In the US we got a de tuned version of this and it was ultra rare. It had a closed deck design 2.2L NON Intercooled turbo engine with either 5sp manual or 4sp automatic. My 1st ever turbo car was a 93 Winston met 5sp w/Bk int . It was 1998 and no one made parts . I ordered parts from Japan JIC magic coil overs a new Garrett turbo a custom 3 in exh to a modified HKS muffler . 17 in OZ Wheels it was a fast car for its day. I always dreamed of high Hp but then it was not possible for a normal kid who worked paving driveways and spent every dime on my cars . I also had a 91 legacy turbo an auto I bought for parts but it was too nice to part out. And I had a 91 civic si hatch and a 91 non turbo legacy I gave to my dad. All at the age of 19! I owned all tease at one time. I bought and sold cars and parted out cars to fund my hobbies
Hi nice film I own a gen 1rsra , just thought I'd mention the gen 1 ra were built from 89 to 93 2 versions of preface lift and 2 of facelift. All the ra came from sti factory with gas flowed ,hand ported heads amongst other things that you mentioned, thanks for spreading the history of this wolf in sheeps clothing
Ray they are actually blue printed by sti engineers the very same who built the record attempt engines . Some are known to have had steel rods and the Sti catalogue was comprehensive even in the early days
I'd say the rally legacy of the Impreza starts with the Legacy, but the basis for the Impreza model itself started with the Leone, which was a car in the same size class, built with similar architecture and internals to the base Impreza. Still a good video though.
Excellent video!! Most videos I see nowadays are uploaded with tons of wrong info, hearsay and poor editing (ie. the narrator is talking about a specific year of subaru and the video is showing a different year) 🙄. It’s really awesome to see a video where someone knows their stuff! 👏😊
Thankyou for the comment! 🙏🏾 I know alot of videos have misinformation and I try my best to find authentic sources. Glad to see someone notice and appreciate that 💯
Just lettin ya know the first cars STI did were in fact RS Type R’s not RA’s, Subaru STI actually built competition car Legacy’s for the JDM market and Safari rally out of Type R’s and the car Subaru STI sent over to Prodrive with a load of parts was a Type R . After the Record Atempt win the STI motors that won the world record we’re now fitted to Type RA’s . The same STI guys who won the world record hand finished the RA motors, there would be no Legacy RS type RA without the Legacy RS Type R
