We Drove Subarus from 300 HP to 700 HORSEPOWER 

Donut media watching this and realizing none of these engines exploded 😵

Had a great day out guys, thanks for the invite. Glad you liked the car. Just one correction though, my car is 583bhp, the voiceover after said 523 😊.

Thanks for having my GC8 Type RA out for a fantastic day guys! Awesome to see such different Impreza's together, also a massive thanks for treating the cars with respect but still getting the most out of them. Looking forward to the next one! 💪

I love when Scott grins like a child riding their first rollercoaster lol

The RA designation stands for "Record Attempt" and has been applied to various Subaru performance models. The original venture took place in 1989 when a competition version Subaru Legacy broke the FIA World Speed Endurance Record by clocking over 62,000 miles in 18 days and set a top speed record of 138 mph.

Here in the US ever since 2002 and I went for a ride in and drove my first boosted Subaru I’ve been in love with them. I was a sophomore in high school than and my buddy Drew had boosted his tiny 2 door Impreza L. Our senior year he had picked up a 2.5RS and put a JDM EJ22 into it along with a ton of legitimate and replica 22B components and parts. At ECS in Windsor Locks, CT it made 390 AWHP and he ran that car hard for over a decade with no head gasket issues and no glass 2nd gear problems. At 35 I finally decided I was going to build my own. I found a 2.5RS with high mileage, bone stock for $4500 and grabbed it for $3000. I had about a half dozen car friends who work in various sectors in the car industry help me with my build over the next 2 years or so. Everything from the frame to the interior was gutted and restored/modified to my dream car vision. At the end of the day it’s an amazing daily driver, in world rally blue with a carbon fiber trunk, hood and mirrors, RPF-1’s, a fully built EJ22 from Japan built and tuned by ECS and the Shop CT. On low boost it makes 348 AWHP and 415 on high boost all on pump fuel. The Tein suspension setup with anti roll bars and coilovers had a complete suspension geometry tune by my buddy Eric who works for Porsche and the mandatory 4 piston Brembo’s stop beautifully. I get that there’s WAYYY faster and better cars out there but this was my dream car and after wanting one for over 20 years I still get that “holy crap this is mine” feeling when I see it in my driveway or start it up before a cruise.

The original STI Ra's are such an icon. I remember my old man saying back in the day when he was selling these, the RA's used to roll off the lot cheaper than the standard STI's due to their lack of features. Fast forward 20 years, the RA's surpassed the price of standard STI's by a mile.

seeing the yellow subaru made me realize i miss car build videos from you guys. i know it's a lot of work though

9:31 You know a car is scary once Scott makes Pingu noises

thats so cool. gotta give credit to subaru for making these awesome cars

A stock Impreza is the funnest thing to drive ever. It’s incredibly easy to drive fast and beyond the limits, so so so easy to go sideways in. Subaru is the reason I did so well in rally, if I had anything else I wouldn’t have been able to drive so fast, Subarus as so easy to go sideways in!

Great video! Just one complaint for the editor, the volume balance could be better. When they are talking about the cars and discussing the lap its very quiet, but when the lap starts even the volume of the "3 2 1 GO!" was really high in comparison.

That Black Gold sounded like a Jet! I thought I love the Blue/Gold and Silver Subies the best but that Black/Gold combo is unreal.

That wet track was perfect to show us what the Impreza is all about. I think dry conditions would have made for better lap times but a less meaningful comparison.

Did anyone else notice that when Will was driving the final Subaru, they had an ambulance lapping with him? Apparently they don't think much of his skills.

12:34 Will being speechless while Callum screams like a little girl is the highlight of my week.

That black one sounds like some one pissed in its cornflakes and it never got over it

Yeaaaah, I was waiting for it, now we need a video with all the WRX generations!

That classic blue with gold rims was my favorite. The OG STi will always be beloved. 😊

I've always had a soft spot for Subaru's 😍 great video lads! Will there be a next upgrade series like the Bananaru? That was AMAZING!

Evos next will be legendary

I had the same 2005 subie wagon. Unmodded. Ran like clockwork for 8 years (besides obligatory head gasket replacement). Thing went through 10 inches of snow in a blizzard for 4 hours like a damn snowmobile. With all-weather tires. I drove it until the exhaust fell out due to rust. It would have cost 6 grand to get back to street legal. I sold it for 3 grand. The guy who bought it heard how smooth the engine ran, looked at me and said, "What on earth did you do to get it to run that smooth?" He didn't believe me when I said the only thing you need to do is change the oil to a quality synthetic and change it every 3k miles. Do those two things and it runs buttery smooth. No matter how hard I pushed that car, it never even came close to overheating. Thing was a beast. Whilst I miss the subie rumble and the AWD in the snow, I absolutely adore the '22 veloster N dct I bought to replace it. I, like many others, though I would hate FWD. It does not take away from the fun in any way. The FWD system is DAMN GOOD. It is insanely planted with no torque steer and it has ridiculous levels of grip. The N is an incredible machine. The reason I picked it is because it has the same 'hooligan/goon' personality as the 07 STI, but it is sharper and faster than an sti. The N-grin-shift button is WILD. It doesn't jump up the power too much, but it does make the transmission go APE with high revs and shifting so hard it shoves you back in the seat. The goon spirit of the original STI lives on.

