Subaru has major plans for the next iteration of its cult classic WRX and its more extreme WRX STI variant, and this time the cars won't be derived from any econo compact car platform according to the latest reports.

Earlier this year we reported that the next-gen WRX and WRX STI would be dropping the Impreza title from their names to further differentiate them from the regular family-oriented vehicle.

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