 Bonus Requires the Collector's Edition Top Speed 5.6 Acceleration 8.7 Handling 10.0

Yumi's

Yumi drives an Impreza WRX STI as part of the crew in the Career mode, if the player drives a tier 3 car.

Tuner Tier 3 Crew Member Top Speed 3.9 Acceleration 5.8 Handling 9.2

Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City

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The Impreza WRX STi is unlocked in the PlayStation Portable release of Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City after defeating Buddy, with a price of $74,000. It's also the car driven by the Corps' boss - MK.

Need for Speed: ProStreet

The Impreza WRX STI appears in Need for Speed: ProStreet as a tier 3 car with a price tag of $29,000. It is unlocked at the beginning of the game.

Due to grippy handling and fast acceleration, the Subaru Impreza WRX STI can be a very useful Grip car during the early stage of the career mode, although it is also prone to understeer in corners. If the player installs performance upgrades on the car during this stage, it can easily outperform most of its rivals.

Need for Speed: Undercover

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The Impreza WRX STI can be found in the game files of the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 releases of Need for Speed: Undercover.

The model is fully customisable with the exception of any bodykits or refined performance, and the model has no damage state.

Need for Speed: Shift

The Impreza WRX STI appears in Need for Speed: Shift as a tier 2 car with a price of $65,000. It is required to collect 30 Stars for unlocking the car. The WRX STI is capable of a Works conversion and has a Car Rating of 5.80.

The all-wheel drive system of the Impreza WRX STI provides good handling and acceleration, suitable for most race events in the career mode.

Need for Speed: Nitro

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The Impreza WRX STI appears in Need for Speed: Nitro as a Class B car. It is rated 2 in speed, acceleration and drifting; and 3 in both handling and strength. It can be purchased for $50,000.

A 2006 Impreza WRX STI with a unique livery can be unlocked as a collectible car for use in both Arcade Mode and Career Mode, once all stars are obtained in all Silver Cup events.

Need for Speed: World

The Impreza WRX STI was made available Need for Speed: World on June 28, 2010 during the sixth closed beta session as a tier 2 car. Since August 22, 2012, it has been featured as a D class car.

The WRX STI was purchaseable for SpeedBoost, but has been unavailable in the car dealer since August 22, 2012. The in-game cash variant returned as of the January 8, 2013 update with the price of 500,000. It has a stock overall rating of 358.

Due to a poor nitrous boost and weak acceleration, that is comparable to that of E class cars, the WRX STI is one of the less effective D class cars for competitive multiplayer races.

Its weaknesses are balanced by a responsive steering; The WRX STI is fast in corners, but not as agile as the Mazda MX-5. Top speed is 148 mph (239 km/h).

0 E 250 251 D 400 401 C 500 501 B 600 601 A 750 751 S 1000 358585
Stock: 358 (D class)	Maximum: 585 (B class)

Blue

The Blue style is an Amerikon Speedsystems performance tuned speedboost car that costs 2100. It was made available on January 18, 2011.

458  487  474  414 Standard 2100

Red

The Red style is a rotationally available stock cash car that costs 345,678, and was initially released on June 28, 2010.

Before August 22, 2012, it could only be purchased if the player was at Driver Level 15 or above and cost 130,000. On April 30, 2015, its price was lowered from 500,000 as part of the End of the World event.

358  318  336  422 Standard 345,678

Royal Purple

The Royal Purple style is a unique cash car that cost 160,000, and was initially released on November 16, 2010.

It is fitted with a unique Royal Purple engine and finished with a special Royal Purple livery. It was removed from the car dealer on August 22, 2012.

386  364  375  421 Royal Purple 160,000

"Lapse" (Rental)

The "Lapse" style is a rental car that can be leased for 150. It was made available on July 27, 2010.

It is fitted with various Street quality performance parts from different manufacturers, and a selection of aftermarket parts.

409  402  408  417 Rental 150

"Lapse" (Cash)

The Lapse style is a previous rental only car that can be purchased for 250,000. It was made available on June 1, 2015 as part of the End of the World event.

It is fitted with various Street quality performance parts from different manufacturers, and a selection of aftermarket parts.

409  402  408  417 Rental 250,000

Shift 2: Unleashed

The Impreza WRX STI reappears in Shift 2: Unleashed as a Modern Road car with a price tag of $23,100. The car has a C 520 performance index rating and 3.70 handling rating. Its 0-60mph time is 4.5 seconds.

