2018 Subaru STi vs Civic Type R vs Focus RS Review - Battle of the Year 

Excellent review!!!

Thanks buddy!!

TheStraightPipes looks great with the cars neat led's. I'm going to Montreal this coming week, will y'all be filming there?

Gotta commend you guys on this video. You guys think about the details of every shot. Sick shots of Toronto, awesome cars, and I like the format with 3 guys in 3 cars. Can imagine that it's difficult with audio but I barely noticed it being weird. BY THE WAY, if you ever need another 3rd reviewer, can you call me cuz I live in Toronto and I can even throw in an FRS if you need to compare it with anything :p

+Trevor Harris not for a few weeks, going to Quebec city though

its because we're trying to get in the grove while on a 4 way call, 3 cars, 5 cameras, 3 mics, bad reception on one phone, first time trying 3 cars. it was hectic, lots of cameras and coordination. It'll be better next time.

- It seems like you guys are sort of yelling at the camera. (mostly the blonde guy, sorry) - The pauses between people speaking is sort of weird. - The frequent switching between mics is a little distracting. - The intonation of the lines is delivered almost exactly the same each time, which adds to the unnatural feeling. It just doesn't feel like you guys are having a conversation. My suggestion for a video like this would be to change the format. Shoot each guy driving each of their first cars. After the first drive have everyone park and shoot a short regular conversation of first impressions. Shoot a short take of each person driving the next two cars (round 2 and 3). If you stopped after the 2nd round you probably wouldn't have much content for the final conversation. Try to hit some of the highlights in the round 2/3 footage, but leave some content for the final conversation.

+John Brooks yeah we'll figure it out. Yuri and I can do 2 of us in separate cars well, adding a 3rd person complicates things a bit. Thanks!

I'd ditch the 3rd guy. Too quiet and when he did say something it just seemed robotic and scripted.

Nouvellecosse shari was a special guest. It was his first time filming with us. Be nice

+iMiguelAOG this man gets it

iMiguelAOG doesn't sti also come in auto, more specifically cvt?

+Michael A not in North America

WRX does, saw one last weekend. I threw up a little in my mouth, people that buy these should be put on a list for extermination.

Michael A The STI is manual only, and the WRX you can get in a CVT but you really shouldn't. It gets the same gas mileage as an STI, and it's a WRX, it's meant to be manual

Lol true

Charmander is better tho and not a jdm fan but the type r is the best car in this race/comparison

Zanthum I agree. It brings the most smiles per gallon.

type r = bulbasaur, focus rs= charmander, sti= squirtle

Sti is squirtle for the tmic water spray. Hehe

Simple fix, winter tires :)

Lived in Boston for years. Snow ain't shit for my FWD Civic.

AWD is overrated for winter driving. Snow tires on -1 or -2 wheels are safer and provide far more confidence under braking when you need it most.

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@@Lessenjr That's a lie, unless you have never driven AWD with winter tiers.....

+Cal Ward that's how we look at every car, watch our other reviews. Thanks for subbing :)

TYPE R BAYBEEEEE

Same

+Rick de jong we don't own any of these cars, we're journalists reviewing them. Watch our other reviews

ooh hahaha, well still! I really like the way you guys review the cars, it's a twist! All giving opinions, and switching cars every few minutes! Keep doing what you're doing, because it's amazing!!! 🎉

+Rick de jong thanks!

I guess you've never watched EverydayDriver...

+louisolivierfortin we like to keep our licenses so we can keep driving cars and not review buses

There are a lot of car reviewers out there and remarkably few bus reviewers. This despite the huge number of people riding buses. Possible niche???

+Nouvellecosse maybe a special episode haha

+TheStraightPipes which municipal transit is best municipal transit?

+Beach5and great question

+Mark Borlongan haha sweet!

Mark Borlongan minor brag

+Juan Pabunan awesome. We love your comment style. It's very nice

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+El Cien it's a toss up between the type R and Focus RS. The RS is on significantly better tires from the factory (Michelin pilot sport Cup2)

I drive a 2013 outback and the touchscreen feels like one of those Ultimate PDAs from 2008. I see even after 4 years they haven't upgraded that. I think you guys need to remake this video with a Golf R.

El Cien Outdated but still very competitive. According to Caranddriver magazine, the Focus RS is only .1 second faster to 60 than the STi and holds the same quarter mile time as the STi. *Keep in mine too that the Focus RS has 45 more HP and 60 more TQ.* Subaru never really changed the STi because its still competitive within its segment.

Now. Forgive me if I'm wrong but STI are not really straight-line-type-of-cars out of the factory. Which is why I go back to my first comment... this video doesn't outline the corner-hugging capabilities of an STI.

El Cien I agreed with you on that point. +1 They are corner-hugging. STi are track and mountain kings. They brake later and turn in faster than a lot of cars. They can probably rival low slung exotics in turning. I was more suggesting your "outdated" comment. (No disrespect though.) I just wanted to point out that Subaru never really updated the engine because the engine was still compete within its segment.

