Pricing announced: $63,995! What do you think? Too much? Could they have charged more?!

this is what the standard sti should've been at a 40k price range.

The STI looks lonely without the EVO. Maybe I'm just missing watching these both cars together.

If subaru builds an STI crosstrek, they will come.

Some of the best Subaru content on the Internet! Keep it up.

Potential price aside, it looks like a fantastic car. I think in this KZfaq age where every car is reviewed on a track and given a hot lap, the term "performance" gets a bit lost. Some cars are incredibly quick, but may not be able to stand up to repeated abuse lap after lap. I think the STI and in particular this S209 is one of those cars which can be thrashed endlessly without overheating, chewing up too much brake pad, or killing it's tires before the day is done. The reason I love my track Miata so much is because it's bulletproof, even driven at 9-10/10ths. All I've had to do is change oil at regular intervals and take a quick peek of the pads. Even running it for 60 minutes on track, the already used Hoosier A7's looked great and could do at least a few sessions more. That's performance.

Killing us with the shots man

I have a 2019 STI Limited. It's crazy good. Very quick and lots of fun to drive. The speed you can carry into turns is amazing. The grip is the best I've ever experienced. The three LSD's really do the job. I wish the info screen above the infotainment had a battery and oil temp reading. Don't know why they didn't include those. If you cruise at 70mph right around 4k RPM for long enough, you could get 26MPG on a flat highway. If you need to pass someone, sport mode will take you from 70 to 80mph in a blink. You have to watch your speed, it will get away from you and its quiet so you don't realize it. If you always wanted one, it's worth looking into.

Nice!!!! Finally a real review of s209 !!!! Great job guys

Amazing review! Thank you for reviewing the S209. It still feels surreal that Subaru brought the S series stateside (i wish i could have one). I have alot of respect for the folks at STI for still making the S series.

This is what the standard STI should be like for that whopping price of 40k.

Very informative video. The S209 is an AMAZING machine. What a wonderful time to be alive when we have great vehicles like this available here in the US.

Bought myself a 2015 sti all those years ago (current powerlevel 400whp) and it's by far my most favorite car I've owned. I pretty hyped for the future of this platform.

Also, fantastic news about STi. Keep the wheels gold!

I love the fender flares

Simply an AMAZING car! That car is an INSTANT collectible for anyone fortunate to buy one. WOW! Great job with the review and the background on the car. So many people complain that this car does not have gold rims to harken back to the WRX rally car they miss the point you called out that this car is an homage to the Nurburgring 24 racing development team. Well done. BTW the fact that we live in a time where we get this Subaru S209 AND the Honda Type R here in the US is not lost on me.

Very impressive, Subaru, such a cool car, finally designed for enthusiasts and delivers what has been asked for over a decade. Unfortunately, I cannot see myself buying another gas car, not that I would mind taking one for a test drive. Well done.

I have a '19 STI Ltd, and it's my 5th STI, but when I watching the vid, I was perplexed about the paddle shifters...then you said it - IC! They did this in my 06 STI as well. Very useful in Vegas weather.

So stoked they are finally bringing a S series to the states. It’s going to be awesome seeing this in person and maybe at the track.

2019 handbag sti, comes with all creature comfort accessories and peer approval

That looks like an incredible track

Great to finally see a driving review of this beast! Agreed on the seats though, the Recaro upgrade for my 19 was too pricey for just a seat back improvement....so I passed.

I looked at your video talking about the car when it was announced, and boy talk about singing a different tune now.

Very glad you mentioned the seats as I had an STI Limited and while the Recaro seats in my Type RA are more comfortable in straight line driving, the STI seats are much superior for side bolster support when even slightly aggressive turning. That surprised me as I assumed the Recaro seats would be superior, but they are not so far. As far as that 'expected' price for the S209, that's why I didn't wait and found a good deal on a new Type RA. $60K is flat out lunacy.

Great video. The sti import biz is exciting!

Looks kind of neat I guess but that’s about as far as my interest goes. I don’t even want to know how much they will charge for it. Thanks for the review of it though. Interesting.

The *-* DCCD setting makes the STi a bit looser on the rear, so it corners sharper. *+* gives the car more traction.

