Too early to talk about what to get IMO. The new gen Civic comes out this year and the new WRX comes out in 2021.
I honestly thought 2021 was last year for each.... Either way I plan on getting the last of this generation. Don't wanna be a guinea pig for next gen lol. With no news or reveals I don't believe 2021 will be the start imo. But I could be wrong who knows.
They were saying that the successor of the Subaru VA chassis is due to be released by mid to late 2021. Expect that the new WRX STi to have a DIT FA24 engine with around 320-400hp.
Early adopters do kinda get shafted lol. If I were you I would get the Si but I'm definitely biased though. I preferred the look of the hatchback but I was able to get a deal for the Si that was just a bit more than the Sport hatch so it made sense. I thought I was going to go for the 2018 WRX but the smaller trunk, lack of keyless entry/push button start on the base WRX, and no Carplay/Android Auto at a higher cost turned me away.
Can't wait to see what's to come.
Honestly I'm in the same position love the hatch. The Si sedan looks ok to me.
The LSD might be the best part of the Si over the regular 1.5t variants. You can tune for a bit more power and the sport mode isn't a night and day difference, but the LSD working when putting power down coming out of corners is great.
I'm trading my 2017 6MT hatch sport for an Si. It's a friggin' steal at $2k more than the hatch for LSD, LEDs, sport seats, suspension, stereo etc.
I had a 2018 sport hatch MT. Now I have a 2020 Si Sedan. I miss the hatch functionality and the look, but have no regrets. Si has so much more for just a few thousand more.I own a hatch but never driven anything with an LSD. Would love to follow up on this with si vs hatch owners. I have Ktuner 1.2 and TSP Stage 1 on and the hatch zips. Hatch as a daily is great due to the trunk space and I personally like the look better. Wish they made a hatch Si
