We Drove Subarus from 300 HP to 700 HORSEPOWER
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- čas přidán 26. 09. 2023
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🏁 THIS IS A 300-horsepower Subaru Impreza, and THIS is a 715-horsepower Impreza. We’re driving both of these cars and EVERYTHING in between.
This is a stock, 300 horsepower Subaru Impreza - and THIS is a SEVEN HUNDRED horsepower Subaru. And we’re going to drive to drive everything in between - before giving them to our Pro Driver to see which is ACTUALLY fastest!
Up first is the first generation - and for us, to be able to drive such an iconic car, was pretty special.
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Donut media watching this and realizing none of these engines exploded 😵
They must be baffled
Only US users are crying about rods\bearings or headgaskets...
Interesting...None an issue in Eastern Europe where most harsh climate and road conditions with full 4 seasons
@@razzor4708thats what I always thought too!! Like the problems are always coming from the US, its very weird... In europe and asia, Subarus are known to be tanks that drive forever
@@Pedun42I see you
That's because the US does not have law's about road safety checks, like MOT, APK, TÜV and the like. So stuff breaks because there is no sense check. Also, the US has lower fuel standards.
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 😊.
9:13 - don’t worry they said 583bhp here
Very VERY cool of you to let them have a go in your baby - thanks from all of us for trusting them with it!!
It had to have been cool to see and hear your car from the outside, being pushed hard. That's not a view a lot of us get to see with our cars.
@@NG-VQ37VHR yes very much so, especially at that hands of a professional driver who really pushed it 😊
Ooops, that's my. bad! Thanks for letting me drive it - what a weapon! Callum
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! 💪
Thank you for blessing us with your car, mate. Much appreciated
Lovely RA. Working on getting mine a sorted as yours
Very VERY cool of you to let them have a go in your baby - thanks from all of us for trusting them with it!!
Oh, I love your cars! Do you have a blog or a build thread for your NC? I'm considering getting one.
@@ChadGeidel Thank you! Yes I do @analogue_thrills . The NC is a riot to drive epecially with the ITB's, I highly recommend them, but they're at their best with some basic suspension mods. I hope you get one!
I love when Scott grins like a child riding their first rollercoaster lol
i'm just starting the video now; waiting for the giggle.
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.
Sick story bro, what turbo you running?
This is what it’s all about. Thanks for sharing
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.
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Exactly what I thought when I heard "race altered" 🤣
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.
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seeing the yellow subaru made me realize i miss car build videos from you guys. i know it's a lot of work though
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!
9:31 You know a car is scary once Scott makes Pingu noises
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.
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.
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.
Yeaaaah, I was waiting for it, now we need a video with all the WRX generations!
Evos next will be legendary
I second that...
Evo's = "chefs kiss"
😍 YES.
Laughed out loud when he said it's the angriest sounding car ever, it really is!
That black one sounds like some one pissed in its cornflakes and it never got over it
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.
That classic blue with gold rims was my favorite.
The OG STi will always be beloved. 😊
580hp - Racing driver is giggling.
750hp - Racing driver is screaming and crying.
Such a great series. Keep em coming lads.
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!
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!!
Blessing of a video, thank you!
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.
I do love the Subaru content your pumping out 🙏🏼
12:34 Will being speechless while Callum screams like a little girl is the highlight of my week.
i discovered you guys a few weeks ago and this is my new favorite automotive channel!
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
Yeah, I was thinking they need anti lag.
yeah 500 wheel IMO is the spot. the 600-700+ wheel range is for silly street builds and drag strips.
@@nezabytes at such a high power output, 100%. At reasonable power outputs, Boost on these come in around 2500-3000, which is the sweet spot imo. I don’t think i’d enjoy driving a 700whp Subaru bc even with good tuning, boost doesn’t hit until higher RPMs. I don’t want the peak torque to come hit me like a ton of bricks 😂. They called the Porsche 930s with laggy 80’s turbos “Widowmaker” for a reason 😬
@@connorheitzinger4502 I have a 700hp Accord. I'd let you drive it if you were near SC to change your mind.
@@nezabytes i was talking about power levels for Subaru. As for other cars, it’d be totally different. But if i’m ever near SC, i might take you up on that! Sounds fun!
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!