+Vader 96 awesome thanks, check out our other videos

Thanks!

+Orion thanks! Yeah you absolutely can't go wrong owning an RS. Absolutely love them

I think i'd need to pic the rs because winter drifting, its the most fun thing to do in a car. Lowest commitment for most reward

+carl basbas Hahahha you'll like next week too ;)

+Heroic Enemy thanks for realizing that. Watch our other reviews

straight piper 😂

Yuri Tereshyn, Yep! 'Straight Piper' all the way! 😂😂😂

You don't even need to watch reviews to know the type r is the best 😍😍😍

+Jon Underwood thanks!

@Cinema Superhit bruh moment

+Drew H thanks man

+Subie Jason yeah absolutely

Subie Jason The only reason the Type R is over MSRP is because its the first Type R in the states. *That's literally it. The hype.* Is it worth the hype? I think so. Would I buy one? Nah. I'll get a Subaru STi if I were to pick of these 3. You also made a good point at the end. The STi is a street legal rally car, not some high-performance gun it at the light type of car. This is why I get annoyed when some "so called Subaru fans" ask Subaru for a 400HP STi. A 400HP STi would never happen stock. A 400HP STi would cost way too much and it would definitely remove itself from this segment of cars and enter lambo territory.

+Stauffer Garage as are we!

Psyche

@@worksmarter6418 Yeah just saw that...

Rip

+devil devil our headsets had terrible reception so we were yelling. Sorry. Watch our other reviews. Unscripted

TheStraightPipes you responded, love that

+NeverL8 inaV8 exactly. The STi is great but these 2 are just monsters

+MackyG for sure!! What area are you in.

+MackyG we hope so as well

TheStraightPipes Markham. But I spend a lot of time around the ACC and the CN tower Rogers center area

+Jaikar Chatha nice!

Time to go stalk them

+Son Dao right on

Chesmere Scarlet that's me

Halton-burgring lap?

Halton region lap from the lake in Oakville through main roads, highway, north Burlington, then back through the twists east to the lake. Play on the Nurburgring.

+Christopher Brown haha yeah I've done that drive myself. Super fun

+sixyears we moved over all the time

+motomusiq Hahahahahaha well said. New videos every week :)

+AguyNamedHorse thanks

+Southeast Photography yep

+Ahmed Zaka thanks!

+Joe Blog because we were yelling at eachother on phones with poor reception and working with Shari for the first time. Watch our other reviews

It's cool they sound like robots

😂😂😂😂😂

Joe Blog sounded like parrots. One says, "agressive" and, sure enough, the other two enthusiastically repeat it.

deal

And you can take it off road on the weekends

AND bring it on the track

And quad exhaust is the best

Doesn't the Type R have more space in the back, and can haul more stuff? Honda's generally are pretty value stable too, don't know if Subaru's are (even) better at it though.

Derick Wong Friedrich type r’s have cup holder in the back,but I dont think those cup holder can fold to have a 5th seat.(you can correct me)

+Mass Hole thanks man

Thats fine... But think about this WRC best awd Ford RS Old days ...Escort crossword...then focus now fiesta lots off wins. All that its on the RS. And they fuck lolol so all cars have issues. the head gasket on models 16 AND early 2017 and STI the awd some broke at lunch sorry...

I agree sti is best but rs is also AWD

Love watching those rs drift videos... end up on the side of a mountain.... hehe

+Christopher Sparkman thanks for noticing how much work actually goes into these. We also hate long intro and outros. We just do stuff we would like to watch and hope people like it

Seriously, like a 15-30 sec for a fuckin intro is ridiculous.

KrayzieBuddha yeah man. That's why I stopped watching Matt Farah's The Smoking Tire. At first, his intro was fine...until he started selling all his crap at the beginning of each vid. (T-shirts, sunglasses, watches, etc) Then, as his channel got more popular, he gradually started coming off as kinda pompous and arrogant to me. Just my opinion though. These guys just seem more down to earth to me. Organic is probably the right word.

Christopher Sparkman I don't know who is that but i'll take your word for it lol.

+Christopher Sparkman we just try to be normal dudes because we're normal dudes

+NowThatsSmooth excellent

+dcdipper98 oh man no question get the RS

+Eric Garcia thanks! Follow us on every social network for behind the scenes content

+ashutosh sangare thanks

+jakobion thanks man

RS-Best front end Type-r- overall body lines Sti- rear end

In terms of performance heck yeah. I own a type r but my buddy owns an rs and another buddy of mine owns an sti and we go to car meets together and we’re known as the trio hot hatches

+Denzil Panchhiya thanks. No drag race because we have no money

+N.45 sweet

Christiano we're the same bro.. I couldn't even afford my own car yet!!

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+Simon L Yesssssssss

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