As a daily driver our Subaru WRX RS ticks most of the boxes we need in an all round package. It’s still one of the few manual AWD performance cars you can currently buy, but there’s always room for improvement. *Grab your track gear* 👉 shop.fullboost.com.au
Au falcons are OP for drifting, plenty of torque, low maintenance, easy angle, cheap maintenance, a ute you can change the tub when you bin it, they are a pretty good thing imo
does it have a limited slip FRONT diff ? does it have a limited slip rear diff ? does it have a lockable centre diff ? Its NOT an STI drive train... i bank on this driving the mountains in BC
I have owned my VB WRX for 1 year now and I still am loving it. Going for 400 wheel on my car next month. You should get another GC8. Such an epic platform for Subaru.
It's a tuning arms race over in the US. Absolute madlads over there when it comes to tuning. They are throwing any sort of combination of mods and tuning it. I haven't heard much of them blowing up so far so that is promising but time will tell.
Great review, keen to see more of the future mods you mention and see how much reliable power you can squeez out of the new wrx. Also GC8 STI build would be a great watch, they are still a very capable performance car with a few mods and so much lighter than modern sports cars.
I feel the same way about thew climate controls and have started to voice the voice command button on wheel to change fan speeds and temps to avoid an unnecessary distraction.
I say this to get a laugh outta of you and I say it with love. The in car footage with the big black sunnies and spikey hair - you look like early 2000s Dexter Holland from the Offspring.
Just a quick pointer lads, the snap on TPMS tool should be able to recode your sensors to not show pressure. I had an Infiniti q60 sport in and was able to turn the sensors off. Not sure if they are coded to work with this model, but can be done. Cheers. Subaru should also be able to turn them off with their select monitor scan tool.
@1:15 Sounds like there a lot to be gained below the curve, below that threshold around 5000RPM it would see huge gains (both @ or below WOT it would feel like a totally different car) and you feel those gains a lot more than actual peak power figures in a street car!
I absolutely hate having to use a touchscreen for the AC. Just cut the screen in half and put the same BRZ AC dials and buttons. That would be perfect.
Awesome video! love the wheel setup. We’d like to see the clading and rear piece body color painted! the wrx will look so much better doing that. When youre at it, why not drop a sti wing! 😁
Looking for a replacement car for the old man's WZ Fiesta ST he's owned since new which is his daily, trouble free motoring for 200,000km now. The only two cars on the list for its replacement are this new WRX and the i30N hatch, both in manual, nothing else on the market for $50K these days, absolute joke. Thanks for the update on the WRX, keep the WRX content coming.
Great follow up review. Still on the fence for a future upgrade. Maybe in a few years they might release a limited edition or something with STI kit, Brembos etc might sweeten the deal.
I think I read somewhere that 2024 is getting a face lift or something. I think Subaru knows they need to give it a little something more. I am on the fence as well. I'm sure I wouldn't be disappointed if I purchased one today though. Still a truly great car, just a bit on the bland side. If they spiced up this car about 20% more I'd be happy.
@@eskimocheeks9911 Hope so, cos they did it for the other gens. So surely a facelift, bodykit, brembos etc. Dont want to jump ship to Type R or GR Corolla, Nissan Z.
Yeah. My only real complaint about the car is the brakes are a bit soft, they do the job for casual driving but they should be better considering nobody drives these cars casually. Other than that in love with this car.
Totally agree with the climate controls, I have to use voice controls to change the fan speed and recirculation. The screen has no feedback and the fan speed screen button is too damn tiny 😑
More POWEEEERRRR ! So if you do get some new calipers / rotors and up the boost what would you be in it for including the noise wheels tyres and shocks? About 12k over RRP? Not even gunna think about the $1600 sensors- The seppos will have a fix for that soon. Keep passing them land cruisers 🤣 90s JDM? Is anything cheap anymore? I dunno where all those cars went I assume the crusher. Be interesting to see what ya find - back 15 years ago when in sheep shagger land across the pond there was a plethora of JDM cars that they imported not sure if it would be cost effective to import one from there or Japan though. And the kiwis drive their cars into the ground I'd be wary. Anyways I'm off like a Jewish foreskin keep up the vids 👍
Agreed with pretty much every point you made in this video. My '22 WRX is a daily also and I drive a lot so had to get a car that bridged the gap between comfortable on long trips, and something that made the long drive's a little less mundane. the rexy did exactly that. I'm gonna be a wanker though and paint the cladding lol.
