Don't talk such sh*t Lighting, of course they exist.

"STi9" is the not-altogether-official designation given to the 2003 model year Japanese market cars. If you want to see a picture of one, look at Iain Litchfield's website, here. Cosmetically, they look identical to the 03MY UK STi's - complete with large rear wing.

As for the "GL" designation, I forget exactly how it works out, but this relates to the spec/trim level of the car. Believe DX is another of the options...

These cars assuredly do exist, and if you can't find a picture of one, you're obviously not trying hard enough.

 

my sti-9

[Edited by r - 9/22/2003 10:51:54 PM]

[Edited by r - 9/22/2003 10:52:51 PM]

 

Mickle, the pictures at the top of the link you posted look strangely familiar. I think these date back from the time when everyone from car magazines to Photoshop addicted geeks were trying to guess at what the Bugeye would eventually look like. The giveaway is that one of them has a W- registration!

 

The number designations actually stopped at 6 well VI to be correct there was no 7,8 or 9. The MY03 designation is now 3 as in mark 3.

[Edited by chrisp - 9/20/2003 8:48:15 PM]

 

mmmmmmmmm..... a bit of a mystery these!!!
what ever they are, they seem something special.
there must be some info on them somewhere, i think they have come straight from Japan,
looked on the official STI website but i am not very good at Japanese!!

 

According to mike wood (prodrive) from one of his previous posts there is an sti 9

[Edited by S.B. - 9/20/2003 8:49:34 PM]

 

IIRC Mike Woods actually posted that we were all using the wrong designations.

 

Scroll down

 

ScoobySTI, as you were told on page 1, the car you saw is an MY03 STi Type RA Spec C. There's been loads written about these, both here and elsewhere on the web. Hit the Search button, type Spec C, and the world will no doubt be your oyster!

 

GM doesnt the MY03 STi Type RA Spec C. have the water spray tank in the boot???

coz these dont its to the right handside of the ic

[Edited by scooby-si - 9/20/2003 9:07:55 PM]

[Edited by scooby-si - 9/20/2003 9:09:04 PM]

 

Greasemonkey - they are exactly the same as my 03 (exactly)

and also ｣2000 dearer that subaru main dealers.

 

Oh yeah and those pictures are exactly the same as subaru japans web site - funny that - so if thats an STi 9 then I apologise - because thats what I have.

 

Well I can assure everyone the STi 9 GL DOES exist cos I have one in my garage imported direct, its trim level far exceeds the SPEC C and it has the same egine,exhaust etc, twin scroll (but sleeve bearing), auto centre diff, front and rear LSD's, in short its got everything except the lighetr weight, even has the extra cross bar for the front suspension, there are some pics somewhere of my car posted in a previous spec C thread, as for the 330 bhp claim its a load of *****. My car totally standard out of the box made 287 bhp and 276 lb ft on PE rollers (which read slightly LOWER then G Force car to car) and was rich as sin on fuel.

[Edited by Bob Rawle - 9/20/2003 10:03:08 PM]

 

use www.photobucket.com

 

Cheers Bob, nice to know someone has an idea about the mystery STI 9`s...was about to call SCOOBYDOO and his gang.....lol

 

here you go pics of the beastie I got a play in today!


[Edited by specialx - 9/20/2003 11:25:38 PM]

 

 

 

 

All sti 8 have water spray in boot.

 

 

 

 

lol and they answered in English on a saturday ?

Care to copy/paste the reply here ?

 

 

This may help differentiate the spec levels of the STi's
http://www.keyring-cars.co.uk/jap.htm

 

Yep still the same car !!!!!!!!!!!

So if that a 9 then thats mine - they've been out since Feb 2003 in the UK - so whats the point of this thread.

E.g. "has anyone seen one before" - I thought it was something new as people are talking about digital gauges and new ****

 

Yeah here you go smart **** - should give you the main idea

イグニッションをONにするとまずメーターの4つの指針がいちどMAXを指し速やかにゼロへ戻るスイープ動作付（STi spec Cを除�*）。メーターパネルには昼夜を問わず高い視認性が確保できる常時�* 光式を採用。光源は疲労感を抑える赤色のLEDで、イル� ~ネーションコントロールで調整可能とした。メーターリングは質感の高いアルミ製。

 

This doesn't support JAP Characters does it ?

 

They are digital gauges! they roll over to max and then reset when the key is turned, the car has a twin scroll turbo,equal lenghth headers,rear diff temp sensor,active diff control,road legal slicks as standard does yours???