It’s a 22b at that. There’s only one 2 door Impreza and that’s the infamous 22b. The thing could hang with the Ferraris and other exotics of the time. It didn’t have the top end the exotics did, but it had better handling and acceleration than most others.
Up until this, takumi has only ever driven RWD cars, his 86, iketanis s13, and itsukis 85. While they all have different amounts of power, and different advantages (yes even the 85 has an advantage) they were all RWD which made the act of drifting them essentially the same thing each time. So takumi learning how to use an AWD system will not only help him drive his 86 better, but will also give him a more insightful perspective of how his 86 puts him at a huge disadvantage in terms of power and maneuverability
It also is worth noting the 86 (prior to the engine swap anyways) at most likely had in the region of 130~180hp at most, while Iketani's S13 had around 200~220hp and Itsuki 85 even when turboed probably didn't push more than either, while the STOCK WRX STI of this generation made 280hp easy, and I'm betting Bunta tuned it before buying it so north of 300hp is not impossible. Ditto all the going to Subaru's excellent AWD system which gave immense grip that no RWD can match. No wonder Takumi went into a slump after this.
Which advantages of the 85 were you thinking about? The two I can think of right away is the low weight, and the soft suspension. Yes, I am serious, mountain passes can be really bumpy and have quite drastic changes in road surface and surface elevation, a soft suspension can negate a lot of that without upsetting the car’s balance, like rally cars on specific stages.
@@AndorRadnai so SOHC engines have better low end torque whereas DOHC engines are better in the high end, and while itsukis engines is definitely not winning any straightaway races, if he were to have tuned it right hw could exit the corners faster than if he were driving an 86, which is the opposite for the 86, it can enter a corner at high speeds but exiting is its weakness, so they two basically play off eachother, and the suspension can always be changed to suit the driver
This also set him up perfectly for his race against joshima. Bunta goes on to say that every day takumi races against himself when he’s in the Impreza there’s an imaginary 86 in his mirrors and when he’s in the 86 there’s an imaginary Impreza in front of him. It keeps takumi in a constant battle with himself on how to find advantages by using different racing lines once he finds one the very next day the imaginary car will start using that same line. This is the kind of curve ball Joshima throws at him during their battle which is why ryosuke refers to him as a ghost.
In the Japanese dub, Takumi mentions that the feeling of driving the WRX compared to the 86 is cruel. I kinda get what he means. All the work, effort and skill to drive the 86 fast, he doesn't need to do that when driving the WRX since it does it all already showcasing the difference between the 2 cars. I experienced this when I'd switch from my 240SX to my brother's 2.2 Impreza coupe. Despite the Impreza being auto, it still retained its AWD capabilities and cornered much more effortlessly compared to my S13.
That’s the thing with genuinely effective innovation. My mother’s car is a lot younger version of the same model line than mine, and that car is leagues better than mine. It’s faster, more balanced. The transmission is so much more refined, in my own car I need to blip the throttle constantly, but in hers… it doesn’t even want me to do it. But I like that a lot. I love seeing such effective progress.
For the most part yes. For this particular car, no. It’s the 22b STI. It’s the only 2 door version of the Impreza ever made and it’s an absolute beast of a car. On shorter circuits it could crunch Ferraris, lambda, and all other exotics of the time. It lacked the same top speed as the exotics but had better handling and acceleration as well as being much lighter. Subaru made this car to commemorate their rally teams success. It’s an absolute monster of a car.
@@jassom1270 its actually not the 22B STi, just a regular GC8F STi Coupe, notice the fenders aren't as wide as the 22B, especially from the rear, as well as the stock wheels not being BBSes. Still fast enough for Takumi though, definitely
@@foreignerhillit’s faster than a 22B. STi Type R vs the 22B was tested in Keiichi Tsuichiyas show Best Motoring (real life 86 drift king) STi Type R won in a straight line race by a small margin.
@@jassom1270 Stop exaggerate. Even old Gtr 33 was faster for 1 sec in Tsukuba in bestmotoring hot lap. Nismo 400R was 2 sec faster, Ferrari F40 was almost 2,5 sec faster. Easy mate, its not monster of a car, its only almost top spec impreza, for this power its on par with for example Audi TT.
@@danimationd8886 The main problem with Subaru in general is the engine. Boxers don’t take well to increasing power from stock. It’s a lot more money to get a lot less power than other cars. I could write a 5 page paper on it but it’s best if you just learn about different engine types and the ways they work. The pros the cons. Some people swear by boxers and others don’t. In the end it comes down to what you want to spend your time and money on. It’s your car and you should enjoy it as such!
Because technically, the GC8 was not Takumi's, but the 86 was (at least 50-50), and since Takumi was driving the 86 since basically his childhood, he was kinda the owner-driver.
