4 days Ago By Max Davies
The updated will arrive in Australian showrooms this month, with significant safety and tech upgrades now available at the top of the range. or signup to continue reading Like it did last year, Subaru has introduced a racier variant with different wheels, Brembo brakes, and the iconic STI rear wing, along with various steering and suspension tweaks. Dubbed the , this vehicle comes standard with a manual transmission and is the first manual WRX ever to feature adaptive suspension.
Subaru Australia has called the Spec B its WRX hero model, despite it costing the same as the standard automatic WRX tS and being cheaper than the top-spec WRX Sportswagon tS. But it is the most expensive manual WRX sold here. All upgrades are in addition to those fitted last year, when manual WRX vehicles received autonomous emergency braking (AEB), adaptive cruise control, lane-departure warning, and leading vehicle departure alert as standard.
. Now standard across the sedan range is a driver monitoring system with distraction and drowsiness detection, as well as facial recognition to remember last-used climate control and multi-function display settings. Driver monitoring was previously standard on WRX RS and GT trims and above.
All WRXs now also feature Subaru's Emergency Driving Stop System, which was . When lane centring is active, the system is capable of bringing the vehicle safely to a stop and alerting other road users if the driver becomes unresponsive. Standard for WRX tS variants is a new 12.
3-inch digital instrument cluster, upgrading from the analogue gauge and 4.2-inch information display setup still fitted to lower-spec WRX variants. There have also been various cosmetic tweaks inside and out, including different alloy wheels on certain variants, recoloured interior stitching, and unique embroidery.
Recaro seats are now standard in all tS variants. Prices are up for 2025-build WRX vehicles, and the increases differ slightly between each trim level. WRX tS variants have each increased by $3500 thanks to the addition of new tech.
The WRX's powertrain is unchanged. As standard, there's a 2.4-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol boxer engine producing 202kW of power and 350Nm of torque, mated with either a six-speed manual or Subaru's so-called eight-speed Sport Lineartronic continuously variable transmission (CVT).
A manual transmission is now available in a tS sedan for the first time with the Spec B, making it the first manual WRX ever to feature adaptive suspension. The Sportswagon remains CVT-only. In all WRX vehicles, an all-wheel drive system with torque-vectoring delivers power to the road.
As with all Subaru models sold in Australia, the WRX is covered by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. The WRX's service intervals are 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. Capped-price service pricing has yet to be updated for MY25 vehicles, though 2024 pricing differs slightly between transmission types.
Following a free "one-month health check and chat", individual capped-price service costs are detailed below: The current-generation Subaru WRX has yet to be tested by ANCAP and therefore doesn't have an independent safety rating. All WRX sedan variants now receive a driver monitoring system as standard, while Subaru's Emergency Driving Stop System has been fitted. This feature can safely bring the vehicle to a stop if the driver becomes unresponsive, but Subaru notes it only operates when lane centring is active.
Automatic grades add an intelligent speed-limiter, traffic sign recognition, and automatic high-beam headlights. The manual tS Spec B now sits at the top of the sedan range and is separated from last year's Club Spec special edition with the addition of adaptive suspension dampers. It retains the unique wheels, Brembo brakes, and rear wing, while a new digital instrument display is now standard in tS grades.
There are still eight exterior paint colours available, though Solar Orange has now been replaced with Galaxy Purple. Content originally sourced from: Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data.
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