We ordered the WRX sportswagon, needa a family friendly with a bit of punch to it, and Subaru is the only one to sell anything like that, all the other manufacturers only have hot hatches or sedans
I know it's been said but I just can't come at the looks. And I like the lag in the old ones, made it feel fun. It's good you like it tho. And yeah screw TPMS
Daily family car, was disappointed when released they don't have air con vents in the back for kids. Unfortunately now have to think of kids comfort in the back.
The WRX has always been the same. Perfectly capable as a daily driver, but isn't cut out for more spirited driving. As there is no STI version, tuners will do their magic
Not much room to complain. It’s $15,000.00 less money than a Golf R. It’s 15,000.00 cheaper than a Honda Civic R. Enough said. I bought a 2023 WRX Premium. NO COMPLAINTS.
Pro tip, I find it a little more convenient to turn the AC button to an Auto AC button instead. This adjust Fan Speed and Temp to get to your desired set temp as fast as possible. Settings -> Climate Control -> Auto
I think you will appreciate the new wrx more if you buy a gc8. Yes the gc8 is a bit more raw. But in wrx form they are slow by today's standards. So then you drop 20k ? 30k ? To bring it up to a sti spec or better? Then you go gosh I really wish I got the sti. Then you realise you always wanted the 2 door. You buy it and it's slow. Then you realise you really wanted the 22b . But you can't afford one anyway. So if you are a gc8 fan (like me. A blue one ofcoarse) just buy the 2 door at very least. Maybe you can get one of your USA fans to ship a 2 door shell over and swap him or her a few barra's
hopefully its a good tuning platform, US dyno numbers are garbage, 400whp in US is like 280whp in aus. those stock brakes look garbage, put something aggressive looking at least on a sports car i like the objective review thanks for calling subaru out for the $470 wheel sensors
Why did you go bridgestone tyres for and not the newer michelin pilot sport 5 or Falken azenis FK510 You have done 9240kms in 6 months? that is a lot of driving i do about 4000kms in about 14 months.
I have red 1994 gc8 (on club plates in the Yarra Valley, Vic) with a rooted ej207 with avcs and link ecu if you are interested in a project? I cant afford to fix the bloody thing!
How does the new one compare to the VA WRX, how much difference in stock performance, from what I’ve heard I believe the VA WRX has a higher psi. Also how much better is the new CVT compared to the last gen. Personally I’m not a hardcore tuner myself, I don’t like to risk my engine, transmission or other components to become faulty and void the warranty, I believe if Subaru wanted this car to have around the 300hp (224kW) mark they would’ve done so from factory & not leave it to the aftermarket tuner world. I think they’ve personally de-tuned the motor to not risk any engine failures also because the CVT cannot handle high amounts of torque so they still limit it to the 350Nm capacity, and they don’t want the manual to have more power & torque figures to cause any issues with the consumer market as to why one transmission has more performance over the other so they kept it equal for marketing purposes.
Whoever at Subaru thought to put black plastic cladding all over the sides of the WRX was a dummy. I just can't get passed that look. I hope the 2024 models do away with the Crosstrek look.
You have a 90's hole needing to be filled..... how about a JDM import direct through Japanese auction ? Grab a Supra MK IV or Aristo for some of that 2JZ supremacy !!
Then there's the people that are whinging at Mazda now because the screens too small and they still use buttons for controls! I for one prefer having actual buttons and I don't need a big screen tv for a dash!
Forgive my lack of knowledge on newer cars and their ecus but Is it not possible to use a standalone ecu to go faster than 11.2? Or do the guys who buy these cars not want to lose functionality and effectively butcher a brand new car and for some numbers to brag about.
The car that ran 11.2 was using the std turbo so you wouldn't lose any driveability. There is no need to change the ECU. These cars are not quick in factory form.
