The driver in the lotus definitely knows what he's doing. Very impressive. If the STi, would've had more power to it he would've won, but it was a given that the lotus was going to pass, the acceleration on that lotus is ridiculous, let alone the driver was fantastic. AWESOME race.
@@antolivdiaz damn this was over a year ago, anyways yeah genrally youre right except this in context of the video the subie claps the lotus all over i dont think subies understeer as much as people think due to driver error imo
@@mitchellpile1111 they understeer but they can handle really well, i would honestly use the lotus for a track tho, it suits my driving style better. the subie is better for the rallies where it can use the front wheels to hook into the next turn better
The more I watch these Japanese shows, the more I wish for a serious one over UK, US. But a boy can dream. Instead we only have Motortrends, and some pointless over the top illegal street race like 1320 and BayArea, where rich assholes are not satisfied with their horsepower, and only go in straight line, and it's all about the bullshit Domestic vs Import over and over again.
Tom Shepard its because there is no audience for such thing ppl want to watch shit like top gear and nobody cares about real racing real cars and japanese are really into this. in this show they can talk you in the car and you can feel every oversteer understeer like you were in the car. in western they cant tell shit about car just how pretty it is and i quete clarkson "its best car in the world/i ever driven he say that on every fucking car. but there is a BUT this japanese show has its mistakes like tsuchiya (dude in bmw) must win and cant loose because he is a cry baby and then there is a problem with nissans you see they are proud to have GTR so in every race GTR will have better score better final position in race and even will be tuned to race stock cars so it can win so yeah i recon watch this show but dont really believe it
Creative1722 I care not for who's better than who, or which car is better, we all know GTR is the king of the street, but I don't care for the GTR, I watch because I can see and feel them drive and they give feed back. Anyway, the real ones to watch is the touge battle where Tsuchiya and his boys test drive tuners cars from all over Japan, that's the real thing. The man is the Drift King because he made drifting popular, but it doesn't mean he can master any car. As the host of the show, I think he has to feedback that way, his reaction to defeat isn't bad.
It was driven by Kinoshita, a professional racing driver. He did pass the Renault Clio and made the Lotus look quite good but he also mentioned that it needed more power but overall it was a good car. I've driven my step-brother's Elise when he visited me the other day. It's just like you said but can catch me in my Impreza Spec C Sedan. Still, it was remarkable.
That's a Spec C version of the STI. Twin Scroll turbo makes 320HP, lighten, stiffer suspension, and it's essentially like a Type R. It's racing spec setup complete with different tune and modification than the standard STI.
308hp/6400rpm, not a whole lot difference on paper, however it got water Intercooler, might help a lot in continuous maximum power output. Weight is still 1450kg. Other are like lsd, suspension etc which is very easy to replace on the standard sti. I think what you're saying is STI S206. This guy got 320hp. Bigger wheels and different turbo etc. Actually I thought sti is slow...now I'm considering getting one.
I love watching professionals race. Makes me wish there was a show you could volunteer a car you've built/had built and see what a pro can do with it. I've got an RB25det powered s14 that I think would give these boys a run for their money. Unlike what most people think, however, this kind of driving is INCREDIBLY hard, no matter how great you are on the street.
Very impressed with the subaru performance. Exige just barely got him at the end on the straight and took off in the lead. Still the exige is a 80k car and the subaru is much less than that.
I wonder how many times he can launch that sub like that. I sold mine coz it’s always at the dealer with a broken transmission. Good thing it was under warranty otherwise that would have bankrupt me.
Spec C superiority 👌 One of Subarus best kept secrets, very few know what they are, even in 2023 GDB versions can still be picked up for under £15k because of this 👍
Well if you can afford a Lotus Exige for the summer then you can also buy a cheap small winter car! But yeah the WRX is great but someday I'll own a Exige!
If they are all on the tires they came from the factory with, that is actually the most correct spec to test that car in, because you now test the car as it is delivered. And they all have different wheel dimentions so they are never going to be the same anyways
EXACTLY. im a subaru sti owner and tuner. i have a friend that rolled his sti 7 times!! and not a scratch on him. no rollcage or helmet. all air bags deployed
I agree 100% not many things can even touch a lotus on tarmac, they are very small and nimble, with a good power to weight. the STi can do most things, the lotus is suited for med/small tracks so is the sti due to its rally pedigree, though on long tracks I'd take a high powered v8 rwd for example on a v8 supercar track, different classes, engineered cars for different intentions.
the lotus is very impressive.. 260 ps and 890 kgs makes a huge difference.. the 370z is very powerful but very heavy as well... the Spec C did an awesome job... they choose the right driver for it.. hattori drives subarus better than anyone! =)!