The last chapter takumi roasting keisuke after he broke 86, saying if he race him using this subaru it wouldn't fair to Keisuke since it's 4wd and fast...😂 They're both drunk
The shifting of older awd cars based on the technology of the drivetrain in the 90s sometimes makes it hard to engage the next gear when driving it hard specially at very high rpms because not only the transmission, but the transfer case and rear diff need to be in synch to be able to enter the next gear you hear a sort of *clunk* sound coming from the shifter assembly in the car when the gear fully engages
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buying a WRX to deliver tofu is freaking wild lol
It’s a 22b at that. There’s only one 2 door Impreza and that’s the infamous 22b. The thing could hang with the Ferraris and other exotics of the time.
It didn’t have the top end the exotics did, but it had better handling and acceleration than most others.
@@jassom1270search what a GCF8 is my man
@@jassom1270its a gc8f, not a 22b.
@@jassom1270It’s not 22b, it’s the wrx sti fifth version (before writing i looked at the initial d wiki)
That Subaru is dope. I love that car besides the R34 Skyline.
Takumi borrowed the Impreza just because it has a cooler AC.
🤣Facts
Nahh he just avoid filling up the 86 gas 😂😂😂
Or he wants to impress his GF with new car, even though this was his dad's car then 😅
@@rolandhazuki8787 in the Manga the first time Takumi drove to Mika he used the Impreza, though his dad did say to return it with a full tank. 😂
The only L Takumi willing to accept was losing to his own dad
God arm/hand. Despite beating him, his demeanor seemed like he would have been alright with a loss
@@brishawn8571 after all he only lost because the dude had to throw up
@@chrissss696 I know. Takumi would have still lost even if he didn’t pull over. His car had just started to limp down the road
He admitted defeated to Sudo as well
@@SkellerART just wanted to type this, it is true that 1st their race he admits as defeat, while the second as a tie
Getting beaten by his own daddy at Bunta's own game
Well he need new car after his (as now his son's) AE86 with Project D so Takumi drive to find out his strength and weakness to become better driver😊
Well, Bunta has more Exprience under his belt
So yea,
Takumi: Fine, I'm gonna take a page out of the book.
Bunta: I wrote the book.
Up until this, takumi has only ever driven RWD cars, his 86, iketanis s13, and itsukis 85. While they all have different amounts of power, and different advantages (yes even the 85 has an advantage) they were all RWD which made the act of drifting them essentially the same thing each time. So takumi learning how to use an AWD system will not only help him drive his 86 better, but will also give him a more insightful perspective of how his 86 puts him at a huge disadvantage in terms of power and maneuverability
It also is worth noting the 86 (prior to the engine swap anyways) at most likely had in the region of 130~180hp at most, while Iketani's S13 had around 200~220hp and Itsuki 85 even when turboed probably didn't push more than either, while the STOCK WRX STI of this generation made 280hp easy, and I'm betting Bunta tuned it before buying it so north of 300hp is not impossible. Ditto all the going to Subaru's excellent AWD system which gave immense grip that no RWD can match.
No wonder Takumi went into a slump after this.
Which advantages of the 85 were you thinking about?
The two I can think of right away is the low weight, and the soft suspension. Yes, I am serious, mountain passes can be really bumpy and have quite drastic changes in road surface and surface elevation, a soft suspension can negate a lot of that without upsetting the car’s balance, like rally cars on specific stages.
@@AndorRadnai so SOHC engines have better low end torque whereas DOHC engines are better in the high end, and while itsukis engines is definitely not winning any straightaway races, if he were to have tuned it right hw could exit the corners faster than if he were driving an 86, which is the opposite for the 86, it can enter a corner at high speeds but exiting is its weakness, so they two basically play off eachother, and the suspension can always be changed to suit the driver
This also set him up perfectly for his race against joshima. Bunta goes on to say that every day takumi races against himself when he’s in the Impreza there’s an imaginary 86 in his mirrors and when he’s in the 86 there’s an imaginary Impreza in front of him. It keeps takumi in a constant battle with himself on how to find advantages by using different racing lines once he finds one the very next day the imaginary car will start using that same line. This is the kind of curve ball Joshima throws at him during their battle which is why ryosuke refers to him as a ghost.
@@shadyomo3636 That is really interesting!! Thank you for the explanation!
best commercial for subaru
That wont help them when they ruined their own reputation so badly
@@divinehatred6021context bro
@@silent_takedown8216keep me updated
@@silent_takedown8216 They used to be known for making rally cars, now they're a bit more of a comfort oriented company
@@silent_takedown8216They have a head gasket deficiency, which blows up every 1k miles
In the Japanese dub, Takumi mentions that the feeling of driving the WRX compared to the 86 is cruel. I kinda get what he means. All the work, effort and skill to drive the 86 fast, he doesn't need to do that when driving the WRX since it does it all already showcasing the difference between the 2 cars. I experienced this when I'd switch from my 240SX to my brother's 2.2 Impreza coupe. Despite the Impreza being auto, it still retained its AWD capabilities and cornered much more effortlessly compared to my S13.
But the 240sx will always have a faster cornering ability in a dry-slightly wet road
That’s the thing with genuinely effective innovation.
My mother’s car is a lot younger version of the same model line than mine, and that car is leagues better than mine. It’s faster, more balanced. The transmission is so much more refined, in my own car I need to blip the throttle constantly, but in hers… it doesn’t even want me to do it.
