MPower said:
This guy with his "improved" WRX idea is completely insane. A) there is absolutely no advantage to chopping off a roof; B) fitting "brake cooling ducts" instead of fog lights will be near impossible, and thats being optimistic; and C) He makes it looks like crap and will cost more than a much better car.
That would be me.
A) There is an aerodynamic advantage to a lowered roofline. And it looks cool as hell.
B) Quite a few people have already done this conversion in the US with custom work and there are several aftermarket JDM kits available.
C) Looks are completely subjective and I respect right to your own opinion however much I disagree.
As for costing "more than a better car,"
If I were to make an STi look like that, I would do it to a wrecked one that way chopping the roof would be a relatively small project as part of repairing the car. Purely cosmetic; Wrecked STi + Bodywork = Less than new STi.
Insane? Maybe.
Stupid? No.