babyseats? lol , depends what you look for in a car TBH all the luxories like elec windows a decent fifth gear for cruising on motorways, airbags,central locking etc etc blah blah then the type R is the better one, if you want a more aggressive car without any of the luxories listed above then the RA is better, it is quite commonly known the RA is the rawest impreza subaru have done, everything has been done to save weight and aid performance