As an owner of a 2004 WRX wagon for almost a decade. I love seeing the positive Subaru content showing how awesome these cars can be. I did a JDM STI EJ207 ver7 swap with FP 68HTA (TD05) turbo, 1000cc injectors, 255 walboro pump, catless uppipe/downpipe, intake, big Perrin TMIC, paired with some sway bar/endlinks, and coilovers. The car made 310awhp 272tq with 91 octane fuel, 16 PSI of boost (stock boost controller), and revs all the way out to 8250RPM (thanks to AVCS "subaru VTEC"). Cars an absolute blast with more potential to make it faster. These cars can be incredible cars as long as they're not neglected. As always these videos always put a huge smile on my face, keep up the killer work guys!

Love this content! I especially appreciate it when the results aren’t what you might expect. Numbers never tell the whole story! Useable, controllable power beats peak power, great to see that in practice!

Honestly i would watch happily a longer video with you guys at the end driving the cars you didn't get to in the main video! especially Will in the first Impreza! loving seeing the joy you guys get out of these cars or the silly antics you get up to in the videos, keep smashing it guys!!

This was so fun to see everyone’s reactions. The lap times and reviews went exactly how I thought. 500-600hp seems like the sweet spot for these cars. You still get that linear response and get good speed without having to hold back on a lap. 700+ and it gets more laggy and more scary to lap

Such a great series. Keep em coming lads.

Laughed out loud when he said it's the angriest sounding car ever, it really is!

Blessing of a video, thank you!

Scott yelling "aaannndd across the line!" bring a smile to my face

I had a "Blobeye" in South Africa back in 2008 as a daily, I changed jobs and was given a company car to use..I kept the Subaru and eventually got it modded out to around the 450kw (600bhp) mark...that car was insane to drive! One day I was in the car with 3 friends..all male and all at least 85-90kg`s each and a Golf GTi MKIV challenged me at a set of lights, the lights went green and he took off like he was on a drag strip, I sat at the lights with all 4 tyres spinning...when I hooked traction and got going I caught him at around 80 meters down the road and passed him like he was looking for parking...very scary what those engines are capable of with some skilled tweaking (and a whole lot of money to get them tweaked...not a cheap hobby at all!)

i discovered you guys a few weeks ago and this is my new favorite automotive channel!

Great video. That black Blobeye is sick.

I do love the Subaru content your pumping out 🙏🏼

Amazing video and absolutely gorgeous cars! More of this please! :)

Love seeing subarus on this channel! Also it's replaced classic topgear as my go to car show! Keep up the good work

What a great video, I remember as a child my dad going on some amateur rallies through Europe with his Impreza WRX, what an great design

0:41 God that's such a good noise. Full bodied and angry. Love it

More of these pls, the perspective shift from each power level is awesome fun 🤣

That last one sounded absolutely incredible

There is usually one or two cars out of these comparisons that I would pass on owning, but in this video with these cars…… they are all amazing. Well done to the owners (as well as the banana wagon 😊)!

The 700 hp subaru is basically the closest thing to a 205 t16

The Impreza is one of my favorite cars, so it was really nice to see the boys drive so many of them

again love this new format

Purchased a classic RA two months ago, soooo sexy

Another epic! Well done fellas :)

Great assembly of iconic cars lads!

i had an identical type RA to this one on an S plate ..ex Japan mine had been treated to 300 bhp and its still one of the quickest saloon cars ive ever owned i had it 6 yrs and sold it in 2015..still regret it to this day i’d buy it back in a heartbeat if i knew where it was :(

that last one is so forceful that all other cars in the vicinity automatically have 20 more hp just from hearing it

Great video, enjoyed every moment. lol, the comments: "intergalactic", "fight or flight mode", "I felt like I had a moment, I think I have to call my family". I have a 2020 WRB STI too, looks like my sweet spot for HP is around 500hp.

The OG MX-5 and an RA Impreza in back-to-back weeks? You're living the dream of all car lovers of a certain age

It’s funny that even Scott couldn’t speak after the last one

Awesome show guys.