@Grifkylian in the US the STI can hit 0-60 in 4 seconds and the "spec c" has the same engine as the one in the US. Plus the lightweight body and AWD makes for a fast agile ride. If you think that the Subie doesnt have a chance next to those cars in America, you might be mistaken.
@rarejd You probably didn't catch the special edition they sold here for like 2 months. Dealers were marking them up like 25% but they are very similar to the spec C + they sport the 2.5 engine.
@jonathanliu1991 Not really. The transmission is actually better off with a little "wiggle room" as it were. It's also partially a design thing. On my 1998 Subaru Forester (obviously not used in racing) the shifter will shake back and forth a bit when getting the car in motion. The transmission in my car rests on 1 inch rubber pads so that it CAN move to prevent damage from being directly bolted to the undercarriage.
@BarnettMotorsport its because of the power differences in all the cars, if there is a big power disparity, then they will allow better tires for that car
@jonathanliu1991 Simple answer? When you have a lot of power going through the transmission of an AWD car, the transmission is going to jump around a bit.
i completely agree on that but it was made for rally stages unlike the porsche which was made for circuits and the le mans. they are both very good at what they are made for
my poor 370 got beat here :( driver seemed to be hitting some bad/slow shifts though. everyone was in powerband & redlining & the 370 guy kept letting it drop to 2/3000 :(
@rarejd I have been reading up on it for a while. I've narrowed it down to the STI or the 5.0 Mustang. The 370z might handle a little better, but it lacks power, comfort, practicality, and I'd much rather listen to the V8 than that coarse V6. I'd choose the STI over the Evo for basically the same reason. Not as razor sharp, but much more comfortable and that boxer engine sound is lovely. So, unless I end up moving to somewhere that's all highways, I'll probably get the STI.
You can tell which people like the Z or the M3 because they're the ones coming up for excuses why those cars were dead last. The Exige was the obvious win. I was pretty surprised by the STI, and I think this video has convinced me that I need to get one of those.
For the M3 nuthuggers, the M3 is not a tight corner track. It is more at home at Sebring or Laguna Seca, for long sweeps and straights. It is well engineered but it is heavy and too powerful to be confident in tight situations.
@demonkyo0423 thankyou i said that to him earlier. plus they are driving only a lap or 2. not a 24 hour race. lotuses are sick. i just bought a s260 exige -final edition/ "1 of 30" in North America
man, that sti was gone just co'z it had more torque since it's awd, but that lotus was mos def taking the spotlight! thxs for the upload! i'm still thinking between 370z nismo or sti
Lotus eating 🍑 like always. They are always the answer. I expected more from the M3. Subaru driver knows how to push a Subaru, awesome skills. Porsche and 370z, meh!
it handles fine, I like chip tunes then suspension/tire upgrade, also stripping it down. a good car has a balance between power and handling you got be able to know how to drive it, brake a bit earlier and don't overload the front end of the car.
@krached Yeah fair enough, but it would be a completly different outcome if they all had the same tyres, then it would be a fair battle! Infact, when you consider the Lotus has motor racing tyres and is only 6 tenths of a second quicker than the next car, its not very impressive. It would be last if the others had the A048 tyres
@scubba777 for the price of a lotus you can get a corvette z06 maybe even the carbon edition (15.5 in ceramic rotors up front 15 back, front splitter, and some carbon fibre pieces)
@Bulgdoom do you know who keichi is? he is not just the drift king.... he was winning races so easily that he started to drift in them to make it more exciting for the fans.... he is one of japans greatest race car drivers.... check him out, he has even competed in le mans and i think won his class there....
Damn, he launched the STi at 7500 pm...that's intense. I wonder how much of a difference you get with a 370z w/ sport package vs a nismo (brakes and oil cooler?). The other 3 cars are way out of my price range, but they probably have some cool shit you won't get with the STi and Z.
The 370z driver was a bit disappoint. I ought to believe the Nismo tuned Z would make mincemeat of the Cayman S in the least. The STI is surprisingly good. I didn't expect it to stay ahead for so long with each fierce competition. The M3 is in the wrong category. It's is a bit too powerful in this group. The same goes for the Lotus Exige. The Exige 240 and BMW 335is is a better match-up in this group.
