I think the meaning has changed depending on when they’ve used it.. Flipping through old Impreza Magazines some Type RAs stood for “race altered”, and as you say they were stripped out models with steel wheels and unpainted bumpers, no AC, roof vent, etc. that were designed for motorsports use and trimmed away the…

super rare. 1998 (first year of the 2.5RS) saw only 2000 made. But you don't need an RS per se, any first gen impreza is most of the way there if you're going to do swaps & mods as everything pretty much fits into them. Actually, if you're planning on dumping an STI 6-speed in from GD imprezas, a 2.2L impreza (outback…

Hey Subaru, how about a Spec B version with a stick shift? Rally hoons need something reasonably respectable to drive if they have kids someday. That car needs to make a comeback.

In addition to grandiose claims of life-changing performance, the luxury and, repeatedly, quietness of the cabin was stressed. Accavitti described the car as "controlled isolation," which sounds like something you do to a criminal mastermind who just killed two cellmates with his mind.

I think it's basically the Exiga no? Looks about the same size.

Quite possible Japan is toying with a Japan only Impreza GT that we won't get. It does look like the drivetrain mules from the desert testing pics, but it looks nothing like the camo'd nurburgring/mulholland car that's been floating around. We've had quite the discussion over at Nasioc, and I got curious and mocked up…

It's bad (very bad) but it's not Mini not-nor-mal bad. At least this gets away with being beautifully shot.

Shame about the weight. If they can bring out this with the new Golf R drivetrain (i4 Turbo making 300hp ish with AWD), and weighing in around 3000lbs I'd be sold in a second.

just get the deluxe version of beacon, with the live performances of the best stuff from tourist history.

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god I hate those so much. Especially because the orange one has been getting picked up in rumour-posts regarding the WRX for like 2 years now.

well sure, that can be argued, but as far as I'm concerned the crime is it's own punishment, they have to live with the fact that they're responsible for their daughter's death, for the rest of their lives, is that not bad enough?

hey now, that pleases me.

Pretty horrible but sounds like a tragic accident, vs. a case of neglect. Not to mention, those carrier seats can get ridiculously warm compared to the rest of the cabin as the vinyl seat covers don't really breath. I usually have the AC cranked and despite that my 6 month old's back is drenched in sweat after an hour…

I've seen it happening to people running bad tunes, or not being super diligent with oil changes (you really do have to use good oil in the EJ25s or you're asking for trouble) and yes doing stuff like that. But a lot of people have had it happen from normal use.

not according to my mechanic who recently did the pistons on a 2012, or many members of the TSC who've had ringland failures on post-09s.

and it's likely the last time that's going to happen, seeing as how everything from a base forester can have a six speed, even the Legacy GT (before they canned the turbo) came with a Six (albeit, not the same TY85 from the STI, supposedly a variation on the smaller TY75)

same car, slightly more, maybe these have pistons that won't fail. :P

Well, a benefit was that the rear passengers got a window that rolled down, even if it was teeny.