03/09/2008 01:24. Big news from the purveyor of symmetrical all wheel drive and devotee of horizontally opposed engines, Subaru adds a 'tweener Impreza model to slot between the Impreza 2.5i and the enhusiast-oriented WRX and WRX STI--which we told you about a few weeks back--and now they're pricing the new versions in the mid-$20s.

Dubbed the 2.5GT, the new Subie's turbocharged and intercooled flat four churns out 224 horses, 41 shy of the newly-fortified WRX . Actually, those 224 horses are the exact same output as last year's WRX, so perhaps this was just a way to up the semi-soft performance of the WRX without alienating buyers who want more power with less flash. The 2.5GT is about equal in power with Mitsubishi's similarly-positioned Lancer Ralliart (at 235 hp, and slotted inbetween the econo Lancer... // TheCarConnection.com