Interesting Design Details

Here are some details about the car that I found interesting in my first 200 miles...

• The STi logo on the center console lights up at night
• There are dim red lights in each footwell. Reminds me of a German car.
• The clock also features an average MPG display, but there are no other trip computer functions unless you spring for the $4000 nav-plus-BBS wheels package.
• If you set your EZ Pass electronic toll thingie on the clock cutout in the dash, it works fine.
• The car is tall! I almost can't reach the center of the roof. I looked it up -- it's 1.6" taller than the older Impreza STI.
• The seats are not Recaros, but they're very comfortable. And the Alcantara is grippy.
  
• The gauges do a sweep thing (self test?) when you start the car, but you can disable that if you like, according to the owner's manual.
• It's got a six-disc changer, and it plays MP3 data CDs. That means...lessee...about 65 hours of music if you just stuff six full CDs in. Not bad.