New Spec C RA? [Archive]

NYCshopper

10-20-2004, 12:14 PM

http://www.carview.co.jp/news/car/images/imgMP2004101905_1_l.jpg

http://www.carview.co.jp/news/car/images/imgMP2004101905_2_l.jpg

http://www.carview.co.jp/news/car/images/imgMP2004101905_3_l.jpg

http://www.carview.co.jp/news/car/images/imgMP2004101905_4_l.jpg

http://www.carview.co.jp/news/car/images/imgMP2004101905_5_l.jpg

conker69

10-20-2004, 12:19 PM

I don't like that wing at all. Other than that...awesome!

awdboxer

10-20-2004, 12:30 PM

I love the interior, all black looks awesome. I SOOOOOOOO wish they had made the STi's available in red over here. Red STi's > any other color.
Yes they do! Now if we could only get them over here....

rsholland

10-20-2004, 12:44 PM

I don't like that wing at all. Other than that...awesome!

The spec C is not designed to win any beauty contests, only to win races.

Bob

kage

10-20-2004, 02:12 PM

http://www.litimports.co.uk/images/large/mag_11.jpg

kage

10-20-2004, 02:13 PM

http://members.roadfly.com/jason/EVO1003P103.jpg

MattDell

10-20-2004, 02:25 PM

http://members.roadfly.com/jason/EVO1003P103.jpg
That is the Spec C Limited, not the Spec C Type RA. ;)

And, yes, San Remo Red needs to be an option for the US STi.

-Matt

dwx

10-20-2004, 02:42 PM

MattDell

10-20-2004, 02:49 PM

But is the wheelbase wider? That was the main difference between the old Limited and RA.

-Matt

S.G.D

10-20-2004, 02:51 PM

i want those wheels for my car!!!

i want that car too!

so so hot.

~SGD

RedBean

10-20-2004, 03:57 PM

It's around 3000lbs. Aluminum roof (new), aluminum trunk (new), no big spoiler, lightweight glass, etc.
Where does it say that it has an aluminum roof?

dwx

10-20-2004, 04:03 PM

Thought it said aluminum, they just made the roof skin thinner.

pezman04wrx

10-20-2004, 04:18 PM

Good find ... :banana: ... Black interior now ... Mmmmmm ... More power, more power, more power ...

HongKongBeef

10-20-2004, 04:35 PM

they need to make those rims gold for the car to be perfect

Coati

10-20-2004, 04:42 PM

I want those seats. At least make them a factory option to keep the fat people happy :)

Agreed. I'm much closer to average Japanese driver size than average US Supersize-Me Fatty size. :)

moss

10-20-2004, 05:20 PM

I think this Spec C Type RA is the exact same thing as the old Spec C Limited. It's a Spec C with air conditioning and some STI parts on it, basically. I don't know why they didn't call this version the limited version...

There is a webpage describing the differences between the 05 Spec-C and the 04 Spec-C. Most interesting is that the 05 weighs almost 150 lbs less than the 04. It's around 3000lbs. Aluminum roof (new), aluminum trunk (new), no big spoiler, lightweight glass, etc.

The wheelbase is 15mm longer and the turning radius is a little larger.

http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/e/GRN/bulletins/040902.html

Actually now that I look at that, the 04 Homologated STI was just the base regular STI. For 2005 they homologated the Spec C, which has always been lighter and a little different in geometry than the regular STI.
Umm '04 Spec C vs. '05 Spec C, In addition to the Aluminum roof, aluminum trunk, and lightweight glass... there's also a new PCD... 5x114.5, 17x8 rims, 235/45/17 tires, new suspension componets (as you can see on the USDM '05 STis) I'm sure even more advanced/upgraded than the USDM/JDM '05 STis. The new inverted and dampening adjustable struts. yaw contol...helical diff

Although, you can read everything in that link you provided :lol:

Regardless, I want one, Iwant one in red, and I want it now!

