New Subaru BRZ Type RA: A Street-Legal Race Car Limited To 300 Units
by AutoExpert | 13 November, 2025
Subaru didn’t waste any time after showing off the Yellow Edition BRZ. Now there’s an even hotter one: the BRZ Type RA. The name stands for Record Attempt, and it pretty much tells you everything you need to know. This version is packed with STI hardware, sharper suspension bits, and engine parts pulled straight from a race car. Only 300 will be sold in Japan, so it’s seriously limited.
It starts life as a BRZ STI Sport (Japan’s equivalent of the BRZ tS in the U.S.), but its real inspiration is the BRZ that races in the Super Taikyu Series. You can definitely see that influence.
Outside, the Subaru BRZ Type RA gets the full STI treatment: a front splitter, a rear bumper extension, bigger exhaust tips, and an optional carbon wing if you want the full race-car vibe. It rolls on 18-inch matte BBS wheels, available in gray or bronze, and comes in either WR Blue Pearl or Crystal White Pearl.
Under the hood, it’s still the 2.4-liter flat-four, but Subaru swapped in lighter internals from the actual race engine — pistons, rods, the crank, flywheel, even the clutch cover. Subaru didn’t say if power is higher than the usual 232 hp, but they claim the engine feels smoother, revs cleaner, and behaves more like a proper motorsport unit.
There’s plenty more carried over from racing too. It uses a rear differential housing with cooling fins and gets a Shift Assist system that gives you rev-matched downshifts and lets you upshift without lifting off the gas. The suspension is upgraded with new ZF dampers and an STI flexible draw stiffener, and braking is handled by gold Brembo calipers with ventilated discs.
The catch: this model is Japan-only. Subaru will build 200 without the wing and 100 with it. Prices land at ¥4,972,000 (around $32,100) and ¥5,478,000 (around $35,400). Definitely pricier than a regular BRZ, but that’s what you pay for all the track-ready equipment.
Because production is tiny, you can’t just buy one—you have to enter a lottery at Subaru dealers between November 13 and 30. Subaru will also show the Type RA at Fuji Speedway during the Super Taikyu finale this weekend.
If you’re a BRZ fan and you’ve always wanted something that feels like a street-legal version of the race car, this is about as close as it gets.
