2017 Subaru WRX Priced From $ 27,515

Tried and true Subaru rally specials, WRX and WRX STI, washed into the 2017 model year with minor equipment changes.

Six-speed user base 2017 WRX costs $ 125 more than that in 2016, the buyers now get auto-on sensors for lights, auto up control / down to the front passenger window, and headliner fabric upgrade that looks more like designed for cars of the U-Haul truck. For $ 27,515, you get a 2.0-liter flat-four turbo same that the 268 horsepower to all four wheels. A 6.2-inch touch screen to operate a system of six-speaker audio with HD Radio, SiriusXM, Bluetooth, USB, and a variety of music applications come standard.

As before, the 2017 WRX Premium ($ 29,815) brings a wider 18-inch wheels dark gray in summer tires, power moonroof, heated side mirrors folding, windshield wiper de-icer, fog lights and sporty front seats heated. Cost of choosing the option of navigation ($ 2,600), which upgrades the 7.0-inch touch screen, an increase of $ 500 on the base and Premium trims, but now includes blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, and push-button start. WRX Limited brings LED low-beam lights, approach lighting, chairs the power eight-way driver, and leather trim with red stitching for $ 31,815.

The Lineartronic CVT may be good in other Subarus WRX performance-oriented but it was an experience we will avoid at any cost, which in this case is $ 1,200. soul-draining automatic is optional on Premium and Limited trim, and the only side-benefit is for those who want additional security features. Where previously only monitoring the blind spot and rear movement alert traffic is available, the system vision camera Subaru now brings adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, auto-braking (including upside down), warning lane departure, fog lights and corner-illuminating. The entire bundle, including stereo upgrade, run $ 3,795. Unfortunately, just as with the regular Impreza, vision CVT are offered only on the Limited trim.

2017 WRX STI, at $ 36,015, is $ 525 more expensive than the 2016 model. Nothing new here, just the same driver-adjustable center differential, brake-based torque vectoring, and the usual lag before the turbo 2.5-liter boxer four uncorks all 305 horsepower. Fully-loaded STI Limited ($ 40,815) costs only $ 25 more than it was in 2016. Six-speed stick drivers only need apply. Do not expect your Subaru dealer to stock 2017 models until the summer.

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