The lotus is the only car there with track focused ao48 tyres, worth a couple of seconds a lap at least, so it's an unfair contest. The bmw is the most powerful but can't get the power down. All on sticky rubber, it would have been a really interesting race!
@bkorven Yeah that would be true if the STi didn't just set the record for the Nurbugring last year. Subaru did very well in designing a car that dominates the track. I actually test drove the new Nismo 370 last week. Very fun car, but I prefer AWD
but the point is not to have to mod the car. I think the problem was that Subaru wanted to "Americanize" the car to make it more comfortable, but in the end they ended up making it less fun. Sure, it's WAY faster round corners than the previous gen, but, as KT says, the point of a fast tuner car is NOT to sacrifice fun for lap times.
7500 RPM launch for the STI. Dayum!
And the Lotus driver had a pretty damned good launch too, especially considering that the car is RWD.
The Lotus is incredibly light though... must have helped with the launch. The STi launch made me cringe seeing the shifter wobble like that
It's a spec c, forged internals and a six puck clutch from the factory
@@xWheatThinz Its not the engine thats the problem with the sti launch. Its the tranny and transfer case.
@@an0daw You're kidding right? Stock tranny can hold 700wtq, the only weak point would be the synchros, but that wouldnt affect launching
@@xWheatThinz sure tranny can hold power, it wont handle power launching a lot.
That spec C STI did way better than I thought and the 8k RPM redline is sick.
ロータスとの価格差を考えると、STIの出したタイムは立派だと言わざるをえない。しかし、スバルもロータスも、いい車を作るなぁ…。
The driver in the lotus definitely knows what he's doing. Very impressive. If the STi, would've had more power to it he would've won, but it was a given that the lotus was going to pass, the acceleration on that lotus is ridiculous, let alone the driver was fantastic. AWESOME race.
i can feel the lightness of the Lotus :D
And the understeer of the STI
insomniscient wow bro your so funny bro
@@mitchellpile1111 it's true tho so idk what u on, the lotus is very light and the subie understeers more because it's an awd
@@antolivdiaz damn this was over a year ago, anyways yeah genrally youre right except this in context of the video the subie claps the lotus all over i dont think subies understeer as much as people think due to driver error imo
@@mitchellpile1111 they understeer but they can handle really well, i would honestly use the lotus for a track tho, it suits my driving style better. the subie is better for the rallies where it can use the front wheels to hook into the next turn better
2:02 BADASS LAUNCH
The more I watch these Japanese shows, the more I wish for a serious one over UK, US. But a boy can dream. Instead we only have Motortrends, and some pointless over the top illegal street race like 1320 and BayArea, where rich assholes are not satisfied with their horsepower, and only go in straight line, and it's all about the bullshit Domestic vs Import over and over again.
Drive and Evo are not bad at all! ;)
Check out Drive, Evo, Autocar, Chris Harris on Cars, and TheSmokingTire
Zygrene they still suck more than this
Tom Shepard its because there is no audience for such thing ppl want to watch shit like top gear and nobody cares about real racing real cars and japanese are really into this. in this show they can talk you in the car and you can feel every oversteer understeer like you were in the car. in western they cant tell shit about car just how pretty it is and i quete clarkson "its best car in the world/i ever driven he say that on every fucking car. but there is a BUT this japanese show has its mistakes like tsuchiya (dude in bmw) must win and cant loose because he is a cry baby and then there is a problem with nissans you see they are proud to have GTR so in every race GTR will have better score better final position in race and even will be tuned to race stock cars so it can win so yeah i recon watch this show but dont really believe it
Creative1722 I care not for who's better than who, or which car is better, we all know GTR is the king of the street, but I don't care for the GTR, I watch because I can see and feel them drive and they give feed back. Anyway, the real ones to watch is the touge battle where Tsuchiya and his boys test drive tuners cars from all over Japan, that's the real thing. The man is the Drift King because he made drifting popular, but it doesn't mean he can master any car. As the host of the show, I think he has to feedback that way, his reaction to defeat isn't bad.
It was driven by Kinoshita, a professional racing driver. He did pass the Renault Clio and made the Lotus look quite good but he also mentioned that it needed more power but overall it was a good car. I've driven my step-brother's Elise when he visited me the other day. It's just like you said but can catch me in my Impreza Spec C Sedan. Still, it was remarkable.