Keith

ANZAC_1915

10-20-2004, 05:21 PM

lightweight glass, etc.

The wheelbase is 15mm longer and the turning radius is a little larger.

BTW both the 04 and 05 US models already had the 100" (2540mm) wheelbase. I thought the priod JDM Spec C RA had it too.

The prior car did already have lightweight rear glass (like we get) but it sounds like they lightened the entire glass package.

Glenn

ANZAC_1915

10-20-2004, 05:23 PM

Umm '04 Spec C vs. '05 Spec C,there's also a new PCD... 5x114.5, 17x8 rims, 235/45/17 tires, new suspension componets (as you can see on the USDM '05 STis) I'm sure even more advanced/upgraded than the USDM/JDM '05 STis. The new inverted and dampening adjustable struts. yaw contol...helical diff

We got all of that in the 05 STi except the 235 tires. And we got the multi-phase valved, and inverted, struts.

moss

10-20-2004, 05:24 PM

We did? Damn I haven't read up enough!

bemani

10-20-2004, 05:56 PM

I guess they must be really proud of the sub 8 min time at the ring to make it into a decal.

dr_wheel

10-20-2004, 06:33 PM

Seats

http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/spec_c_RA/02/03/imgs/top_02.jpg

OMGHI2U :disco: :disco: :disco:

bmagna

10-20-2004, 06:37 PM

those seats are sick...

subiekid

10-20-2004, 06:44 PM

Everything between the adjustable suspension, the seats, and the car being available in red..... is simply amazing. Just wish we could of gotten here in the US.

Rick

I guess you dont mind not having seat adjustments.
:lol:

Evil STI

10-20-2004, 06:46 PM

I would love to see them bring this car to the U.S. and witness the first shmuck that puts a system in it. :rolleyes:

team_orion

10-20-2004, 06:55 PM

Is that wing available after market?

Also it appears to mount on the factory spots that the STi does?

hmmmmm a black STi with that wing would be sweet looking.

MattDell

10-20-2004, 07:29 PM

Is that wing available after market?

Also it appears to mount on the factory spots that the STi does?

hmmmmm a black STi with that wing would be sweet looking.
Yes, yes, and check out the "Black" thread in Members Car Gallery. There's bound to be a few in there.

-Matt

LinuxGuy

10-20-2004, 08:01 PM

Red

http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/spec_c_RA/02/02/imgs/top.jpg

*S*L*O*B*B*E*R*

STi-MAN

10-20-2004, 08:05 PM

that car is beautiful

needsboost2005

10-20-2004, 09:09 PM

what the specs of this Sti

tee_rexx

10-20-2004, 09:10 PM

That's amazing...The STi out guns the GT3 up 60 mph

Extraze

10-20-2004, 11:16 PM

what's that weird logo on the front doors ???

Edit - Nevermind ... :)

http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/spec_c_RA/02/01/06/imgs/top.jpg

RA29

10-20-2004, 11:20 PM

ANZAC_1915

10-21-2004, 12:06 AM

Which reminds me of a car driven by Stig Blomquist(?) and it was a turbo 2.0l car that ran 0-60 in 2.1 sec and some ridiculously low 0-100mph times.
It was a competition rally car i think.

Thread hijack!

Ford RS200. Evolution version ("RS200E") did 0-60 in 3.09 and very nearly took the 0-100-0 record. The Group B rally car driven by Stig was sub 3 second 0-60 (on gravel!)

The evolution was a turbo 2.1 (producing up to 650BHP), the street and rally cars were turbo 1.8's producing 250-450 BHP, generally.

I have run my grubby hands over 4 of them (so far), including Stig's rally car.

Glenn

This is a car in Canada I was looking at buying;
http://sti-buki.com/images/rs200-1.jpg
http://sti-buki.com/images/rs200-2.jpg

Stig's car at David Sutton's museum:
http://sti-buki.com/images/rs200-3.jpg

One of two RS200s I checked out in Portland:
http://sti-buki.com/images/rs200-4.jpg

SonicYelloWRX

10-21-2004, 12:27 AM

Mmmmmm I love RS200's. I'll take one of those over a silly old STI any day:)

Pakin

10-21-2004, 01:00 AM

I want! And I don't give a f about a damn wing if it this thing can corner and sprint with flying colors.

