Few brands have stuck to their guns like Subaru.
The brand introduced the Subaru WRX locally in 1994 and has maintained the same performance car recipe since then.
A turbocharged, horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine, manual transmission and all-wheel-drive hardware have been central to the WRX’s appeal for three decades.
The brand marked 50 years in Australia in 2023, and celebrated by wheeling a handful of models out of its museum.
We took a couple for a spin to see if the Subaru WRX has retained its appeal.
The first-generation WRX was a smash hit thanks to success in the World Rally Championship that put it on the cover of video games such as Colin McRae Rally.
By 2000, the WRX had a more powerful engine, oversized spoiler and high-performance four-pot brakes.
The 160kW sports sedan feels frisky more than two decades later.
This pristine example with less than 1000 kilometres on the odometer feels brand new – there’s no slack to the steering, brakes or su...
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