That's a Spec C version of the STI. Twin Scroll turbo makes 320HP, lighten, stiffer suspension, and it's essentially like a Type R. It's racing spec setup complete with different tune and modification than the standard STI.
308hp/6400rpm, not a whole lot difference on paper, however it got water Intercooler, might help a lot in continuous maximum power output.
Weight is still 1450kg.
Other are like lsd, suspension etc which is very easy to replace on the standard sti.
I think what you're saying is STI S206. This guy got 320hp. Bigger wheels and different turbo etc.
Actually I thought sti is slow...now I'm considering getting one.
Its power output is similar to a Normal Sti which a Stage 1 Tune. Which is an Intake and a Cobb tune.
why would you guys even bother to comment if you dont know anything 🤦♂️
@Matthew yea I know the differences. Just saying it relatively in the same power output is all.
Did they sell spec c in US?
I love watching professionals race. Makes me wish there was a show you could volunteer a car you've built/had built and see what a pro can do with it. I've got an RB25det powered s14 that I think would give these boys a run for their money. Unlike what most people think, however, this kind of driving is INCREDIBLY hard, no matter how great you are on the street.
sti driver dumped that clutch like its hawt! lol! sti looked like an SUV next to the lotus!
Very impressed with the subaru performance. Exige just barely got him at the end on the straight and took off in the lead. Still the exige is a 80k car and the subaru is much less than that.
STI Spec C is $70k
I wonder how many times he can launch that sub like that. I sold mine coz it’s always at the dealer with a broken transmission. Good thing it was under warranty otherwise that would have bankrupt me.
@@aclogarta Always? Really?
Spec C superiority 👌 One of Subarus best kept secrets, very few know what they are, even in 2023 GDB versions can still be picked up for under £15k because of this 👍
Love how the Impreza Wrx Sti is the only 4 door car, yet still runs most of this race
The tyres made the difference here!
@@ClaudioSL619 the Lotus had the best rubber.
@@Jaredscott89 lol.. i don't know why I wrote that. You're right those advan tires from lotus have better contact patch.
That STI 7500 rpm launch 😍
That subaru must be insanely fast :p
Peter Cho h
Best thing about the WRX is that you dont have to store it for winter ! Its an all year supercar
its not really a supercar lol
It laps the Nurburgring under 8 minutes, just call it a supercar bro haha
Well if you can afford a Lotus Exige for the summer then you can also buy a cheap small winter car! But yeah the WRX is great but someday I'll own a Exige!
No one would judge you if you add Rally, "Rallying Super Car" ;)
We don't have a winter here in California :)
Well. the winner is quite obvious since the Exige Cup is the only track car of the lot. It's even got a friggin rollcage!
エキシージ持ってくるとか反則だろwww
エキシージが反則なんじゃなくてエキシージだけSなのが反則だ笑バトル中とはいえPS2とかはいてケイマン、M3がインプの.2 3秒落ちとか優秀すぎる
If they are all on the tires they came from the factory with, that is actually the most correct spec to test that car in, because you now test the car as it is delivered.
And they all have different wheel dimentions so they are never going to be the same anyways
EXACTLY. im a subaru sti owner and tuner. i have a friend that rolled his sti 7 times!! and not a scratch on him. no rollcage or helmet. all air bags deployed
コストパフォーマンスでは、インプ‼
Insane launch for The Spec C !
Look at the shifter in the STi, that engine flops around like a fish! Just like my 2002 WRX :)
I wish my 5 speed wouldn't go into orbit if I tried that launch in my WRX
Legend says, the BMW is still wheel spinning behind the start line.
To add speed, add lightness.
Colin Chapman
てかインプエコモードじゃね？(笑)
3年前のコメントに失礼します🙇♂️
S#になっている様に見えます...
私もGRBインプ乗っているので
恐らく間違えないかと💦
I agree 100% not many things can even touch a lotus on tarmac, they are very small and nimble, with a good power to weight.
the STi can do most things, the lotus is suited for med/small tracks so is the sti due to its rally pedigree, though on long tracks I'd take a high powered v8 rwd for example on a v8 supercar track, different classes, engineered cars for different intentions.
@rarejd the 2.5 is the STi Engine in the US and Europe. A detuned 2.5 will be used on the new STi A-Line.