-paK +1

Raxy

10-21-2004, 01:19 AM

Is there a chance that Subaru could drop the 2.5 turbo in it, put the front subframe back in, and offer it for sale in the US? I sure hope there is.

coolbluelb

10-21-2004, 01:30 AM

More stats translated...

HERE (http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.subaru-sti.co.jp%2fspec_c_RA%2f05%2findex.html)

xepyt

10-21-2004, 01:51 AM

i like the interior a lot better here. don't like the sticker haha. did anyone else notice redline is at 8k, or am i wrong.

Needles

10-21-2004, 02:07 AM

Very nice!

bemani

10-21-2004, 04:06 AM

what's that weird logo on the front doors ???

Edit - Nevermind ... :)

http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/spec_c_RA/02/01/06/imgs/top.jpg

I wonder how many of the 300 being made can actually make it out of Japan and 'attack the Nurburgring' :)

parker/slc/gc8fan

10-21-2004, 05:01 AM

what a dream car. thats my first purchase in gt4. i hope.

thetikler1

10-21-2004, 10:57 AM

shoulda kept it sonic yellow :p

its beautiful though.

Capt Crunch

10-21-2004, 12:01 PM

i like the interior a lot better here. don't like the sticker haha. did anyone else notice redline is at 8k, or am i wrong.
All JDM stis including the spec-c is a 2.0 liter turbo with an 8k redline.

MattDell

10-21-2004, 01:09 PM

Is there a chance that Subaru could drop the 2.5 turbo in it, put the front subframe back in, and offer it for sale in the US? I sure hope there is.
Uhhhhhhhh... the JDM 2.0L > USDM 2.5L. Much, much, MUCH stronger engine.

And Glen - What did they want for that RS200?

-Matt

Yotsuya

10-21-2004, 01:17 PM

The sticker of the ring itself would be kind of novel to have; I've seen just the outline (with no text) on the trunk of some Subarus pictured at the ring. Wouldn't want to commit the original sin of rice by advertising my car as something it wasn't with a Spec C sticker...

SUBE555

10-21-2004, 01:49 PM

That definitely is one heck of a car! With some of the systems in there, our STi would truly be a different creature, and cost about $2-4k more too.

The black interior is definitely more classy than the blue though.

ringe

10-21-2004, 04:00 PM

The Spec C spoiler, that chin spoiler, and those wheels all need to come out here.

SUBE555

10-21-2004, 04:17 PM

I'm just not preferential to that rear wing spoiler, but I can live with it, espcially since it's there for function over form. I actually really like those wheels on there and that chin spoiler, well, I'd rather have all my body trim painted, but I could live with it. It's a function, pure function car, nothing less. Reasons why it can do what it can at tracks like the Nurburgring!

Siper2

10-21-2004, 04:35 PM

I think I'm in love!!!!!!!!!

dave bruener

10-21-2004, 04:53 PM

Is that front splitter available somewhere? I think the front of the US STi is a little unfinished and that would make mine look perfect;-)

Siper2

10-21-2004, 05:47 PM

The previous ones were available. I've seen pics of cars that have them...

I just have no clue where to get them. :D Try Rallispec, maybe?

www.rallispec.com

They can maybe get one...

ANZAC_1915

10-21-2004, 05:55 PM

Uhhhhhhhh... the JDM 2.0L > USDM 2.5L. Much, much, MUCH stronger engine.

How so?

Both are semi-closed deck.
Both have forged rods.
Both have cast hypereutec pistons (or did the last time i looked)

Dimensionally there are some challenges for the 2.5, but a lot were address in the EJ257.

And Glen - What did they want for that RS200?

$99,000, then $109,000, then....