The Rally Legend: Subaru Impreza WRX STI GC8 Type RA V5

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Not much truly comes close to just how iconic the GC8 Subaru WRX STI's were. The outlandish styling, the synonymous sound of the boxer rumble, the eye-catching blue and gold, the list could go on and on.. But no one can deny that it was a force to be reckoned with in the World Rally Championship. Firmly cementing its place in history as a Rally Legend.
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@ht-js5qh 3 года назад

The cinematic footage is unbelievable. Reminds me of how jaw-dropping I thought they looked 20 years ago.

@ClayWong 3 года назад

Thank you so much for the kind words mate! Truly an iconic 90s time capsule😍

@jeremyjames3865 3 года назад

Stoked I still have my 2000 GC8 in the garage! It definitely is an analog driving experience, so much raw feedback from the relatively simple platform. Big thing thats underrated about them is just how much out of car visibility you have driving them (relatively small A pillars etc)

@chrisnukem2906 3 года назад

Still love my V5 STI 2 door after 18 years of ownership

@silvia12319 3 года назад

I kind of like whenever Clay talk about Subarus, he overshadows it by talking about Mitsubishi. Its like you cant spell one without the other. It is pure and true rival between two giants of the rally game.

@ClayWong 3 года назад

Battle of two of the best Rally Car manufacturers of all time🔥🙌

@jonathanchung7209 3 года назад

Great footage! Keep it up man!

@machidaman 5 месяцев назад

I have no 392/1000. It is my 3rd STI, owned since 2007, replaced an Evo VI, and still absolutely love it. is the longest i have ever owned a car - there is just something about it that no other car I have ever owned has. Fantastic and very charismatic car.

@Lennard2121 3 года назад

Unbelievable video man, WRX is my favorite car together with the Lancer. The Subaru Blue and the shape just takes the crown for me. Love your videos.

@AlistairLattimore 3 года назад

Clay, smashing review of an iconic car!

@goofymcadams Год назад

2000 Club Spec Evo IV owner here! Love the video and passion, mate!

@nickhofmann30 11 месяцев назад

What a Beautiful video and car! Great work

@sapneti 2 года назад

Amazing iconic car. I got the same here in Kenya, for about 2 years now and I love everything about it. ❤️

@Prohibitings 2 года назад

Great content, thanks!

@MarkTisdelJr 2 года назад

Great video. The GC8 is a fantastic platform!

@Alanst1xx 3 года назад

Positively great videos like it

@detailedmodelcars 3 года назад

Great video mate 🤘

@huybui5914 3 года назад

been waiting so long for this since the turnip hawkeye sti review !

@DoubleDeckerAnton 2 года назад

Awesome video Clay. I have a UK Terzo from '98 and its similar blue with gold wheels but low wing and black sills/mirrors/door handles with sti grey black interior. Its remapped to 280bhp, so pulls amazingly from 3000rpm. I love the flat four burble when booting it 3 to 6000 rpm.

@chrisdooley6468 3 года назад

I miss my 98 GC8 coupé especially those awesome gold rims lol. They looked great on my black car.

@S62Uce 3 года назад

Just picked up a 2000 2.5rs, can’t wait to swap my ej207

@ell0hh 3 года назад

your in the US? I hope you found a rust free model even tho they are hard to find, I had one 2 years ago but I had to let it go cause it was nearing 200k miles and the jackpoints were getting rusted out pretty bad

@chrisweir1097 3 года назад

I own the 2door version of this, love it.

@alliew5755 3 года назад

Thanks for letting me know my car more. I got the exactly the same car. ❤️

@252z_squad 3 года назад

it would be a dream to get behind the wheel of this car

@markc1456 3 года назад

good video! all STI RAs have quick steering 13 to 1

@siugarfield7647 3 года назад

nice car, well kept.

@nicholasgunson2945 3 года назад

I’m currently restoring a bright red 98 gc8 wrx. Probably the best looking subaru ever made. And going up in value a lot now. I’m super keen to get mine looking mint again. Only 12,000 were ever sold in Australia with about 4,000 remaining I’d imagine, so will be interesting to see how the prices are in future years.

@coopsnz1 2 года назад

$18000 in Japan

@nikomoin7604 3 года назад

Gorgeous car.

@Dave-gl6jb 3 года назад

One of my dream cars when I was young teen.

@James-RJM 3 года назад

For me, having just passed my driving test and being half Italian it went from the slightly more attainable fwd Fiat Strada Abarth 130tc to the Lancia Delta HF Integrale. Due to funds at such a young age, I had neither lol...

