2018 Sti Spec R

There s been no change to the wrx sti s engine and that means it s a 2 5 litre turbocharged four cylinder petrol engine making 221kw at 6000rpm and.

2018 sti spec r. Before you get too excited and start looking for phrases like power is up or weight is down the spec r is an sti with recaro seats and a big wing. It s called the wrx sti type ra r. The range topping wrx sti spec. Do the math and the type ra r has around 14 ponies and 28 pound feet of twist over its u s spec cousin.

The sti spec r retains the same pounding 2 5 litre four cylinder boxer engine with 221kw of power at 6000rpm and 407nm of torque at 4000rpm. R gets the same goodies as the rest of the refreshed range but adds recaro seats. But at 57 690 plus on road costs the top spec wrx sti spec r tested here is the most expensive car in its class a base model can be had for about 8k less but you lose a few luxuries eclipsing the golf r dsg 55 490 and ford focus rs limited edition 56 990. It s also sitting uncomfortably close to the bmw m140i 59 990.

The sti spec r retains the same pounding 2 5 litre four cylinder boxer engine with 221kw of power at 6000rpm and 407nm of torque at 4000rpm. Those outputs weren t to be sneezed at when the sti came out back in 2013 but they re only a few kilowatts up on the version that launched waaaaay back in 2005 with 206kw 392nm. What s the wrx sti spec r like to drive. 2018 subaru wrx sti type ra r.

As part of this year s facelifted range of six wrxs subaru has presented us with the wrx sti spec r.