Did They Make a Bugeye Sti?

The 'bug-eye' made way for the 'blob-eye' in 2002. Both the Version 8 and Version 9 WRX and STIs share the 'blob-eye' look as well as many other similarities.

Did Subaru make a bugeye STI?

Subaru WRX Bugeye (2000 to 2003)

This model was presented with a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic, but the manual was the only choice for true car aficionado.

Is the bugeye STI rare?

They don't exist in the US and are not street legal in the US. 100% of bugeye STis are right hand drive and were sold to overseas markets. If you found a left hand drive, street legal US 2002 or 2003 STi, it is merely a replica or an engine swap in a US WRX body.