Great video! I'd love to get this or the 2020 series white... I had a 2007 limited edition sti #059/800... It was awesome and was wingless, had black brembo brakes, and heated leather seats. It was Urban Gray Metallic... It had great resale value and I miss it.

I have 2017 STI and trade in for 2019 STI can complain it’s more refine than the 2017. I think one of best STI so far that being said I also own 2004 STI.

Amazing but the price is 80% exclusivity! I limited '18 STI and love it!!!

Looks amazing! I wanna race it! 🤔😂

This is....pure love.

I’d like to see a race between the S209 and an STI and see what the difference is.

Flat 6 turbo sti with unequal leangth headers would be a bomb... Someone give Subaru Technica International this info... The supra would be forgotten.

It's so beautiful!

Selling my type RA 38/500 about 4,200 miles on it. What better place than here. Paid off, title in hand, garaged, non smoker, kicker audio upgrade, AWE touring edition exhaust installed, IAG street AOS, never had an AP married to it, have all stock parts wrapped and in the attic. complete car with wheels and glass treated with u.k ceramic 2.0.

It's great seeing the updated (post-2014) WRX/STI body style get all beefed up and serious like this, it's the functional vents, stiffer chassis, and a list of other things that really does it for me with this beautiful USDM release. It's just so goddamn track ready! I myself have a '14 wrx hatch, and I love it, and it's EJ delivers, even in it's stock form, with my recent upgrades (rally-ready skid plate, mud-flaps, etc) having nothing to do with power however, I'm still happy with it's pep for now. Anyway's, what I meant to say was that I've been drooling over this S209 for months now, it appears to have been built very purposefully. I read about the S209 in one of Super Streets most recent prints, The JDM Issue (vol.23, no.07), and yes - it would appear it is most definitely a "stronger overall package", as was published in that SS article. I can't wait to see what else Subaru's performance division has up their sleeve. By the way, is that a Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 on your t-shirt starting at 5:35? If not, which Escort might it be? I mean, it's got the iconic double wing so it has definitely got to be one of those bad-ass rally Escorts. Either way, nice shirt man, and what's more? Great video, you guys kill it.

Hey Subaru, BRING THE LEVORG TO THE STATES!

I love my 18’ STI Limited

Champagne supernova, Nice song.

Subaru WRX has really been lagging behind until 2018 or even 2015+ but they seemed to ironed most the problems out with the 2018 and newer. The FA engine is amazing. Just hope the valves don’t get to junked up.

Auto Minus is for dry - good road surface such as most tracks, Auto Plus is for wet roads.

Too little too late too expensive has been Subaru legacy over the last 30 years. I was a Subaru owner.

@drivingsportstv What changed that allowed STI to import models? I like the brief history segment.

Waiting for those fender flares for sale available in any store sites.

I will..waiting the new 2021 sti

My favorite feature is the lack of gaudy red interior accents minus the dash trim. The dash trim can easily be vinyl wrapped. The red interior highlights and the ringland problems keep from considering standard STI. Too bad this one costs too much and will be unobtainable for us average folk.

My 16 year old sti spec c is 19.5 psi of boost from the factory.

is it safe to say these ej257 motors are more reliable to make power now unlike the older ej25?

This car was very good and can only remain as a legend in history. Nowadays, even S209's performance is so inadequate comparing to all of its competitors. It gets so out-performed. The last things we need are new stickers, new wing and new vents. We need a STi to combat these latest cars: TTRS, RS3, and A-45.

Man I want one so bad !

Comment from the future! Yes, STI can bring in anything they want! And as of 2022, that means no more STIs. At all. You were right about the "massive shift" - just wrong about the direction ;)

Holy Christ, for that much money, I'll go Porsche.

Only 209?!! ..if I was lucky enough to buy an S209, I would want 209/209

Dream car

Can you make legacy with rear steering

I'm here because my local Subie dealer has one of only 80 white ones. It has Recaro seats. $71K.

5 years after and I still can't understand why they didn't even give this car a goddamned oil cooler... And what a shame STI didn't build any other car for overseas like this one...

In my state! Sweet!

How much do you think they'll charge for the S209?

Would love to see a Civic Type R on a track with the S209

Did I hear correctly, 0 to 60 in 4.9 seconds? Seems it should be quicker than that.

