JDM Goodness: Subaru Legacy STI S402
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Subaru Legacy STI S402.
Subaru is taunting us again with yet another limited-edition model that we'll likely never see Stateside. The Legacy STI S402 will be limited to (appropriately) 402 units in both sedan and wagon trim, featuring the STI's turbocharged, 2.5-liter flat-four. Unlike some of the other "special" Subies, the S402 Legacy means business. To begin with, the front fenders have been widened by 20mm, the steering ratio has been reduced to 13:1 and Bilstein shocks are fitted at all four corners, along with 18-inch BBS wheels wrapped in Bridgestone Potenza RE050A rubber. The brakes have been upgraded to units from Brembo, with six-piston calipers up front and two-pot calipers in the rear gripping upgraded rotors. Aside from all the required badging, Subaru has fitted new gauges to the IP, along with a MOMO steering wheel and aluminum shift knob.
Sales begin in Japan on June 27th, with prices starting ¥5,491,500 for the wagon and ¥5,355,000 for the sedan. We'll take one of each, thank you very much.
Gallery: Subaru Legacy STI S402
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Tim UF 7:46PM (5/15/2008)
any chance this is the next USDM legacy spec.B?
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mike 7:53PM (5/15/2008)
The STI gets uglier. Sedan looks like a corolla.
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impr 8:01PM (5/15/2008)
I don't know what planet you live on, but every comment of yours on this site is usually filled with misinformation or outright ignorance.
The Legacy pictured above has been around since 2004 as an 05 model. The sedan has always looked like that and aside from a minor front facia facelift the car remains visually identical to its initial offering. As for the STi gets uglier, not only is STi not a single car, this is a huge leap ahead of the current impreza STi hatchback. That's like saying.. //M gets Uglier.
James 7:54PM (5/15/2008)
want in wagon form, please!!!!!!!
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Victor 1:32AM (5/16/2008)
As an 08 outback 2.5xt owner, i agree. if they sold the legacy wagon in the US still, i would've gotten it
tekdemon 3:31PM (5/16/2008)
Victor, isn't the outback basically still the Legacy wagon anyway?
ryan 7:59PM (5/15/2008)
With a de-tuned EJ25 STi motor in that puppy...*whistles*
Forget the Impreza hatch, I want a WAGON
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mk 11:56PM (5/15/2008)
That isn't detuned. The S402 is full STI power from the factory.
My 2005 GT limited has a "detuned", and then aftermarket "re-tuned" EJ25 STI motor.
The only difference is the turbo, rotated top-mounted intercooler, and aluminum intake manifold, and the computer program. THAT IS IT.
If you can find a 2005 or 2006 GT Limited wagon, it can be yours.
But not the S402, no... they couldn't sell more of those outside of Japan... [/sarcasm]
Patrick 9:33AM (5/16/2008)
No, that is NOT the only difference in the powerplants of the USDM LGT and the STi-powered cars. There is a completely different intake manifold (for example, those of us with the STi don't have your plastic manifold that comes on the LGT), different pistons, water injection, THE ENTIRE DRIVELINE (transmission is a 6sp, yours is 5.. it has DCCD and you have SAWD...), and many other changes to the mechanics of the vehicle.
Saying they are the same, and you can flash it up to the STi is bordering on daft.
mk 2:08PM (5/16/2008)
I MENTIONED THE MANIFOLD, that the STI's was aluminum.
BTW, the plastic manifold flows just as much as the STI aluminum part does, and weighs less. AND can be rotated without relocating the alternator.
Pistons are the SAME.
Granted it doesn't have water injection, but I wasn't aware that ALL STIs got water injection, either.
The turbo, intercooler, and intake manifold, as well as the ECU program, are the major differences between the engines. THAT IS THE TRUTH. The long block is the SAME.
And we weren't talking about the drivetrain, we were talking about the ENGINE.
In the Drivetrain department, the S402 has ALL of the STI drivetrain parts, save DCCD, rather having Variable Torque Distribution (VTD), which is the same thing as DCCD's automatic mode, without it's manual mode option. The GT Spec B has the 6-Speed with VTD, as well, although still falls well short of the S402, in other ways, mostly colors, non-upgraded turbo, and brakes.
If you look at the gallery, the S402 has a unique turbocharger, probably similar specs to the model that is used on the STI, with the outlet orientation for the Legacy's cross-flow intercooler, rather than the STI's split-downflow intercooler.
And YES, despite a Legacy-specific turbo and intercooler, and a *gasp* plastic intake manifold, my Legacy is re-flashed to a very similar power level to a stock WRX STI. I re-flashed it to stage II, and I drive it EVERY DAY. Get this, I also get better gas mileage than stock. :D
If you think the Legacy GT and Spec B are that night-and-day different than the WRX and WRX STI, you may be the one with the borderline daft understanding.
Otsego_Undead 8:02PM (5/15/2008)
wonder if i can import the sendan rear lip spoiler.. thats hot!
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rubrduk 8:19PM (5/15/2008)
Subaru can kiss my a$$...first they ruin the WRX/Impreza line...the STi faired okay-ish out of that design abortion with the slightly better looking wide body, the WRX/Impreza about as aggressive as a baby koala bear...hell's bells, even the VW Jetta is sleeker and stronger looking!! - the quintessential chick car!!
but lets step back a year or so...first they killed the LGT wagon in the US!! Okay...but here, the new Forester is pretty nice looking and still based on the impreza awd/turbo...but the pricks only offer it in an AUTOMATIC
All along while they offer kick-ass models (LGT wagons, 204, spec C, RA, 402, Litchfield, RB270/320, etc...) in every other country in the world except the US
I'll drive my 06 WRX wagon until i'm done...then i'm finding a different car company to give my money to
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John Graham 11:14PM (5/15/2008)
For your information, Subaru of America only sold about 10, yeah, ten, Forester XT's with a five speed all over the US last year. If you wanted one, you bought one, if you didn't, you're all talk and no action.
thefultonhow 12:23AM (5/16/2008)
John -- where did you find this information? I'd be kind of surprised if it's true -- I've sen plenty of 5MT XT Sports on subaruforester.org, and I doubt all of them were 07 models.
rubrduk 6:34AM (5/16/2008)
Uhhh...the 09' Forester does not come with MT option
go back to school and get learned
Havanahjoe 8:55PM (5/15/2008)
It is not completely Subaru's fault. It's the buyers' fault for being lazy and only a very small percentage of people interested in a manual transmission or being lazy and not wanting to shift "all the time" when driving on the highway.
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mk 11:57PM (5/15/2008)
Not all of us, bucko.
I have a Legacy GT with *A 5-SPEED STICK*...
yet they are rare, and hard to find, and not marketed, and I had to fly half way across the country to buy it, and drive it back.
We *not-lazy* self-shifting turbo Subaru drivers are seeing future buying opportunities evaporate, after we DID vote with our cash.
Torrent 8:55PM (5/15/2008)
This sucks. We'll never get anything good in the US. Especially a powerful wagon- except for the Audi's and the soon to be discontinued magnum.
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allaman 12:22AM (5/16/2008)
Dear Subaru,
Please bring us the wagon version of this car and I will happily trade you over the keys to my S4 Avant.
Thank You
psarhjinian 1:10AM (5/16/2008)
Go to Canada.
Pay Cash (and get screwed by Subaru Canada's pricing, but that's another story).
Drive home in a Legacy 2.5GT wagon.