@Dave-gl6jb 3 года назад

I always wanted a R34 then a ford XR8 or turbo. Aussie muscle muscle cars. Then Evo X. I never had the money when I was young. GR my first performance car and will not be my last. PS Had shit boxes all my life. My best car before GR has been my Lancer that I have had for 9 years and don't want to sell it but wife making me. PS My only sport cars was Gran Turismo lol.

@James-RJM 3 года назад

@@Dave-gl6jb Saw the 1st GR Yaris on the road today, driving in the opposite direction. Looked very purposeful and a little menacing 😈👿 However, once mine arrives I bet a few start cropping up, it's always the way mate!

@Dave-gl6jb 3 года назад

I have seen few all colours but not a Rallye yet. Still rare vs Goofs R and GTI😂and mustangs everywhere .

@42cuba 3 года назад

I had this exact car. This makes me cry

@lukesawyer8881 3 года назад

proud to own one of these

@ObsesifAdam 3 года назад

Love the cinematic footage :) Love that iconic car :)

@TrackRecord3455 3 года назад

Never knew they had 2 version of this Subaru WRX STI in the early day

@philipchan1755 3 года назад

Hey Bro, just a suggestion, you should use the same tire for the front and back wheel on this 4WD baby. Love this car.

@launch_d 3 года назад

AS A FELLOW GC8 DRIVER FOR MY CHANNEL, I APPROVE THIS VIDEO ;-)

@tobiasvanderkaa3536 6 месяцев назад

i realy want one love the gc8

@EzzaLeo 3 года назад

What a car ❤️ For me as well it's the 90s rally legends that have caught my heart the most. Have you driven the current model STi? How does it fare in the scheme of things, and do you think it'll gain or lose from moving on finally from the EJ engine?

@tlo4ed540 Год назад

which sti has moved on from the ej?

@antonink789 2 года назад

Nice Video. What is the difference between gc8 sti, evo mäkkinen and the yaris gr?

@davemurry3481 Год назад

a gud car dem ..I love my gc8 98

@mikeandmutley9604 3 года назад

I’ve got one of these and a p1. Both showroom condition

@hugoross5749 3 года назад

nice review i used to have a v3 sti ra it was mean

@TrackRecord3455 3 года назад

This is were the legend began

@jasoncee666 3 года назад

It's not even a 2 door tho 🤔

@zeroyon4562 3 года назад

I’d argue the RS Legacy is where it all began.

@TrackRecord3455 3 года назад

@@zeroyon4562 maybe, but this is a extremely rare model.

@zeroyon4562 3 года назад

@@TrackRecord3455 Legacy RS RA and Type R are rarer than this. Hand built, it’s pretty much the first STi and where the RA moniker comes from.

@nigeltrump6443 2 года назад

I have the type R v5 limited. No room for ABS braking unit it's best to have a intercooler spray system instead :) proper drivers car.

@coopsnz1 3 года назад

Jdm spec 4.8 , where Aus delivered is 4.9 seconds 100 km hr

@low6151 2 года назад

I also have the same GC8. Let's cherish it together.

@Slushy0099 2 года назад

TELL ME WHERE I CAN BUY OME OF THESE, sorry big subi fan

@rumbledude_jdm 2 года назад

I want you to drive my GC 😉🏁

@ERVINTORKO 3 года назад

We have same ride v5 type ra Sti 💪💪💪 but white color

@combinedtaxi4692 3 года назад

My sis had a rare 96 model 1 0f 6 was a tribute to Possum Bourne when he won had light body racing gear box factory big exhaust bov roof vent ect ect it had 555 on the boot and extra details on front bumper was best sounding Subaru I ever driven or herd

@Gamerffcc 3 года назад

I personally enjoy your newer videos regarding the way you commentate quieter. It's slightly nicer on the ears compared to your previous videos where there's a lot of loudness But maybe some cars were too loud you had to talk over on top of the exhaust/car noises that's why.

@ClayWong 3 года назад

Thanks so much mate!🙏 You have summed it up perfectly, my voice is largely dictated by how loud the cars are. Rotaries are by far the hardest to capture audio appropriately🤣

@millhouse2183 2 месяца назад

What’s better, V5 or V6?

@GAZZZA19790 3 года назад

Happy I kept my 99 type R 2 door

@mikecrf5020 3 года назад

cool story

@TommyTurbo1 3 года назад

My favourite sti

@zeroyon4562 3 года назад

I’m still livid I sold mine, and it’s been 6 years. Hold on to it, forever.