I could never find out why they stopped making the Impreza in coupe form like the GC8. A modern STI WRX in coupe form would be awesome.

Paul would live this car😭😭

Heres the thing, i want the blue with the iconic gold rims. As for the price range i dont know

Nice paddle shifters 🤙🏼

Hello from a fellow masshole subie owner. Wish I can see this thing on the streets

Not familiar with intercooler spray. How much does it cost / how often do you use it / how big of a difference does it make?

Correct me if I am wrong... Did they model the gr. 3 and gr. 4 subaru vehicles after the 208 and 209 in Gran Turismo Sport?

Wonderfully efficient car

Auto minus is good because I was told never to have manual in dry roads and the minus helps with cornering

I want one 😁

What track were you driving on?

I really don't like their decision to style it like 2010 civic, but the super real wing is nice.

I'm sure everyone wants the STI Forester everyone else has but America.

I actually was looking at those Sti “pink” brake pads for my brembo set...try $500+ not including shipping from Japan lmao nty.

How would this do against a zl1 1le camaro? On track ?

Gold rims and rear spoiler from 2007 WRX STI ... and it would be perfect 😁

Hi question regarding the S209 STI in the US does it get the faster 11:1 ratio rack like in japan or is it a watered down version with the 13:1 normal rack?

Our boy has a 97' Impreza WRX, JDM car, and that unit kicks ass with only 276hp! [stock] This one looks good, has power, but the price would be $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Ryan you said the changes to power and everything else are the first time Subaru was able to do that for the US market? Did you already forget they did ALL of that for the Type RA, a car which you did review? Are you reading a script Subaru provided you or something when you give your overview of the changes? Just saying, I own a Type RA. the car routinely pushes 18 lbs of boost stock with no changes to the tuning and definitely puts down much more than the advertised 310bhp. It does not have those additional chassis mods but all of them can be bought and added to the car from your local Subaru dealer once this car hits dealer lots. which I plan to do for an OEM plus build. It is about time they finally started adding a more comprehensive selection of STI/OEM upgrade options. Looking forward to taking my Type RA to the next level and its nice to have an OEM option for better brake pads for track days.

Maybe I missed it but what track was that? Looks like NH but could be Palmer MA?

This should be the regular Sti. Thi should’ve been more extreme as far as power. Should’ve been pushed to around 450-500.

Does the ej25 still run a bearing at 190km?

Have one of these at my dealership. Beautiful car. Little pricey but damn it’s sexy.

What track was this? I was thinking you were goint to Lime Rock, but that doesn't look anything like it.

Yeah cool story bro. How about updating the EJ though

I am still waiting for the Levorg

Best WRX STi ever was the Cosworth CS400 in UK market. That is a step above the S-series STi's. S-series still obv step up above standard STi's though. CS400 is Cosworth but I still refer to it as best factory built "WRX STi".

How do you get parts for these?

When is the "Subaru AWD Explain" video coming?

I'm just glad it doesn't have the super ricey seat trim like the regular STI. I mean, it's still there but its grey instead of red or blue.

Driving Sports TV: The brakes are not at all similiar to the standard STi, they are 6 pots and together with the dedicated pads are amazing, exactly the same fitted in my beautiful yellow Impreza STi spec c Type RA-R!! is this engine 2.4/ 2.5? What a shame the red line does not go up to 8.200 as the previous ej20!!

So the S208 is currently selling for 68K...in Japan because that's the only place I can find that has one for sale and they made 450 of those. So, now you have an upgraded S209 of which they are only making 209 and only selling in the US, which has never had an "S" series made available to buy. You can bet your investment dollar it's worth 65K but what do I know I only have two lambo's in the garage.

People saying this car is too expensive. There's only going to be 200odd made, they will be sold before they even come off the production line.

Forgive me if I missed it, but what track is driven in this vid?

Il cambio automatico su una subaru te lo potevi evitare. Comunque, tanta roba la macchina

I wonder what I could do with my 2019 WRX performance package premium with an extra 30k. I'm sure it would be more whp with the exact same reliability. Only thing that worries me is the rods, but they can reliably handle up to 380hp and 390ft-lbs tq.

What is the paddle shifter for?

I feel it might be priced easily within 53k-60k