New 2025 Subaru WRX GT

The WRX is an excellent GT, offering a combination of comfort and performance that is as entertaining as anything available today. If you like going fast, the WRX is for you! The WRX is a Gran Turismo, not a sports car, as befits something with 4 doors and a useful back seat. Its cabin is fairly quiet and you won’t be pulled over because the exhaust is making such a racket that you’re making cows miscarry. The ride is tightly snubbed and very hard. For a GT, I question whether this is necessary. The all weather tires should be a factory option for those who don’t have space to store the summer tires. The downside things are mostly nits. The WRX is fast! Taking the engine to 5,000 results in the scenery behind shrinking rapidly with a satisfying pressure against your back. Turbo lag is there but it’s subtle. Acceleration off the line is nothing special. If you’re old enough to remember a V-8 with 4-speed, you’ll miss the need to back off on the throttle to keep wheelspin under control. In fact, with power going to all 4 wheels, it’s hard to get wheelspin regardless of technique. But in the midrange there’s a satisfying surge of thrust limited only by the redline that approaches with remarkable speed to the accompaniment of a subdued burble from the exhaust. Full throttle acceleration through the gears shows another quirk – a noticeable squat as each gear “hooks up” with the turbocharger. Possibly this is why such a hard suspension is necessary? The American solution would be a longer wheelbase but that would be a weight penalty and the car is big enough. Bottom line is the WRX is an excellent GT! I’ve taken a 200 mile road trip in it and while it’s not a 60’s sports car, it gives you a combination of comfort and performance that is as entertaining as anything available today. If you like going fast, the WRX is for you!

• Navigation system
• Lane departure
• Automatic temperature control
• Emergency communication system
• Power moonroof
• Wireless phone connectivity
• Exterior parking camera rear
• Front dual zone A/C
• Auto high-beam headlights
• Auto-dimming rearview mirror
• Split folding rear seat
• Heated front seats
• Blind Spot Detection warning
• Adaptive Cruise Control: EyeSight Advanced Adaptive Cruise Control
• Remote engine start: smart device only
• Sport suspension
• Alloy wheels
• Harman/kardon speakers
• Apple CarPlay/Android Auto integration
• Power driver seat
• Leather steering wheel

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