@Fullboost yes, if i had bought the limited, i could've deleted the wing. That was how they offered it in The US anyway. I like the wing though because i'm perpetually 9 years old lol
As a daily driver our Subaru WRX RS ticks most of the boxes we need in an all round package. It’s still one of the few manual AWD performance cars you can currently buy, but there’s always room for improvement. *Grab your track gear* 👉 shop.fullboost.com.au
Au falcons are OP for drifting, plenty of torque, low maintenance, easy angle, cheap maintenance, a ute you can change the tub when you bin it, they are a pretty good thing imo
How about GR Yaris , a lot more faster and fun to drive
@GT We already have a GR Yaris, plus there is a very long waiting list for one. They are also a tiny car and impractical in many situations.
@@fullboost i have a 2018 WRX. Ordered a GR Yaris rallye last sept, still 5 more months wait.
does it have a limited slip FRONT diff ?
does it have a limited slip rear diff ?
does it have a lockable centre diff ?
Its NOT an STI drive train... i bank on this driving the mountains in BC
I have owned my VB WRX for 1 year now and I still am loving it. Going for 400 wheel on my car next month. You should get another GC8. Such an epic platform for Subaru.
It's a tuning arms race over in the US. Absolute madlads over there when it comes to tuning. They are throwing any sort of combination of mods and tuning it. I haven't heard much of them blowing up so far so that is promising but time will tell.
Great delivery throughout the video... Even though my WRX tuning days are behind me, still couldn't stop watching!
Shout out from the states love the channel cheers @🍺
Great review, keen to see more of the future mods you mention and see how much reliable power you can squeez out of the new wrx.
Also GC8 STI build would be a great watch, they are still a very capable performance car with a few mods and so much lighter than modern sports cars.
Who would've thought, the way to make it look better is not to paint the fender flares, but to put on proper wheels and coilovers!
I feel the same way about thew climate controls and have started to voice the voice command button on wheel to change fan speeds and temps to avoid an unnecessary distraction.
I say this to get a laugh outta of you and I say it with love.
The in car footage with the big black sunnies and spikey hair - you look like early 2000s Dexter Holland from the Offspring.
beautiful car, love it since day one, looks agressive and full of character.
this and the hawkeye along with the GC8 are the best looking wrx's
Just a quick pointer lads, the snap on TPMS tool should be able to recode your sensors to not show pressure.
I had an Infiniti q60 sport in and was able to turn the sensors off. Not sure if they are coded to work with this model, but can be done. Cheers.
Subaru should also be able to turn them off with their select monitor scan tool.
Loving the cheeky drive through Donvale and Park Orchards.
I was like “Oi!! I know where that is!!” 😅
Love the look with those wheels & with lowered suspension👌🏼 I want one 😃
Wheels look perfect
Great vid guys. That thing hikes around corners
Absolutely love mine!! Such a nice car 🚗💙
Just got a new Forester for the wife and I'm glad they still have proper Climate control buttons.
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@1:15 Sounds like there a lot to be gained below the curve, below that threshold around 5000RPM it would see huge gains (both @ or below WOT it would feel like a totally different car) and you feel those gains a lot more than actual peak power figures in a street car!
This new engine should be more robust than the previous generation. It’s also used the Ascent model.
Great reflection work 👏
Nice wheels. I have the same set on my VA STI.
That corner going up outta park orchards ❤ mount panorama like 😀
The guys in the US are getting some good power as mentioned
Dak dak for life haha. My Ranger 3.2 is a great daily also haha 😘 11.2 125mph is plenty for the street/daily also.
Keep the cladding looks good on blue
Ha! I'm literally going to buy one of these as a daily 😂 I'll make sure to do it with my fullboost tshirt on
heck yeah excited for this
I absolutely hate having to use a touchscreen for the AC. Just cut the screen in half and put the same BRZ AC dials and buttons. That would be perfect.
Agreed, the screen is extremely frustrating.
Awesome video! love the wheel setup. We’d like to see the clading and rear piece body color painted! the wrx will look so much better doing that. When youre at it, why not drop a sti wing! 😁
Buy a 70 series Land Cruiser, great heater controls.
Looks great
Looking for a replacement car for the old man's WZ Fiesta ST he's owned since new which is his daily, trouble free motoring for 200,000km now.
The only two cars on the list for its replacement are this new WRX and the i30N hatch, both in manual, nothing else on the market for $50K these days, absolute joke.
Thanks for the update on the WRX, keep the WRX content coming.
He might be better off looking at the i30 if he likes hatches this is a bigger car.
