"this is the last WRX I review" - Matt Farah a few times a year

"Not forged but reinforced pistons" really Subaru?

Subaru must have a killer profit margin on their WRX STI’s A 10 year old engine in an economy car body with a couple thousands worth of suspension mods........for $50k.

That’s not weight reduction, that’s getting rid of a spare tire - Lol I died

If you are playing Scrabble with people who don’t accept Subaru WRX STI RA, you have bad friends.

I was really hesitant to get an STi, but I seriously love my 18. My biggest complaint is the road noise, I wish they had added more wound deadening.

50k on a STI. As a STI owner, I say go spend 50k on a SS 1LE. They better up the hp to 400 to justify that price tag.

Mildly underwhelming but still a cool car. Looking forward to the next gen sti, but will still keep my bugeye

Greater than the sum of its parts? For $26 grand over the price of a base STI you could have a full Cosworth long block, ball-bearing turbo, and Ohlins suspension, and have change left over to pay your builder/tuner or add extra doodads to personalize your ride. This doesn't even give you true forged pistons.

I just can't get into the newer body style WRXs and STis at all. The 04-05 and 06-07 bodies were so much more attractive. Even the 5 door that came after that wasn't bad at all but ever since then I just can't get into them. Also, it's a cool car but not $50k cool.

0:47 Engineering Explained spotted in that BRZ tS!

Bilstein shocks were available in the Legacy Gt SPEC B some years ago. Had one, and the application was not that great. Really disappointed. For that vehicle, had to add a rear sway bar, and other modifications to be a bit more happy with the execution by Subaru. I was much happier with my 2004 STi.

Subaru needs to come out with a new engine .

Sti's were cool 10 years ago. Unfortunately Subaru has barely changed anything except its price.

Almost $50K for a STI? No thanks.

I think a lot of people are missing the point. This is a limited run STi being sold to the Subaru loyalists who want the ultimate STi. I think it's cool that Subaru still makes limited run versions of their cars like this. I do wish they would have made it crazier. This seems pretty tame compared to their previous limited edition cars

Instead of new variations they just need to remake this car. Late 90's- Early 2000's, STI was amazing but they have been surpassed by many others.

With the Bilstein struts it’d be that it’s the first time used in an Impreza in the US. Bilsteins have consistently been fitted to performance Legacys over the years, the only Impreza that springs to mind that has used Bilsteins before is the 22B, with the ‘B’ standing for Bilstein.

Shaver? CHECK! Fancy watch? CHECK! Balls powdered? CHECK? Balls in under paints pouch? CHECK! KY Jelly? Oh wait...that's another show entirely!🤣

When you announced a while back you were changing your format, I was a bit worried. But love the track videos even more now! Keep it up!

If you're a huge Subaru fan I think it's a good investment. Sure you can take out your spare tire and do some tires and suspenions upgrades on a regular STI and do some more weight reduction, add a functional wing if you want, but this one has all that on it already, so if you're going to track it and want to do maybe mostly chassis upgrades but not engine internals atleast not for quite a few years, I would think this would be great for that. You get reinforced pistons which would hopefully take a tune from an Accessport with no problems and with some certain upgrades in the intake and exhaust and suspension this could be a really cool less common STI. Again I know 50k is a lot for this type of car, but in some other news, 40k is a lot for this type of car!! Most STI owners buying new are paying roughly 40 grand so if they're a huge Subaru Fanatic I don't think the extra 10k is going to really bother them especially since financing dulls the pain a little by spreading out the expense over time. Regardless I wish they made a truly hopped up version over stock, with say forged internals and 50bhp over stock and 50 or so ft lbs of torque more over stock, with the rest of this stuff and even an active exhaust or something and with some really limited edition body work. Still I kinda like it. But I've loved subies since I sold my built 94 Talon Tsi (Awd model) for my GC Impreza RS that finally has a proper EJ207 swap with all STI drivetrain in it that is now running equal length turbo manifold and around 400hp at the wheels. I love the car now. Didn't want to go overboard other than upgraded pistons rods and bearings to help longevity and arp studs for the entire engine, so i kept that simple. The whole thing took me nearly 4 years to put together though.

i put a ej207 RA STI Spec C short block alloy sump kit full custom ej205 heads = $16,000 in my 2001 SF5 Forester Turbo ! $40k now.

Another year and Subaru is still running the ej 257. They have been passed up for years and I say this being a 2 time sti owner

This is great! this is the first Type RA ever in the U.S. and this will be very sought after.

Would rather have Mustang 350 or even the 350r. Sure it’s more costly but you get just as good suspension and 500+ horsepower.

