Subaru
STI Legacy RS Type RA (BC5, first series)

Why it matters

The Type RA ("Record Attempt") put the modifications of STI's 1989 FIA-supervised 100,000 km endurance record Legacys into a road car, making it the first car produced by the newly founded STI. The first series was limited to 100 cars.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

In January 1989 STI ran four prepared Legacy RS saloons at Subaru's Arizona test centre for 18 days and 100,000 km, setting a speed record. STI, founded in 1988, launched the Type RA in November 1989 with forged pistons, strengthened connecting rods, reworked ports, a balanced crankshaft and flywheel, an extra radiator fan, retuned suspension and quicker power steering. The first 100 were Ceramic White.

A second series with a close-ratio gearbox followed in May 1990, a third with a 16-bit ECU and Feather White paint came with the 1991 facelift, and a final series added Black Mica.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   25 YEAR CLUB: The Subaru Legacy is officially a Japanese nostalgic car, Part 02 Level C

   • 100 first-series cars (Ceramic White only); later series followed 1990–1993

   Accessed 2026-11-12