Posted Friday, July 12, 2024 at 9:17pm
In the absence of a true STI model, WRX fans will have to make do with the 2024 Subaru WRX TR (and soon the WRX tS). It’s comfier, more sophisticated, and better screwed together than any WRX that’s come before it, making today’s WRX more luxurious than ever—albeit at the cost of some of its soul. Call it “thrills minimized in favor of everyday competency,” as associate editor Billy Rehbock put it.
The good news is the WRX TR will take a thrashing with a grin on its face. That torquey, relatively low-revving turbo engine is quite enjoyable in the mid-powerband when the boost finally comes on. It’s like the car “finds a second wind,” features editor Christian Seabaugh said, though it is not quite as exciting as the rear-drive Subaru BRZ tS, and it’s rather gutless within the context of everything else at our PVOTY event.
