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In regards to sound, it depends on the headers. If equipped with equal length headers, the 718 will have a very apparent 4 cylinder sound much like the 2015+ WRX's, which are powered by a new DI motor (FA20) with equal length runners. All years STi are still equipped with the venerable EJ25, which is an old design with unequal length headers.
As the used car value in WRX's drop, youngsters with no money and poor taste will have some terrible sounding machines, but when I had mine I had a 3.5" catted downpipe to a Prodrive muffler which sounded excellent. As exotic as my Cargraphic exhaust may sound in the mid range RPMs, I do miss the burble and bass notes of the WRX in parking lots and at cruising speeds. It even sounded good throughout the range, just not as good as a flat 6 higher up.
I don't believe enthusiasts will have any problems getting this model to sound amazing. Whether it comes from the factory acoustically pleasing is another story.
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