Subaru's new WRX STI Type RA NBR Special will tackle
the Goodwood Hill Climb during this year's Festival of Speed. FType "RA" stands for "Record
Attempt", and it's something that has already been applied to past Subaru
models originally, a competition version of the Subaru Legacy which broke the
FIA World Speed Endurance Record back in 1989.
As for the WRX STI Type RA NBR Special, it will also
head down to the Nurburgring to attempt a speed record, following its runs up
the Goodwood Hill Climb in the Time Attack Open class, with stunt driver Mark
Higgins behind the wheel.
Higgins is known for driving a WRX STI on the St
Moritz's Olympic Bobsled run, and for setting a lap record at the Isle of Mann
TT back in 2016.
Helping the Type RA stand out compared to regular
WRX STI models, are its carbon fiber roof panel, carbon fiber rear wing,
lightweight BBS 19" alloys and all-round weight shedding.
It's also packing an updated turbocharged 2.5-liter
flat-four unit, said to be pushing an estimated 310 horses thanks to a new cold
air intake, performance exhaust and re-tuned ECU, among other things.
