Because Subaru was trying to save money and gauge interest on the WRX. I figure, why complain about it, for the same price as a WRX, you can buy a 2001 RS, and mod the hell out of it. The main problem is, trying to find a way to minimize driveline loss, and I have no idea how to do that. If you can build a N/A engine with 230 HP and drop the percentage of driveline loss, it would be an amazing car..