Auto Tempest was really helpful. found the car im going to take a look at this weekend. thanks matt!

Subjective taste must come into it. I'd have this for 50 before a focus rs for 30. I just don't like it inside, it's not bad out. I also wouldn't drive a golf r either. That is a good thing, world would be boring if we all had the same tastes.

What the hell justifies $50K for this? C,mon Subaru, it's definitely time for a major upgrade. I'm pretty confident my 2009 WRX hatchback (I paid $25K for it, and I've got approx $10K in mods) would embarrass the RA at $15K cheaper. And...I can fit a 61" hot water heater or my XXL mountain bike in the back.

50k worth of understeer nice... For the standard car sure engineer in a bit of safety understeer but really on a type ra.. Put some bigger rear arb on it and rotate the thing a bit damn

Everybody who knows the sti well is screaming to change the dccd setting as he squeals through the turn other then that great video

there was a time when those numbers were amazing, for a 35K price range car, but times have changed now where even camrys and accords of these worlds are in 300 HP range. Subaru needs to up their game, at-least for the STI, if not for the base WRX. And if all the additions stiffens up the already stiff chassis, then high 300 to low 400 HP makes even more sense! - X WRX owners

Because the one thing that makes or breaks a 4dr 4wd 4cyl is a big raised spoiler at a huge price markup

AutoTempest doesn't work for UK postcodes - they should expand! Need something like this!

The 2006-2009 Legacy GT SpecB came with Billstien struts.

$50K for an STI??? If you want a super Subaru, why not spend $15k on a hawkeye and put $35k in mods into it? You could have a 550+hp MONSTER.

From watching this video and reading what others have said about this car I really believe that those tires are not up to snuff and that the chassis is capable of more. I wonder how it would be if it had a set of Michelin Pilot Sport or Cup 2 tires? Much better, I am guessing.

I spy Engineering Explained at the beginning of this video, tucked away in the BR-Z there. As always, quality video Matt!

2009 Subaru Legacy spec B were coming with Bilstein shocks on them .

BTW the Legacy spec.B came with Bilstein Shocks starting in 2006

What a sweet gig! Beat the crap outta new cars and give car enthusiasts an honest opinion.

Subaru wrx sti should be somewhat like this right outta the box, especially the interior trim. But it doesn’t sound good at all, needs a proper exhaust. Good review!

Love this video. just got mine and threw it on a dyno, check out why it feels so much faster. Love the review

at 9:30, its the first time the STI has gotten bilstein, but Bilsteins were on the Legacy Spec.B from 06-09

s208 with 242kw is 6,264,000 yen / 56000usd . Check the Japanese Subaru website out . And Ra with 360hp would cost 55k easily

Subaru BRZ TS: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Subaru WRX STI Type RA: Yokohama Advan ...???

I have to see the track times to see if any of the parts are worth it. In the past a STI Spec C can outperform a regular STI by about 3-4 secs on a track and beats the Evo GSR of that same gen by 1-2 secs. The Type RA in the past are basically Spec C with additional parts similar to the S206-08 series. $50k isn't bad when S208 in Japan costs about $60k and those do run outperform cars that have over 100HP simply because the handling since they are the equivalent of Type Rs, track ready cars. All Production Rally Subarus use Spec C chasis. So I would imagine these Type RA would be hot commodity in the Rally scene.

Why is the car so loud when going at higher speeds? Meaning tire/wheel noise? Sounds like a thumping sound. The only reason why i'm asking is because i test drove an STI stock, and it was the same thing. As soon as it hit 70, i heard some strange thumping bass sound, as if the wheel bearings were no good or something. The car was brand new and i asked the salesman about that and he said it was the tires. Tires were dunlop. I had dunlop tires before on previous cars, i never ever had that sound. I guess it's a subaru thing?

👌The Fart SOUND AT 5:14 💩is what I think of the price. 😂 Jk... No thanks tho.

People in USA complain that STi RA is expensive,in Puerto Rico a regular STI start in 59,000 imagine the price for The STi RA 😩

2003 spec c ra was 38000usd / 4,141,587 million yen in Japan brand new

As a Subie owner and fan, I find this a hard sell. For $50k, it shouldn't just be minor changes.

sounds like they put equal length exhaust manifolds on this EJ257. The problem is... it still uses an EJ257... for $50k. There are many other cars that would make for a better choice at or even below that price point.

I’ll just stick with my 2015 sti. I do like the carbon fiber roof and the highlighter yellow six piston brakes tho. I don’t think it’s worth the extra 10k tho.

Was that Jason Fenske sitting in the BRZ in the last frame of the video?