Need for Speed: Heat

The Impreza WRX STI '06 appears in Need for Speed: Heat following an article published on August 19, 2019, revealing it to be part of the game's official car list, and appears in the NFS: Heat Studio app as part of container 10, which was released on October 22, 2019.

Stock

The stock Impreza WRX STI '06 is unlocked for purchase from the car dealer for 52,000 upon reaching Reputation Level 20.

It has a customisation rating of ten and can be equipped with performance parts.

	Unlocked at  LVL 20  135 52,000 POWER 1.3 HIGH SPEED 1.5 ACCELERATION 2.2 NITROUS 2.0 HORSEPOWER [bhp] 300 0-60 MPH [s] 4.90 MAX TORQUE [ft-lb] 300 TOP SPEED [mph] 147
Customisation (Rating: 10/10)
Engine Swaps (10 Available) 300 bhp 2.5L F4 69,500, REP LVL 19 [bhp] 300 / 690 308 bhp 2.8L F6 81,500, REP LVL 23 [bhp] 308 / 763 345 bhp 4.0L V8 131,500, REP LVL 27 [bhp] 345 / 1,009 444 bhp 3.0L F6 141,000, REP LVL 27 [bhp] 444 / 802 456 bhp 4.0L V8 191,000, REP LVL 31 [bhp] 456 / 1,014 503 bhp 2.9L V6 192,500, REP LVL 31 [bhp] 503 / 905 514 bhp 4.0L F6 225,500, REP LVL 31 [bhp] 514 / 1,017 562 bhp 3.8L V6 254,000, REP LVL 31 [bhp] 562 / 1,008 562 bhp 3.8L V8 254,000, REP LVL 35 [bhp] 562 / 1,010 564 bhp Forged 2.5L F4 293,500, REP LVL 35 [bhp] 564 / 1,016

Need for Speed: Unbound

The Impreza WRX STI (2006) appears in Need for Speed: Unbound as part of Volume 1 following a car list article published on October 6, 2022 to the official Need for Speed website.

Stock

The stock Impreza WRX STI can be purchased from the "Buy Stock" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage for $52,000 and has a Tier B 140 performance rating.

Story

It is unlocked for purchase in the Story mode upon the player completing the "Prologue" and reaching Sunday, Week 1.

Lakeshore Online

It is unlocked for purchase in Lakeshore Online mode upon the player finishing 20 playlists of any tier and in any position using any Subaru vehicle.

Custom

The custom Impreza WRX STI is a reward car and has a Tier A+ 268 performance rating.

Lakeshore Online

It is rewarded to the player in Lakeshore Online mode as a possible Weekly Rap Sheet reward.

Upon being rewarded to the player, it is added to their Lakeshore Online mode garage.

Need for Speed: Mobile

The Impreza WRX STI appears in Need for Speed: Mobile.

A UI image of the Impreza WRX STI can be found in the game files of a build used for a Chinese market test session.

Trivia

• In Need for Speed: Carbon; Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City; the PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii releases of Need for Speed: ProStreet; and Need for Speed: World; the Impreza WRX STI has silver painted stock rims.

Gallery

Need for Speed: Carbon
Stock

Need for Speed: Carbon
Bonus

Need for Speed: Carbon
Yumi's

Need for Speed: Carbon
Challenge Series

Need for Speed: Carbon - Own The City
Stock
(PlayStation Portable/Zeebo)

Need for Speed: Carbon - Own The City
MK's
(PlayStation Portable/Zeebo)

Need for Speed: ProStreet
Stock

Need for Speed: ProStreet
Bonus (Drag)

Need for Speed: ProStreet
Stock
(PlayStation Portable)

Need for Speed: ProStreet
Race Version
(PlayStation Portable)

Need for Speed: Undercover
Stock

Need for Speed: Shift
Stock

Need for Speed: Shift
Stock
(Promotional Image)

Need for Speed: Nitro
Stock
(Wii)

Need for Speed: Nitro
Collectible
(Wii)

Need for Speed: World
Blue

Need for Speed: World
Red

Need for Speed: World
"Lapse"

Need for Speed: World
Royal Purple

Shift 2: Unleashed
Stock

Shift 2: Unleashed
Works Converted

Shift 2: Unleashed
Modified
(Promotional Image)

Shift 2: Unleashed
Stock
(iOS)

Need for Speed: Heat
Stock

NFS: Heat Studio
Stock
(Android/iOS)

Need for Speed: Unbound
Stock

Need for Speed: Unbound
Custom