Very good driving 6/10
Great video guys! I remember us talking about this purchase of yours at Sandown and how you were unsure about it haha
heavymetalWRX achieved 360hp and 396 torque on 93 with a pro tune and Jpipe.
Great follow up review. Still on the fence for a future upgrade. Maybe in a few years they might release a limited edition or something with STI kit, Brembos etc might sweeten the deal.
I think I read somewhere that 2024 is getting a face lift or something. I think Subaru knows they need to give it a little something more. I am on the fence as well. I'm sure I wouldn't be disappointed if I purchased one today though. Still a truly great car, just a bit on the bland side. If they spiced up this car about 20% more I'd be happy.
@@eskimocheeks9911 Hope so, cos they did it for the other gens. So surely a facelift, bodykit, brembos etc. Dont want to jump ship to Type R or GR Corolla, Nissan Z.
Cant wait to get mine this WRX reminds me of the GC8 all it seems to need is better pads and better tires
Yeah. My only real complaint about the car is the brakes are a bit soft, they do the job for casual driving but they should be better considering nobody drives these cars casually. Other than that in love with this car.
It's about 1000lbs heavier than a gc8 but yeah
@@8JFJK8Crappy OEM organic brakes, get some high end cermaics
get a Galant vr4 the newer twin turbskie version with ayc. Was such an under rated car
So cool!
You should buy one!
@@SuzukiKid400 I did when it first came out :) And now we distribute and install exclusive products for them! YAY!
E-series Falcon should be the next car.
I thought he said "EV chassis" at first!!!
I thought for a sec all my nightmares of "FullCharge" had come true 🤦😄
Totally agree with the climate controls, I have to use voice controls to change the fan speed and recirculation. The screen has no feedback and the fan speed screen button is too damn tiny 😑
More POWEEEERRRR !
So if you do get some new calipers / rotors and up the boost what would you be in it for including the noise wheels tyres and shocks? About 12k over RRP? Not even gunna think about the $1600 sensors- The seppos will have a fix for that soon.
Keep passing them land cruisers 🤣
90s JDM? Is anything cheap anymore? I dunno where all those cars went I assume the crusher. Be interesting to see what ya find - back 15 years ago when in sheep shagger land across the pond there was a plethora of JDM cars that they imported not sure if it would be cost effective to import one from there or Japan though. And the kiwis drive their cars into the ground I'd be wary.
Anyways I'm off like a Jewish foreskin keep up the vids 👍
What sucks is that the transmission can only support 350whp safetly. Maybe 400whp but no abusing it or the trans will implode
That's fine as we don't plan on making anymore power than that.
The big screens these days are gross and stupid.
I always wonder how it is illegal to look at your phone but nowadays the screen in the car is more complicated/elaborated then reading a text message
@@vnbt1926 Yeah it's pretty stupid. They're all trying to make cars safer and whatnot these days, then they throw these big puzzles in there lol.
Agreed with pretty much every point you made in this video. My '22 WRX is a daily also and I drive a lot so had to get a car that bridged the gap between comfortable on long trips, and something that made the long drive's a little less mundane. the rexy did exactly that. I'm gonna be a wanker though and paint the cladding lol.
The cladding needs to be painted, I reckon. The car will looks heaps smoother
The fender flares look like crap painted.
@@SuzukiKid400 So no real change then
Is that cladding flammable.
Shove some Remsa brake pads in it from Brakes Direct for a budget priced major step up in the pedal :)
Thanks, I think I'll just wait for a new kit cheers.
I FEEL THIS ONE LOOKS BETTER THAN MY 2021 WRX LOL NOW
Great review. I just wish I was more of a lounge chair expert so I could throw in some unjustified criticism. (not really)
We ordered the WRX sportswagon, needa a family friendly with a bit of punch to it, and Subaru is the only one to sell anything like that, all the other manufacturers only have hot hatches or sedans
You're not wrong there, not many long roof options these days.
The screen is the only thing stopping me from getting one
I know it's been said but I just can't come at the looks. And I like the lag in the old ones, made it feel fun. It's good you like it tho.
