The 2023 WRX arrives in retailers this Spring and is offered in four trim levels: Base, Premium, Limited and GT. At the heart of the matter, the WRX lineup has a 2.4-liter turbocharged Subaru Boxer® engine, rated at 271 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 258 lb.-ft. of torque from 2000-5200 rpm. Active Torque Vectoring is also standard across the line.

A 6-speed manual transmission is standard. The Subaru Performance Transmission (SPT) automatic trans is optional on all trim levels (standard on GT). The automatic SPT is said to have faster up and down shifts and incorporates adaptive shift control that can respond to “perform rev-matching downshifts under braking, maintain the ideal ratio through corners, and respond faster on corner exit.”