But I like that a lot. I love seeing such effective progress.
Bro is so cool, he can drift 4wd
Subarus for all intents and purposes are practical and easy to drive. Usually different connotations
For the most part yes. For this particular car, no. It’s the 22b STI. It’s the only 2 door version of the Impreza ever made and it’s an absolute beast of a car. On shorter circuits it could crunch Ferraris, lambda, and all other exotics of the time. It lacked the same top speed as the exotics but had better handling and acceleration as well as being much lighter. Subaru made this car to commemorate their rally teams success. It’s an absolute monster of a car.
@@jassom1270 its actually not the 22B STi, just a regular GC8F STi Coupe, notice the fenders aren't as wide as the 22B, especially from the rear, as well as the stock wheels not being BBSes. Still fast enough for Takumi though, definitely
@@foreignerhillit’s faster than a 22B.
STi Type R vs the 22B was tested in Keiichi Tsuichiyas show Best Motoring (real life 86 drift king) STi Type R won in a straight line race by a small margin.
@@jassom1270 Stop exaggerate. Even old Gtr 33 was faster for 1 sec in Tsukuba in bestmotoring hot lap. Nismo 400R was 2 sec faster, Ferrari F40 was almost 2,5 sec faster.
Easy mate, its not monster of a car, its only almost top spec impreza, for this power its on par with for example Audi TT.
Bunta the man is always in the mood to smoke 😂
Now we get a toyota gr86 with subaru boxer engine.
It already has, it is just not turbocharged
Ofc its ez and beginner friendly the Impreza is a rally car AWD and defeats the 86 by alot margin
The 86 is an easy car to learn RWD drifting, but the impreza is an easy car to learn AWD control and high speed driving
@@shadyomo3636not today though, todays subaru went to trash
@@divinehatred6021 is it true that newer subaru really does unreliable unlike its anchestor?
@@danimationd8886 The main problem with Subaru in general is the engine. Boxers don’t take well to increasing power from stock. It’s a lot more money to get a lot less power than other cars. I could write a 5 page paper on it but it’s best if you just learn about different engine types and the ways they work. The pros the cons. Some people swear by boxers and others don’t. In the end it comes down to what you want to spend your time and money on. It’s your car and you should enjoy it as such!
Nah, I once took a seatback in Subarus. I like em stocks so I guess no tuning is required.
Too bad we never saw Takumi race in the Impreza.
Because technically, the GC8 was not Takumi's, but the 86 was (at least 50-50), and since Takumi was driving the 86 since basically his childhood, he was kinda the owner-driver.
@@HirokaAkitanah bro takumi using the impreza would end all of his opponents. It’s a no matchup
Wdym... He was racing his 86 every night against the Subaru.
It's funny. I had no desire to drive until i found initial D so many years ago. Had my wife watch it, and she got her license a year later
well takumi was fine when he knows beaten by his own Father hahaha
not actually, cuz he got stucked with it and cant do anything about it cuz theres no way the ae86 can beat the impreza
This is the moment he relived his dad beat him
Bunta: hmm I'm gonna need new car for deliveries
*Buys Chevrolet Corvette (C4)*
Wont be surprised if he pulls an F1 car out of his ass
Takumi was always a bit slow to catch on.
the 4th stage was aired between 2004 - 2006, i wonder if the appearance of a Subie inspired Toyota to collab with them few years later lol
That's what I was thinking about the GT86 right after 4th Stage
trollface bunta
Well it's for continue the tofu shop and deliveries after 86 is now Takumi's
That was you out there huh dad? Then bunta just takes a puff lmao makes me laugh
This anime is such a classic. And with english dub is perfect ✌️✌️🚗
The last chapter takumi roasting keisuke after he broke 86, saying if he race him using this subaru it wouldn't fair to Keisuke since it's 4wd and fast...😂 They're both drunk
whats the soundtrack when takumi sees the impreza first time?
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Here you go.
Initial D Fourth Stage Sound Files vol.1 - Impreza
@@generalpootis3875 no thats being
Bunta lowkey is a great coach. He gave what his son needs not wants
Imagine if takumi was racing in the wrx, he would be god of the streets
It would have tight to see him race the wrx on the project d races. But it would out shine the 86.
Bunta a real one
It says ass to real one when translated
Bunta is the Yujiro of Initial D
This is an sti, not just an wrx
u mean WRX STI!
Is this a original anime fourth stage? Because mine is very blur
4th stage episode 14
1:31 what sound was that
The shifting of older awd cars based on the technology of the drivetrain in the 90s sometimes makes it hard to engage the next gear when driving it hard specially at very high rpms because not only the transmission, but the transfer case and rear diff need to be in synch to be able to enter the next gear you hear a sort of *clunk* sound coming from the shifter assembly in the car when the gear fully engages
fujiwara family cars air freshner is tofu
What episode
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I have a feeling if this was remade in Initial D Legends, instead of WRX it would be either the BRZ or the GR86.