The Subaru WRX enters the 2024 mannequin yr with just a few modifications, together with a value hike that has the compact sport sedan beginning at $33,855, together with a $1,120 vacation spot cost.

The value is up $2,230 on the 2023 mannequin which itself was priced $1,525 greater than the 2022 mannequin, when the WRX was final redesigned.

The 2024 WRX additionally introduces a warmer grade, nevertheless it is not an STI. As a substitute it is a tamer providing dubbed the WRX TR, with its modifications centered on enhancing the dealing with somewhat than delivering extra energy.

Pricing for the WRX TR begins at $42,775, together with vacation spot, or greater than $4,000 dearer than what the final STI price, a automobile that did provide extra energy over the usual WRX.

Regardless of the steeper pricing, the 2024 WRX nonetheless provides loads of worth given its efficiency. The game sedan is powered by a turbocharged 2.4-liter flat-4 delivering a peak 271 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque.

Drive goes to all 4 wheels, and patrons can select between an ordinary 6-speed guide or obtainable CVT. The CVT is not obtainable on the bottom WRX. Consumers should improve to a WRX geared up with at the least a Premium package deal, which suggests the beginning value for a WRX with the CVT is a considerable $37,105, together with vacation spot.

Customary options on the 2024 WRX embody LED headlights, 17-inch alloy wheels, wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a brand new 11.6-inch infotainment display screen changing the earlier twin 7.0-inch screens of earlier mannequin years. Subaru’s Starlink suite of digital driver-assist options is now additionally normal. The usual Starlink options embody helpful gadgets like adaptive cruise management with energetic lane management, in addition to automated emergency braking.

The brand new WRX TR advantages from real efficiency upgrades like stiffer springs, new damper charges, and a revised steering rack to ship improved dealing with whereas sustaining trip high quality. There’s additionally a extra highly effective brake package deal from Brembo with six-piston calipers up entrance and two-piston calipers on the rear. These are housed inside model-specific 19-inch wheels wrapped in 245/35-size Bridgestone Potenza S007 tires.

Inside, the WRX TR is fitted with Recaro sports activities seats are fitted up entrance, whereas the facility moonroof has been eliminated to decrease each weight and the middle of gravity.

The 2024 WRX vary reaches dealerships early subsequent yr.