New 2025 Subaru WRX Premium

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 available with the continually variable transmission (CVT) that is used on many other Subarus, including my previous car, an Impreza. I think a CVT is a very sensible match for a turbo engine that has relatively low torque at low RPM’s, so if you’d rather not shift it yourself, you could rationalize that it’s probably faster with the CVT. Old timers like me often think their automatic is in the wrong gear so a manual transmission is essential. Then there’s the trunk release…the Impreza had a button on the outside while the WRX requires that you trigger the trunk release either from the dash or with your “smart” key fob. The WRX is a Gran Turismo, though, 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.

• Lane departure
• Automatic temperature control
• Emergency communication system
• 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
• Perimeter/approach lights
• Remote keyless entry
• All-weather floor liners
• Auto-dimming mirror with compass and HomeLink
• Eyesight
• Starlink
• Adaptive cruise control
• Proximity key with push button start
• Sport suspension
• Alloy wheels

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