Skip advert
Advertisement

Subaru Impreza WRX STI tS Type RA edition

The tS Type RA is a special edition Subaru Impreza WRX STI, and it could be the last

Subaru has announced the Impreza WRX STI tS Type RA. It’s a special edition for the Japanese market car only, and it could even be the final edition of the current generation STI. Coming painted in Tangerine Orange Pearl, Satin White Pearl or Blue Mica, the Type RA will certainly stand out from its forerunners. A splitter, gloss black accents and LED indicators integrated into the door mirrors round off the visual changes from the standard STI.

Advertisement - Article continues below

Inside the car there are sports seats while tS logos feature prominently on the sills, with leather now clothing the steering wheel. Handling wise there are revisions to the struts, springs and dampers with a front tower brace, a new quicker steering ratio and Brembo brakes turning the car into an even sharper driver’s tool.

If you want your tS Type RA STI to be even more distinctive, the Nurburgring Challenge Pack will add Recaro front seats, a large carbonfibre rear spoiler and Bridgestone Potenza RE070 tyres mounted on 18in forged BBS aluminium wheels.

Bag a bargain used Subaru on evo Cars for Sale

Power looks set to come courtesy of the Japanese original’s turbocharged 2-litre four-cylinder engine, powering all four wheels with 302bhp/290lb ft, transferred via a six speed manual gearbox. The 0-60mph dash will take about 4.5sec and the car will go on to a top speed of 155mph.

Sadly the car will not be coming to Europe or the UK, while it costs the equivalent of £30,000 in its home market. Only 300 will be built, 200 featuring the NBR Challenge Pack. If it turns out to be the last version of this iconic car, it feels like a suitable way for the current WRX STI to depart.

Skip advert
Advertisement

Recommended

Subaru Impreza 22B STI (1998): a rally-inspired icon
Subaru Impreza 22B STI
Reviews

Subaru Impreza 22B STI (1998): a rally-inspired icon

It might not be a true homologation special, but the rally-inspired Impreza 22B has proved its worth as one of the most thrilling Subaru road cars eve…
28 Dec 2024
Skip advert
Advertisement

Most Popular

Volkswagen XL1 (2013) review – Bugatti-level engineering aimed at MPG not MPH
Volkswagen XL1 – front
Reviews

Volkswagen XL1 (2013) review – Bugatti-level engineering aimed at MPG not MPH

Another hair-brained Piëch passion project, the XL1 is shot through with hypercar engineering, all to an end of saving fuel
16 May 2025
The most extreme Porsche 911 we’ve ever seen spied – a GT2 RS or something more?
Porsche mule Nürburgring
News

The most extreme Porsche 911 we’ve ever seen spied – a GT2 RS or something more?

Wild 911 prototype is much wider with a reprofiled rear end, pointing to a GT2 RS-flavoured model in the works
14 May 2025
Why I can't stand Cars & Coffee, even as a caffeine addict
Cars and coffee
Opinion

Why I can't stand Cars & Coffee, even as a caffeine addict

They’re all the rage, but Cars & Coffee meets aren’t Meaden’s cup of tea
1 May 2025