More area under the curve? I didn't come here to integrate, Matt.

I saw you in someone else’s video I was hey it’s the ball guy lol 😂

They'll come out with a new engine next gen, but so many people complaining about the old one when they've never owned it

Put the Michelin tires on RS on this and it will be same on the track. Tires on a track make all the difference

Damn I thought this video would make me reinforce my 18 sti sport-tech and clearly it hasnt FML well hopefully will do the bilsteins. Someone is sure gonna try and see how much that engine with the reinforced pistons will take. I would just work on driveability (cooling, wheels 18's). But hopefully the next gen will be better and not hybrid not 2 tons and make more than 360hp... ( I hate using hp to judge a complete package but damn it needs to be done for this car.

What a joke. Almost $50k for a car that produces 5 MORE horsepower than an already disappointing little sibling. Get it together Subaru

Damn dude you're getting good at interviewing while racing.. Like it's nothing ;)

I'd like to see an STI pushing 400 whp from the factory.

is that the guy in Engineering explained in the brz next to him

$50k is way too much. What are they thinking? You could get a certified pre owned Corvette for that money and have a much more fulfilling experience.

Carbon fiber roof adds more structural rigidity? I'd gather that it was fitted to reduce centre of gravity?

For that cost (actually a bit less), I built my 2015 STI which has 470whp with 505 torque, better brakes and suspension and sounds a lot better. It still understeers a lot, but I'm pretty sure I'd run circles around this thing at the track or any place else.

This is supposed to be track version, yet understeers? Might as well remove rear wing, it isn't helping.

I think its better invested on older one and put high performance parts and customize the subaru and will be unique.

"Hey guys if you are like me"... Let me fast forward jkjk

I was about to click off KZfaq.. well now I'm gonna be late 😂

Got one. Best sti never drove. Sorry for all the haters. I really don't need my money in my grave. I'm happy to pay the extra $10k

Screw fix-a-flat. It can destroy your TPMS sensor, and any tire you use it on immediately becomes unrepairable (at least at any REPUTABLE tire shop), assuming you wish to go that route. I would rather have the spare tire.

A lot of hate here but it looks like you had a blast!

It's a shame seeing Subaru losing it's way. The next STI/WRX better not disappoint.

Toyota gt86 Gr is 4,600,000 yen , that's more than a Base wrx sti in japan . Track cars have never been cheap

looks like a nice performance car. why does it still look like a box from the 90's?

can someone tell me what sunglasses and lens those are...they're sick

if names were allowed to use in scrabble, i'd take some Ibanez guitar models' names every day! good luck guessing RGR621XPB

if an s208 is 56k in japan , how much do you think a sti ra would cost with more horsepower duh ?

The comments section is filled with people who have no clue that Subaru has been making a WRX STI Type RA for decades in Japan.

Not a first for Bilstein on Subaru, there was a Legacy GTB 20 years ago.

There's already 6 piston brakes on the base 2018 STi now

I think the legacy spec b came with bilsteins. Correct me if I’m wrong.

I tried to find the auto tempest app on my iPhone I guess they don’t have one

why did the practical wing have to be smaller and worse looking..

Are we all just going to ignore that FARTING sound???😆 THPPPP!!! THPPPP!!! WTF IS THAT???😃

I'd be really interested on a professional's take on a comparison between a base WRX and WRX STI RA. I have a feeling it would be tough to find the $24k in value in the Type RA.

Still not forged pistons. excellent. RIP ring lands. Weight reduction consisting of removing my spare and tools(but done expertly at the zero landfill plant by professionals) costs how much, I wonder? Lolz scooby-roo

Try to get hold of a V6 STI and have it compared to the 2017/18 STI.

Just get a regular STI and do a couple of stage 2 mods with some suspension tweaking and you'd have something still not reaching 50k in total price and have more than enough car to enjoy lol... I love Subaru but man is that price tag way too much of a stretch. That's M2 territory money

Didn't they sell the Legacy B4 in the states? I do belive that the B in B4 stood for Bilstein?

That wing looks better on the 86. I prefer the look of the stock wing on the sti, just my 2 cents.

If car companies weren’t so greedy they’d be making more sales and more money on some of these cars with decent prices

The brz seemed to be so much more balanced and fun than this WRX STI. Even if it is slow.

clicked on the thumbnail and thought it was a camry with a gt-wing but sounds like a subaru

Ha, at the start Jason from Engineering Explained is in the BRZ behind you.

You can get a brand new Corvette Stingray for well under 50k

Love my STI

It looks like Gran Turismo going through the corners! Cool.

Great car man!