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As we drive through the side streets of Aurora near where Canada Law Book is located, our voices are almost drowned out by powerful revving of the WRX's 227 hp engine.

Space has been another big drawback of the WRX in the past, but Subaru has done something about that.

A 6 - speed manual and front - wheel drive provide the rest of the performance rush, along with a well - integrated driving personality without the twitchy manners of a WRX STI.

The WRX Sport - tech and all versions of the WRX STI also feature inverted struts to accommodate the larger 18 - inch and new 19 - inch wheels.

Under the hood of the WRX STi is a 2.5 liter four - cylinder engine paired to a six - speed manual transmission producing 316 horsepower and 450 Nm of torque.

Both the Subaru WRX and WRX STi are available with manual transmissions, which are a whole lot more fun to drive than these sporty sedans with — in the case of the WRX anyway — a CVT.

A lot of work has also gone into improving the perceived quality of the WRX STI interior.

In terms of safety equipment, certain models of WRX can be optioned with Subaru EyeSight, a suite of active and passive safety systems that includes autonomous emergency braking, forward collision warning and a neat little warning that lets you know when the car ahead of you has started moving, in the event you're distracted at a red light.

ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: I know that the spirit of the WRX has always been function over form, but this 2015 Subaru WRX Limited is just not a particularly attractive vehicle.

The $ 50,000 price tag of the WRX STI Type RA buys you more than a bunch of letters, but it's quite a bit to pay for an STI.

The Subaru WRX STi is the performance variant of the WRX saloon and it picks up where the WRX saloon had left.

The concept could preview a hatchback or wagon version of the WRX, but it could also be an early preview of the next - generation Outback.

The EyeSight Driver Assist Technology - which Subaru seems to be pushing quite hard now - is standard on CVT - equipped versions of the WRX Premium and Limited.

That engine is virtually unchanged from the previous generation of the WRX STI and retains the performance as well as the Boxer burble that we loved in its last appearance.

It can only mean the STI - branded showcar teased here will eventually have a road - going equivalent in the next iteration of the WRX STI.

Subaru is saying goodbye to the Subaru WRX STI in the UK and to send it off, Subaru has announced the introduction of the WRX STI Final Edition.

Now that the Viziv Concept Tourer is on its way, all signs point to the concept acting as a preview of a WRX estate, a model that Subaru is set to launch alongside the WRX sedan.

The more expensive STI version of the WRX uses a 2.5 - liter (2,457 cc) motor that puts out 305 horsepower and 290 lb - ft of torque, which works out to a less impressive 124.14 hp / liter.

As for design, we love a hatchback, and the looks of the WRX have grown on us.

What would happen to the already - incredible steering and handling dynamics of my WRX if it were magically rear - drive?

Subaru communications director Michael McHale says this with confidence, rain dripping off his coat and splashing onto the door sill of the WRX STI I'm sitting inside.

Now only 400 of the WRX STI S207 models will be built and the order books in Japan are now open.

It is not that difficult to turbocharge a small engine and make a lot of horsepower, but the beauty of the WRX is that all that horsepower is enclosed by a startlingly livable car, perfectly happy to poke along in rush - hour traffic, and still delivering, in our tests, an average of 25 mpg.

The rest of the WRX is a masterpiece of comparatively low - cost execution.

In the small overlap test, the structure of the WRX held up, and the driver's space was maintained well.

Though hints of the WRX Concept remain in the production version, especially in the front fascia, the overall form is far tamer.

With the addition of the WRX, Subaru now has six models that have earned 2014 safety awards from IIHS — three with Top Safety Pick and three with Top Safety Pick +.

As of this writing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has not yet done a full crash test of a WRX.

Subaru Australia has launched the special Hyper Blue versions of its WRX, WRX STI and BRZ sports cars this week, following news of their coming back in August.

We rather like the sound of the WRX STI RA.

Subaru has also pulled the covers off a special edition S208 model of the WRX STi.

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Subaru has released an updated 2016 model year version of the WRX and WRX STI models, which now feature new optional safety technology, an upgraded infotainment system and an updated price tag.

The standard version of WRX has a 2.0 - liter flat - four turbocharged engine that produces 268 - hp.

Subaru decided not to make a wagon version of its WRX and WRX STI performance cars for the current generation, and that's a shame.

The Forester is quick — hardly surprising, given its direct - injected turbo - four is basically a detuned version of the WRX's engine.

The engineer from Subaru Tecnica International (STI) is mum for a minute before showing a little skin, and then he tells us that this car's turbocharged 2.0 - liter flat - four resembles the engine from the U.S. version of the WRX, but it's been upgraded with blueprinted internals, a set of carefully weighed and balanced pistons, and a larger capacity ball - bearing turbocharger.

It's not a catchy name, but it hints at what we can expect from the future of the WRX STI brand, a new version of which has been confirmed but may not arrive before 2020.

While the engine and styling of the WRX STI are immediately familiar from its forebears, the interior has had a much thicker lick of paint, with a bigger overhaul necessary to compete with the slick cabins found in the VW Group hot hatchbacks the car's price tag points it straight towards.

MH: Winner The next version of the WRX likely won't be this aggressive - looking — the WRX STI, perhaps — but even if some of the bolder cues like the huge fender flares and massive rear diffuser are toned down the car's great stance and proportions should remain.

The Impreza provided an assist (+15 %) mostly on the back of the WRX and STi.

Not only has the championship attracted one of the world's most successful drivers with Sebastian Loeb, rally stars Petter Solberg and Gigi Galli as well as circuit drivers Jacques Villeneuve, Yvan Muller and DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom have all got behind the wheel of WRX cars.

It takes a lot of effort to unsettle the Subaru WRX despite it not having the fancier all - wheel - drive system of the WRX STI.

You're thinking something that occurred to me more than once during my day in the Berkshires: This thing is going to make a hell of a WRX.

A Subaru spokesman in the U.S. told us that while foreign operations often roll out upgraded versions of the WRX and WRX STI, no such models are planned for the American market.

That's the hardware side of the WRX STI TT Challenge Car, while the human factor is an Isle of Man native.

Subaru has a habit of blessing Japan and Europe — but not America — with ever - faster versions of its WRX and WRX STI performance cars.

For people who want the capability and performance of a WRX but don't drive a stick or want to deal with manually shifting in city traffic, the CVT is a reasonable alternative.

He did it all, saving up till he could afford a third of the WRX.

Unsurprisingly, the most hardcore and loyal early - season cruisers are usually the youngest; look for congregations of WRXs, Evos, and S2000s before the vintage muscle cars show up.