@TommyTurbo1 3 года назад

@@zeroyon4562 I think I’m going to buy one

@zeroyon4562 3 года назад

@@TommyTurbo1 Do it if you can. The v5 and v6 is worth the extra over the v3 and v4.

@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm 7 месяцев назад

funny is my 2001 SF5 GT Turbo Forester STI swapped wtith a EJ207 SPEC C JDM STI = pulls better with two adults and a full tank of gass = automatic = 4.44 LSD 2way diff pulls like a super tractor way up to 180 kph 3rd click into top runs 255 kph ! flat to 6250 rpm - will go to 8,200 rpm but waiting for track day - looking for 268 kph . subaru yarh hoo ! - next track day $400.

@occamsrazor1285 Год назад

8:57 The 2 doors were Type Rs. Type RAs are all 4 doors

@edffe9547 2 года назад

Mate you got it wrong.the 2 door is much more stiffer and stronger and has a rear bulk head adding even more stiffness.it has twice as many welds in the rear end compare to a 4 a door.aswell it is much more sought after than the 4 door

@jeremy2demain421 3 года назад

Used to have an unmodified 99 wrx type ra and like you, i was surprised how quick the car was.

@nameless5678 3 года назад

What happened to it?

@samster978 3 года назад

ohh yeah biggest regret was selling my GC8

@matthewchow3553 3 года назад

Is the boxer engine more reliable back then.....?

@zeroyon4562 3 года назад

Nah not really, although they’re not as bad as people used to make them out to be, most of these cars were treated terribly back then. The early gearboxes were chocolate though, but the v5 and v6 box is a little better.

@ronnieroosta 2 года назад

My ra has a quick rack and it's not a limited edition

@kingoftheworld53 3 года назад

90s monster made

@alitoroganan2442 3 года назад

Rodney knocking😅

@tilez273 3 года назад

Too bad just the wrx is 20k now

@coopsnz1 2 года назад

In Japan it $7000 with 400000km = $14000 imported. Cheaper to buy a lower km one here

@sedatkaratas55 3 года назад

I'd take the 2door any day over this. A yellow version 6 type R thanks.

@matteocorradini555 3 года назад

It doesn't exist 😁

@sedatkaratas55 3 года назад

@@matteocorradini555 I ment version 4 type R not 6 brah my bad.

@matteocorradini555 3 года назад

😁😉😉😉😉😉

@coopsnz1 2 года назад

@@sedatkaratas55 not cheap because the rare asf in Japan

@junkwasp1208 2 года назад

Great video but the 22B isn’t the best GC8. No one ever mentions the S201 it’s always the 22B haha where the S201 is a way better car

@byronboost 3 года назад

i have a v6 type ra limited that runs 10s 🤣

@ClayWong 3 года назад

My word.. Are you based in Melbourne?👀

@byronboost 3 года назад

@@ClayWong panama city panama

@dennischen8887 2 года назад

I'm in Taiwan and there are no Evo's here. But the Sti's are dirty cheap, especially the GC8 Sti's.

@brendangeraghty8865 3 года назад

I own #461

@chiefrocka8604 3 года назад

There’s literally hundreds of limited edition subarus and hundreds of thousands And there was 6700 escort cosworth from April 1992 to jan 96

@julietaylor2685 3 года назад

WTF, it’s on $25 ‘Roadking’ tyres??? Is the owner of this car broke?

@coopsnz1 3 года назад

Rough r grade bid in Japan for 2.5 milion yen , no way it $40000 imported with taxes

@coopsnz1 3 года назад

Sti 8000 rpm redline , WRX redline 7000rpm

@A1P2 6 месяцев назад

Initial D fans be like - 🥹🫶🏼🩵

@hogtr5667 3 года назад

Su, Ba, Ru. Bro. Hahaha

@jagayong9333 3 года назад

Impreza not Imprezza, just like the leaning tower of Pisa not Pizza.

@ell0hh 3 года назад

thats just how they say it in Australia and i think England too lol

@goGDOGod 3 месяца назад

Worst lier of all time. You will never get push to the back of the seat with so little hp. Dislike

@balwa999 3 года назад

Rubbish! Take it to to Auto Wreck Smithfield for $250.....

@gohan2355 Год назад

What is this car a wrx or an actual impreza. Subaru just didn't know what to do with impreza wrx so the name fucks me up every time.

@goofymcadams Год назад

Being in Australia, It's straight forward to us but damn I get confused when UK and US talk about them! haha This is a Subaru "Impreza" WRX and officially, Type RA. The Subaru WRX - not "Impreza", is more a new car thing. Like 2013-ish and up.