いや～プロレーサーが市販車でレースなんてロマンありすぎ。どの車がどう速いかがわかって何度でも観れる。
the lotus is very impressive.. 260 ps and 890 kgs makes a huge difference..
the 370z is very powerful but very heavy as well...
the Spec C did an awesome job... they choose the right driver for it.. hattori drives subarus better than anyone! =)!
Wow that Elise even had an advantage not only in the corners but in the straights too...
Hattori knows how to drive these subarus....
日産のVQ37はカタログ馬力よりマイナス40馬力ぐらいだからあの車重とトルクならビリになるのは当然
Impeccable Launch from the Lotus driver!
@Grifkylian in the US the STI can hit 0-60 in 4 seconds and the "spec c" has the same engine as the one in the US. Plus the lightweight body and AWD makes for a fast agile ride. If you think that the Subie doesnt have a chance next to those cars in America, you might be mistaken.
The Exige has the spirit of a real race car. MR layout and lightweight.
@rarejd You probably didn't catch the special edition they sold here for like 2 months. Dealers were marking them up like 25% but they are very similar to the spec C + they sport the 2.5 engine.
As a sti owner. I’m proud.
You did good sti.
expensive german cars, a souped up nissan, and a racing-dedicated lotus. .... and then there's the cute little subi, kicking ass as usual. SUBARU
subaru must be a really good little car !
@jonathanliu1991
Not really. The transmission is actually better off with a little "wiggle room" as it were. It's also partially a design thing. On my 1998 Subaru Forester (obviously not used in racing) the shifter will shake back and forth a bit when getting the car in motion. The transmission in my car rests on 1 inch rubber pads so that it CAN move to prevent damage from being directly bolted to the undercarriage.
@BarnettMotorsport its because of the power differences in all the cars, if there is a big power disparity, then they will allow better tires for that car
The key to winning races is not purely power, but a balance between handling and power.
let alone driver skill.
it does! the 2.5L has more torque. also, the suspension tuning is different on non-JDM models.
@jonathanliu1991
Simple answer? When you have a lot of power going through the transmission of an AWD car, the transmission is going to jump around a bit.
Those A048 track tires on the Lotus do make a diference.
From what I could see in the intro, Lotus was the only car on sports tyres. Rest was on standard road tyres.
i completely agree on that but it was made for rally stages unlike the porsche which was made for circuits and the le mans. they are both very good at what they are made for
my poor 370 got beat here :( driver seemed to be hitting some bad/slow shifts though. everyone was in powerband & redlining & the 370 guy kept letting it drop to 2/3000 :(
@rarejd
I have been reading up on it for a while. I've narrowed it down to the STI or the 5.0 Mustang. The 370z might handle a little better, but it lacks power, comfort, practicality, and I'd much rather listen to the V8 than that coarse V6.
I'd choose the STI over the Evo for basically the same reason. Not as razor sharp, but much more comfortable and that boxer engine sound is lovely.
So, unless I end up moving to somewhere that's all highways, I'll probably get the STI.
You can tell which people like the Z or the M3 because they're the ones coming up for excuses why those cars were dead last.
The Exige was the obvious win. I was pretty surprised by the STI, and I think this video has convinced me that I need to get one of those.
This video was awesome. Why did I find it that late?😅
For the M3 nuthuggers, the M3 is not a tight corner track. It is more at home at Sebring or Laguna Seca, for long sweeps and straights. It is well engineered but it is heavy and too powerful to be confident in tight situations.
GT-Rの陰に隠れてるけどZを生き残らせて進化させている日産は偉い
でもな、510ブルモチーフのiDxをはよ！！
@demonkyo0423 thankyou i said that to him earlier. plus they are driving only a lap or 2. not a 24 hour race. lotuses are sick. i just bought a s260 exige -final edition/ "1 of 30" in North America
I love the Tsukuba track!
oh and by the way, Tsuchiya Keiichi is the "drift king" and one of the greatest drivers to ever come out of Japan. So blame the M3's lose on BMW.
man, that sti was gone just co'z it had more torque since it's awd, but that lotus was mos def taking the spotlight! thxs for the upload! i'm still thinking between 370z nismo or sti
Lotus eating 🍑 like always. They are always the answer.
I expected more from the M3.
Subaru driver knows how to push a Subaru, awesome skills.
Porsche and 370z, meh!