I like this, if you do all the comparison videos here on that track, you then also can make a comparison of the different cars to each other

I can't necessarily speak to the whole "super fast" STi, but I can absolutely tell you that my STi is one of the most fun and gratifying cars to drive even being 90% stock. Just the exhaust, short shifter, and more heavy-duty clutch make the car sound and feel like a Saint Bernard on a leash... I can imagine that cranking one up over 450whp turns that Saint Bernard into a Grizzly bear. And once it's over 600whp, it goes from a bear to a Sasquatch...

Love Imprezas. Working on fixing up my 2002, great cars.

RA means record attempt, race/rally alternated was close enough 😂

This concept and series is a great idea. Not sure if other channels have done this but if not that's pretty sick in a world of oversaturated RU-vid car content.

Those are not usdm Subaru engines and are not as keen to explode on the owners after only 5km. The 2l JDM engines are a lot better than the usdm 2.5l they even rev higher and sound better. They can hold boost better and don’t have as many oiling problems.

Scott was giddy like a 2 year old with that third Subi. Pleasure to watch.

Loved this video, I've owned 3 gc8 imprezas, a blob and know we have a hatchback.

less gooo another upload, this has been my top gear since it was cancelled

I'd love to see their reactions in a proper quick drag car like low 7, high 6 second 1/4

580hp - Racing driver is giggling. 750hp - Racing driver is screaming and crying.

Shoulda tried my 400bhp Spec C RA too.... reckon it would have even given the newest one a run for its money...

would love to see the build sheet for the black and gold sti

I bought a T reg GC8 back in August. Best thing I ever did ever ❤ I reckon the classic would go under the minute mark after the track dried out.

Let me know if you guys ever find youself in New Jersey. We have a few 800hp to 900hp Subarus that feel great. On the last Subaru (700hp), it seems it needs a retune to maximize the mid range torque. Our 800 and 900hp cars are torque monsters in that mid range. Great video!

Good God I forgot how good the exhaust note is, I really need to get my Subie out of the garage now

Killer episode. BTW I would love to see which of you is fastest around the track without using pedals; yeah, using cruise control only (set, accel, coast). It'd be tricky in a manual transmission car. Might need a few hundred meters before you can press 'set', but once you've done that, NO MORE PEDAL :)

I've discovered this channel just now, and it is awesome ngl Gotta wonder why the Channel icon is Scott's face. Does it come from a challenge he won or something?

2:47-2:52 what a wonderful choice of words

this series is so fun, but cars just get f-in wild

You guys should do this with a Camaro, Mustang or Challenger and have Scott's wife do the tests.....lol Her genuine love for the V8 was awesome to watch.

Haha Been trying to figure out this video. I love it, coming from an American Subaru enthusiast... They're British Subie Yokels

no. RA is record attempt. Still an epic "legacy" (pun fun) of great modifications to make a production car full tilt. Still love the video and the smiles per minute lap generated.... pretty good!

good teamwork! :)

absolutely mental video

Now we need a video about the GT-Rs

Seeing them treasure the RA has me feeling a little bad. A few friends of mine used to own them as winter “beaters” and we’d go drifting down snowy roads all winter at 10/10th’s. Absolutely brilliant cars and amazing power if you never touch the engine as a 16-20 year old.

Love my ‘10 STi hatch! “The sound of my people!” (UEL header boxer noises)

I really wish you guys could do another build series like you had for the Bananaru.

"Those closest thing to space travel!"

Top Job Chaps 🤘

Well, you have the cars, I'd love if there was a way you could do a drag race to see how they perform with just acceleration.

That gen 1 is perfect. My absolute favorite.

The rumble of the RA is godlike...

Breaks my heart that overdrive stopped calling their subaru as the bananaru

My favorite part starts at 7:41❤❤❤❤❤❤ would love to eventually build my 07 hawkeye sti to this power range with reliability in mind as well.

people dont understand that subarus are usually best driven at near stock power levels with stock size tires cuz you can drive them flat out and have a great time

I had those leather seats in my WRX. For about 5 minutes 😅 How do you not alose out of the wagon with those still in there an no harness? 🤣 Loved the video. Awesome stuff.

Absolutely love my Subaru, theres not many cars that can give the same driving experience

Literally just done a trackday there Monday, great track for a scoobie

Every RS version needed!

I love to see the yellow wagon back on the channel!

"I like that this one is unmolested" almost had a spit take😂😂😂

Nice music in this one!

I just picked up a gc8 type r!!! it makes the same noise that the ra made when you turn it on, i think its from a mini-disk player or something like that

Basically I owned 2 of these (slightly less modded though!). First and last. I miss both and it makes me 😢. Great video though... back to combing the local classifieds to find a replacement...

The black baby🖤