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Subaru is releasing yet another special high performance WRX STI that’s only for its home, Japan. This time it’s a variant of the WRX STI Type RA called the Type RA-R. Though it looks very ...

Compact, all-wheel drive hybrid SUVs are all the rage right now. Just look at the Hyundai Tucson hybrid (which can also be purchased as a PHEV), Mazda CX-50 hybrid, Toyota RAV4 hybrid, Kia Sportage ...

WRX STI Type RA-R, Subaru Just 500 RA-Rs will be built, all with six-speed manual transmissions, and sold for 4,628,000 million yen before tax ($41,609).

Subaru first introduced the Type RA nameplate on a Japanese-market WRX in 1993 (a 1998 model is shown above). Like today’s STI, the Type RA was lighter and more hardcore than the standard WRX.

OK, so let’s get this out of the way: If you buy a 2024 Subaru Forester, you’ll be foregoing a multitude of updates and upgrades coming for the 2025 model ...

Among the handful of stock STIs, Subaru brought along a single, blue Type RA (for Ring Attack, an homage to the race STI that managed a 6:57.5 run at the vaunted Nürburgring) WRX for us to test too.

Subaru has already unveiled the new Crosstrek and Impreza vehicles. Next up in line for the model updates: the Forester. On November 16th, Subaru unveiled the all-new sixth-generation 2025 Forester ...

The STI Type RA is an easy one to spec, because it's only available in a single $49,855 specification. You can, however, option it in one of three different colors -- black, blue or white.

The model celebrates Subaru's successful Nürburgring lap record attempt for a four-door sedan with the WRX STI Type RA NBR Special race car and accordingly gets a full slate of go-faster goodies.

Subaru claims only a 0.1 second improvement in 0-60 mph (the 2018 Subaru WRX STI we tested hit 60 mph in 5.7 seconds), but passing ability, felt most acutely in third gear, is surely much better.

For 2021, Subaru introduced a new, larger, more-powerful 2.5-liter engine. Available only with the CVT, it's rated at 27/34/29 mpg, still better than the Forester.