
Test drive: The 2022 Subaru WRX is wild
Fox News
The 2022 Subaru WRX is an all-new edition of the brand's rally-inspired compact sedan. The all-wheel-drive performance car has been redesigned with the model's most powerful engine ever.
The Impreza-based compact has been the beating heart of Subaru’s performance side for the past three decades and enters its sixth-generation as the most potent version of the rally-inspired model yet.
The all-wheel-drive WRX is built on a stiffer chassis than the outgoing model and features a larger turbocharged flat-four-cylinder engine with 2.4-liters of displacement that’s rated at 271 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque.
Indicative of its enthusiast appeal, a six-speed manual transmission is standard. Around 85 percent of the previous edition’s buyers chose it over the optional CVT automatic, one of which remains available on the 2022 model under the Subaru Performance Transmission branding that mimics the operation of an 8-speed gearbox. The manual also gets slightly better fuel economy than the automatic – 19 city/26 hwy v 19 city/25 hwy -- which isn’t usually the case in modern cars.