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The best selling All-Wheel Drive car in its segment for the last five years. 96% of Subaru vehicles built in the last 10 year are still on the road.

The suspension overhaul starts up front with the same 16-percent-stiffer springs from the Special Edition. Pillow-ball bushings replace hard-rubber pieces in the front lower suspension arms, which translates to less fight in the steering, making it easier to hold a constant steering angle through turns and clarifying communication from the road surface. The pillow-ball bushings also get a nod for the reduction in understeer we observed, as the STI now plows less as you head for an apex. The front suspension changes allowed for stiffer rear springs. 53 percent firmer compared with those of the standard 2010 STI, which surpasses the 29-percent increase granted to the Special Edition as well as stiffer rear subframe bushings. Finally, the front and rear anti-roll bars each gain a millimeter of thickness, now measuring 21 and 19 mm, respectively, and they shore up body roll compared with last year's car. A few back-to-back laps at the former Aspen International Raceway (now part of the Aspen Racing and Sports Car Club in surprise! Aspen, Colorado) with 2010 and 2011 cars confirmed that the changes have made a noticeable if not dramatic difference.

All 2011 STIs get a 0.2-inch ride-height reduction that Subaru claims is responsible for the better aerodynamics. A little surprisingly, the handling-enhancing changes, along with retuned dampers, seem to have actually improved ride quality. We say ?seem? since we have yet to put the 2011 STI through the torture test of our local roads.

The drivetrain is untouched, as progress apparently wasn?t needed in the engine room. (If it were up to us, we might have asked for better reliability; our long-termer required a new short block during its stay.) As before, the STI couples its 305-hp turbocharged flat-four solely with a six-speed manual transmission. SI-Drive is still included, allowing the driver to fine-tune the throttle response. And the all-wheel-drive system?s multiple modes can tailor lockup for any situation, doing so automatically or letting the driver choose a center-differential locking level manually.

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