A touch of JDM suspension tuning flair will soon be making its way to the U.S.-market Subaru WRX STI lineup the form of the 2010 Subaru STI Special Edition — a model developed by Subaru’s famed Subaru Tecnica International high performance subsidary. If you aren’t quick enough to get your hands on one of the first 125 units, don’t worry: Subaru is making the STI Special Edition a regular part of the lineup after the special edition goes on sale in Spring 2010.

A touch of JDM suspension tuning flair will soon be making its way to the U.S.market Subaru WRX STI lineup the form of the 2010 Subaru STI Special Edition. a model developed by Subaru’s famed Subaru Tecnica International high performance subsidary. If you aren’t quick enough to get your hands on one of the first 125 units, don’t worry: Subaru is making the STI Special Edition a regular part of the lineup after the special edition goes on sale in Spring 2010.

The same allergy to hydrocarbons is expected of our $23,810 EX NAVI example, which differs most noticeably from the $22,010 EX by a navigation system (utterly unavailable as an EX option). It’s also festooned with such goodies as automatic climate control, tilt/telescoping steering wheel, steering wheel audio controls, USB and MP3 connectivity, and driver-seat height adjustment. Of note to hard-drivin’ hybrid fans are our car’s paddle shifters that let you liberally bang up and down through the CVT’s seven, er, synthetic ratios.