i just think it's a marketing mistake. ford's fastest car is the mustang cobra. honda's is the s2000. acura's is the nsx. dodge's is the viper. chevy's is the vette. nissan's is the 350Z. these are the companies' marquis. they give the company a sporty image that sticks in people's minds when they go buy ford trucks, honda civics, acura rsx's, dodge neons, chevy cavaliers. it's the car they look up to as a big brother to their car. no one wants the forester as their big brother, i'd rather have the wrx.

and subaru's is the forester?? just does NOT fit in.

and the impreza is the base model. the wrx is a sports sedan, and the STI is a bad ass sports sedan. they should just make the wrx faster, not the forester slower