Two Shooz right? I was about to say i should’ve just joined the air force. Dude already had a high spec rare GTR, then asks them to find him one of the rarest most expensive cars in Japan wtf..
Larry: “it kinda reminds me of my R32 honestly a little bit.” There it is! Larry mentioning one of the cars he owns in another video. The streak continues!
Not to take anything away from the extremely rare,beautiful and interesting 22B but man....I bet that R32 GTR ticks all the boxes on someone's dream build list. 2.8L stroker,HKS T51R turbo...that's a well executed project right there.
My first ever time in an impreza was a 22b... Going back at least 15 years a random guy my mate knew just had one in his garage and took us for a proper spirited UK countryside b road bash and I've been in love with them ever since, once the prices started going through the roof it became a Garage queen which tbf I don't blame the guy for 🤣
@@minecraftmaster909 me either.. Back when he used to use it though he definitely wasn't scared.. Me in the back seat however needed a change of underwear 🤣
22b and the S chassis from Subaru is known for their handling. And almost everyone who drove those were blown away. That's why those are my dream cars.
I've loved Subaru since I was kid and this is the holy grail for all Subie fans, it's the holy grail of cars! Such a beautiful car, such an amazing car. I'd love to see one in person at least once
Definitely in my top 5 JDM cars. I saw one in person when I was stationed in Sasebo, Japan about 6 or 7 years ago. Same story, a Japanese guy on base drove it regularly. As rare as they are, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was the same car.
At the time the performance for the money was unbeatable. When this car came out I was 18 and it was my favorite car and probably is still in top 5 22 years later.
I saw the one that Subaru of America had at the end of 1998 at some random auto show in SLC, Utah. It's what made me buy my '98 2.5RS that I had for almost a decade (and wish I still had it).
Larry Chen has mentioned best motoring multiple times throughout auto focus and rightly so. I grew up watching them too. For those who don't know, they actually have a youtube channel! Here is one of their videos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-z2lH_tNLcm4.html Thanks for the awesome content Larry!
@@andreidoimetri in my country, there's A LOT of evo. evo 6 to evo 10. they even fully convert lancer cedia into evo9. from the exterior and interior also full awd system. people are mad
Rare here in New Zealand, they could be purchased new from Subaru at a cost of $120,000, more than double the price of a regular Version 4 Coupe at the time. Misconception that these were homologation or had anything to do with the WRC car. Was more a tribute model than anything else.
They could not be homologated under Group A or Group N rules because of engine size (too large) and production numbers (not enough). But you could rally a 22b under the Group R4 rules if you wanted to now.
@@WannabeWRX Group A wasn't a class at the time. They didn't really need to be homologated, no private rally teams would have been able to afford to campaign them based on rare parts etc. Quite correct regarding group-N STI's of the time, they were 4 doors. Our local legend stuck with the older Group-A 4 door before purchasing a WRC car. Possum Bourne had many here in NZ.
@@85gt Group A started back in 1982. Homologation rules for those cars started with 5000 total of the model needed to be built. This was reduced to 2500 competition model for 25000 total of the model range of the year. Many manufacturers used the "Evolution" rule, which meant on 500 of the competition-ready needed to be built. The Evo rule was dropped because none of the manufacturers ever met the requirements. Eventually, Group A reduced to 1000 competition models needed. Most of the professional competitions stopped using the Group A rules in the late 1980s/early 1990s, but the WRC was the exception, because they ran with that until 2001. Mitsubishi's Evo 1-6 were all Group A cars; they did not field a Group N car until Evo VII. The Impreza STi went Group N with the Version 4. The Legacy RS-RA and Galant WRC cars were Group A, as were the Escort Cosworth and Celica GT-4.
I have been lucky enough to have got my dream 22b some years ago. I could never had afforded one on 1998, but was lucky enough to source one years later. They are awesome cars. I have 3 other Impreza’s and the 22b is special and drives very different. The turn in is very sharp and not like many other Impreza’s that do naturally understeer more than Evo’s... Mine has only done 24k miles and is absolutely perfect as the day that it came out of the factory and with the values they are now fetching, I really don’t drive it anymore like I want to... I just go to my barn sometimes and just stare at it.... to me it’s perfection!!
Lmao, Larry talking about buying a road flare for his car on ebay.. So many of those were wasted in Canada when the rush of imports were brought in. i remember at least 5 times where people took the flares out and lit/threw them at random stuff. lol dumb but good times, makes me miss my soarer. should have never sold it. My soarer came with some wicked mini disc's loaded with japanese beats, some of the things ppl have found inside their JDM cars hahha...
