I was testing final edition around Christmas and I did drive sti from 2017
Difference is very little to be honest. Better stoping power in final edition, rest is cosmetics.
Had a quote of 35k pounds on a road.
Thing is, it is called final edition only in UK or Ireland. Exact same spec available in USA or mainland Europe but without Final edition badge.
They are not stopping to make them. They are just too expensive in uk or Ireland to import them from Japan. Simple as that. Vrt and other “pumped” taxes here are making this car too expensive.
Checked this car in Poland, to buy brand new from dealer is coming as approx 50k€ and no one said there is any limited amount of them.
Road tax on it is stupid here, only true sti fans will buy it with fat wallets.