It's not a power but poor brakes , 330mm 4 pot brembos vs 365mm 6 pot alcons
And the chassis is more recent, and most likely better for the times
@@przemeknowak2905 it’s likely not any one thing. They only said the last one isn’t setup to be raced but street driven. It’s likely down to a combination of many things including the track choice. The extra power would be more useable on a track with longer straights. He said the 580hp one was already as hectic as he could handle. Likely on this track they reached a plateau where more power wasn’t beneficial. Then it would be down to the tires brakes and suspension to make the difference. It’s doubtful the brake callipers would be the biggest differentiator though. The 4 pots are what they use in the rally cars because they are the biggest brakes you can fit under 15in rims. They have plenty of gripping power. What matters is the pad compound and rotor quality. Calliper upgrades are the most overrated and useless upgrade out there. Just look at the Bananaru, it has the 4 pots and all they did was upgrade the pads and rotors because that’s what matters. It easily outbraked the lambo with massive callipers and rotors.
@@adriendebosse6941 yes and no. Stiffer, yes, so that’s good. But heavier also, not so good. Hard to say what would matter more.
Amazing video and absolutely gorgeous cars! More of this please! :)
More of these pls, the perspective shift from each power level is awesome fun 🤣
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!)
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
Another epic! Well done fellas :)
Scott yelling "aaannndd across the line!" bring a smile to my face
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 seeing subarus on this channel! Also it's replaced classic topgear as my go to car show! Keep up the good work
That last one sounded absolutely incredible
It’s funny that even Scott couldn’t speak after the last one
would love to see the build sheet for the black and gold sti
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
Great video. That black Blobeye is sick.
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.
less gooo another upload, this has been my top gear since it was cancelled
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
I really wish you guys could do another build series like you had for the Bananaru.
good teamwork! :)
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 :(
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
Great assembly of iconic cars lads!
Good God I forgot how good the exhaust note is, I really need to get my Subie out of the garage now
0:41 God that's such a good noise. Full bodied and angry. Love it
Awesome show guys.
Now we need a video about the GT-Rs
RA means record attempt, race/rally alternated was close enough 😂
AFAIK, 'RA' has had various meanings over the years. First used for the Legacy record attempt, then to designate early competition spec cars; 'Rally/Race Altered'. More recently RA for Record Attempt was used again for the Nurburgring attempt ;Type RA NBR
Yes record attempt 👍
Superb! ❤
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?
that last one is so forceful that all other cars in the vicinity automatically have 20 more hp just from hearing it
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
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.
Top Job Chaps 🤘
power!!! boom!!!
Love Imprezas. Working on fixing up my 2002, great cars.
absolutely mental video
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.
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 :)
hell yes!!
Absolutely love my Subaru, theres not many cars that can give the same driving experience
Y'all should do a video driving cars from the same year and ranking them!!
Epic!!
That gen 1 is perfect. My absolute favorite.
Purchased a classic RA two months ago, soooo sexy
Have fun!!!! 💪
Every RS version needed!
I love to see the yellow wagon back on the channel!
Shoulda tried my 400bhp Spec C RA too.... reckon it would have even given the newest one a run for its money...
Loved this video, I've owned 3 gc8 imprezas, a blob and know we have a hatchback.
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 CZcams car content.
they ripped it off from donut media
Breaks my heart that overdrive stopped calling their subaru as the bananaru
Amazing video. This series should continue with the next car being Mitsubishi evo.
Please make an 86/FRS/BRZ video! Love this format!
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.
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.
Ive always said a responsive true 350awhp subaru is one of the most fun street cars you can have
Literally just done a trackday there Monday, great track for a scoobie
Guy in my state built a forged bug eye with 700hp got plates GAPNU on it , it was quick.
It lasted about six months before it went 💣💥
Scott was giddy like a 2 year old with that third Subi. Pleasure to watch.
I loved it hahaha
Nice !🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏼
this series is so fun, but cars just get f-in wild
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
Too many people modify them to have extremely stiff suspension and big power only to do stoplight pulls. So seldom do I see a WRX modified for mixed surface driving, as was intended.
He almost cried on the last one
Another brilliant vid guys. 15 more minutes would be even betterererererer
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.
she was great! would definitely watch more with her.
Love my ‘10 STi hatch! “The sound of my people!” (UEL header boxer noises)
That Japanese announcement says "I don't like it here, I want to go home"
My cube does the same thing 😂😂😂
watched this entire video waiting for a bearing knock lol
the first one sounded exactly like the eclipse in 2f2f (yes they used boxer noises in post lol)