Holy shit at least the STI knows how to drive it. Literally demolished everyone off the line and took the lead.
it handles fine, I like chip tunes then suspension/tire upgrade, also stripping it down.
a good car has a balance between power and handling
you got be able to know how to drive it, brake a bit earlier and don't overload the front end of the car.
That guy is Tsuchiya, if he can't, nobody can!!!
He's relly good at driving!!!
The king
@krached
Yeah fair enough, but it would be a completly different outcome if they all had the same tyres, then it would be a fair battle!
Infact, when you consider the Lotus has motor racing tyres and is only 6 tenths of a second quicker than the next car, its not very impressive. It would be last if the others had the A048 tyres
@scubba777 for the price of a lotus you can get a corvette z06 maybe even the carbon edition (15.5 in ceramic rotors up front 15 back, front splitter, and some carbon fibre pieces)
Forget what I would take, I took the Sti (4 doors, great daily driver). Awesome vid thanks for the share!
インプ速いなぁ……
Yep and it makes a big big difference!
@Bulgdoom do you know who keichi is? he is not just the drift king.... he was winning races so easily that he started to drift in them to make it more exciting for the fans.... he is one of japans greatest race car drivers.... check him out, he has even competed in le mans and i think won his class there....
@BarnettMotorsport Yep. The WRX still gave it a hell of a race for being about 30,000 dollars less
how? they are bloody amazing! soo fast in all aspects they are the best tarmac car for short/med tracks.
Man i just LOVE best motoring
Damn, he launched the STi at 7500 pm...that's intense. I wonder how much of a difference you get with a 370z w/ sport package vs a nismo (brakes and oil cooler?). The other 3 cars are way out of my price range, but they probably have some cool shit you won't get with the STi and Z.
El mejor video que eh visto,la mejor batalla.
I can't understand a word said, but I love best motoring tsukuba battles!
The 370z driver was a bit disappoint. I ought to believe the Nismo tuned Z would make mincemeat of the Cayman S in the least.
The STI is surprisingly good. I didn't expect it to stay ahead for so long with each fierce competition.
The M3 is in the wrong category. It's is a bit too powerful in this group. The same goes for the Lotus Exige. The Exige 240 and BMW 335is is a better match-up in this group.
一番安いのにラップタイム最速のインプ｡
もう何も言う必要ないよね？
Didn't expect the Lotus to be that quick.
The Porsche didn’t fair as good as I thought
The lotus is the only car there with track focused ao48 tyres, worth a couple of seconds a lap at least, so it's an unfair contest. The bmw is the most powerful but can't get the power down. All on sticky rubber, it would have been a really interesting race!
@bkorven
Yeah that would be true if the STi didn't just set the record for the Nurbugring last year.
Subaru did very well in designing a car that dominates the track.
I actually test drove the new Nismo 370 last week. Very fun car, but I prefer AWD
that lotus is so high tempered... but that sti is a beast too.
890KG Lotus 260PS
1490KG Subaru Spec C 308PS
Subaru is nuts, power to weight ratio, need lighter Subaru and little bit tune
1450kg for the Spec C
subie all the way
Still in love with subaru
なんか日産のＶ６のパワーたりないですね、本当に３５０なのかな
350です
First time I saw a Lotus win on BestMotoring
@BarnettMotorsport idk what the hell they are saying but if those cars are all stock, the Lotus does comes stock with the Yokohamas.
@BarnettMotorsport The Lotus comes with these tyres as standard.
finally im deciding my next purchase... IMPREZA !!
@BAE51C- Still, its obvious that Tsuchiya is sandbagging He basically sits on the rev limter at the start.
The ECO mode is enabled in the Impreza
@BarnettMotorsport if the Lotus didn't, what would the battle outcome be?
Unfair Battle, the Lotus is using R comp Yokohama race tyres, the other cars are using normal road tyres!
will do but u need to drive the spec c sti or the cosworth to get the real feel for the car.
but the point is not to have to mod the car. I think the problem was that Subaru wanted to "Americanize" the car to make it more comfortable, but in the end they ended up making it less fun. Sure, it's WAY faster round corners than the previous gen, but, as KT says, the point of a fast tuner car is NOT to sacrifice fun for lap times.
anyone explains why the gearbox shakes that much when the STI launches hard in first gear at 2:02??
@rarejd Research Special Edition STi... highly upgraded suspension, swaybars.... lighter wieght car without climate control etc...
Impreza 0-100kmh (60mph) in just 5 seconds!