400 sold in japan and about 24 for the rest of the world...SOA (subaru of america) headquarters in cherry hill nj has one...they bring it to events periodically for years...saw it at a subaru dealer (i think it was at glanzman subaru in pennsylvania) show in about 15 years ago
People think these are just an STi version 4 with blisters. They are alot more, they have a much improved 6 gears that low down have a very close ratio, so accelerating in this car is incredibly fun, the gears widen as you get to 5th and 6th for stop speed, but 1 - 4 is supposed to be incredibly fun every time...
@13:28 I hunted down a Japanese road flair for myself as well, took me an eternity to find but I eventually found one and it's currently installed in my 3rd generation Mazda 6 GT.
Just a heads up for you Initial D fanboys & fangirls Bunta DOES NOT drive a 22B but a Subaru Impreza WRX STi Version V Type-R Coupe GC8 with the STi catalog front end which resembles the 22B’s front end. It’s easy to get them mixed up ESPECIALLY due to the anime studio switching the car’s color from grey (Manga) to blue (anime).
My top JDM Legends are: 1992 Toyota Supra 2.0 GT, 1997 Nissan Skyline GTR V-SPEC II (R33) and the Subaru Impreza 22B STI-Version. (This is my opinion, go ahead and drop yours)
That wheel fitment may not be flush put it is perfect. The arc follows the tire perfectly, there's enough room to convey its purpose but not so much that it looks like the car could be lower. The stock tire sidewall height strikes the perfect balance between sporty and comfortable.
Loved that car so bad,I ended up buying a my99 wrx 4 door then later on in Australia they released the 2 door sti which is also a rare car not as crazy as a 22b but next alternative for sure and they came in blue,grey and white!
Funny how the first F&F movie only showcased just a hand full of USDM cars, when there were JDM legends that deserved more recognition at the time for the big screen.
I disagree about the price because you can fly to Japan and get one for much less close to $80k but you'll have to pay close to $10-15k to ship one here.
Dude should look at a dry sump system to help with the crankcase pressure/oil return issues those high power rb's have.. In a time attack situation it's gonna help save that expensive engine from oil starvation
One of the best late 90's Subaru Impreza WRX after the STi 22B is the JDM spec STi Type R. It has the same center diff controller as the 22B, a close ratio transmission with a 4:11 final drive, and a LSD. Doing 260kmh (160mph), that's 8000rpm from the engine. Oh, and it weighs less than 2850 pounds.
The STi Type RA was mechanically better, each model year there are differences, there are items the Type R don't have the Type RA do, for example the 13:1 quick steering rack and a front LSD is Type RA only. You could also factory spec them with a taller 5th gear for cruising.
@@johnf6348 I believe you are referring to the later export version of the Type R in comparison to the JDM V3 model I had. JDM Type R is mechanically the same as the JDM Type RA, even down to the lack of factory undercoating on both, the 180kmh speed limiter, and both came with IC waterspray. The only difference between it and the JDM spec RA which a friend of mine owned, are the roof vent, manual window winders, bare bones interior, lack of trunk carpeting, and the extra doors on the RA. And both JDM cars required 100 octane fuel which was and is still not available in my country. I recalled the time I replaced the air intake filter with aftermarket HKS "mushroom" type, fitted a turbo back exhaust system, had the speed limiter removed, and no retuning. That was a hard lesson I learned as the first time I drove it to 260kmh with the engine screaming sweetly at 8000rpm, not long after, piston no.3 melted. 😅 Had the engine rebuilt. The good old days though. 😁
@@JIM-TREFVTRETRE As i said, they vary year on year, the only GC8's that came with a front LSD were the STi Type RA Limited, they also came with the quick rack. I've been driving and competing in these cars since the 90's, owned two STi5 Type RA 555 WRC Limited, currently drive a 500BHP JDM widetrack STi and a 750BHP TA Impreza. If you are really interested in the cars there are some great website resources out there. I help run the website dedicated to the 22B in the UK.
@@johnf6348 Yes, you're right. Mine did came with LSD and quick rack. Anyways, I'm still into car but cannot afford to play with them anymore, budget wise. Lost my job a few years back and at the age that I'm in now, hard to get jobs now.
@@JIM-TREFVTRETRE sorry to hear that Jim, hope that improves for you. When i was short of cash i offered to help a local club racer, cost me nothing but kept me involved.