And yeah screw TPMS
Every jdm car has sky-rocketed in price hope you find what you're looking for 👍
We don't go after the hero models there are still cars around. 👍
I have the same wheel sensor problem on my 2015 wrx. I got new wheels/tires last year and I still haven’t swapped the sensors yet😂
I’ve had mine for six months rs manual great car but those climate controls totally sux
I’m jealous that the ADM get all the goodies like the rear lsd and such unlike the USDM 😅
North America gets screwed with most Japanese cars 😬
did they strengthen the FA and the gearbox for the new model? i heard 400 was right around the power limit for the rods and the trans on the 15+
Gearbox is the exact same. Rods are slightly better.
BRING BACK MANUAL AC & RADIO CONTROLS !
The 2022 does not have a rear lsd.... it uses e torque vectoring to simulate it but it does not have an LSD in the front or rear.
Austrailia and Japan might have a rear lsd as standard. They get all kinds of goodies which the US does not
On the Fa20 full bolt on and e85 400 is easy
After 6 months of seeing them on the roads now, I still think they're a 4 door AWD BRZ. Makes me appreciate the VA a lot more. 🤷
Daily family car, was disappointed when released they don't have air con vents in the back for kids. Unfortunately now have to think of kids comfort in the back.
The WRX has always been the same. Perfectly capable as a daily driver, but isn't cut out for more spirited driving. As there is no STI version, tuners will do their magic
i like the black cladding protects the car and looks great.. you think blue is the best re sale colour?
No idea. You don't buy a car for resale. 👍
@@fullboost u sure do consider resale value on a purchase subi is good.. right now used tesla are collapsing in price..
@@bobknight6394 If you're worried about resale value just buy a Toyota. For me it's not even a concern just buy the car you want. 👍
@@fullboost tesla..
Would have been nice if Subaru built a good engine, I blew 2 up near stock
Man this videos is all over the place lol and the hard audio/video cuts mid sentence are hilarious..
Not much room to complain. It’s $15,000.00 less money than a Golf R. It’s 15,000.00 cheaper than a Honda Civic R. Enough said. I bought a 2023 WRX Premium. NO COMPLAINTS.
I have a base model and I love it just purchase somebody upgrades good to go don't need that fancy touchscreen it is very distracting.
The touch screen is in all models here.
I am using aftermath wheels w no sensors. Who cares about the stupid warning signal. I ignored them when I had my previous sti
Rear lsd on the 22+ wrx?
Do your mirrors have cameras in them? If so...jeeeeeeely!
The passenger one does.
Pro tip, I find it a little more convenient to turn the AC button to an Auto AC button instead. This adjust Fan Speed and Temp to get to your desired set temp as fast as possible. Settings -> Climate Control -> Auto
Thanks for that. I'm not a fan of AC on all the time in general I've always preferred to drive with the window down. I guess l grew up without it.
Barra the world
Like the new wrx. Get vtec for new project car
I like it. People need to move on from what the WRX used to represent.
They like to compare modded cars to std ones. 👍
I think you should go the other route and make a sleeper car.. get a Subaru liberty gt 😜
The infotainment screen is a mess.
TX3?
Yeah what is the go with the USA HP reading higher???
We generally weigh more over here (blame the fast food diet) so they up the power to compensate...
Looks great. I'm feeling the pressure to get one of the last real WRX. The next will be...electric, gross.
It will probably drive better as a hybrid 👍
I think you will appreciate the new wrx more if you buy a gc8. Yes the gc8 is a bit more raw. But in wrx form they are slow by today's standards. So then you drop 20k ? 30k ? To bring it up to a sti spec or better? Then you go gosh I really wish I got the sti. Then you realise you always wanted the 2 door. You buy it and it's slow. Then you realise you really wanted the 22b . But you can't afford one anyway. So if you are a gc8 fan (like me. A blue one ofcoarse) just buy the 2 door at very least. Maybe you can get one of your USA fans to ship a 2 door shell over and swap him or her a few barra's
We used to own a GF8 wagon, would buy another if the right one popped up. But yes people forget what they are like in std form.
finding one without rust is hard
Good review! Why is your steering wheel on the wrong side? J/K😂 How is the gas mileage?
Around town it averages about 10.8L/100km on the highway it's around 8.2L
hopefully its a good tuning platform, US dyno numbers are garbage, 400whp in US is like 280whp in aus.
those stock brakes look garbage, put something aggressive looking at least on a sports car
i like the objective review
thanks for calling subaru out for the $470 wheel sensors
Pretty sure you'd need more than 280whp to run 120+mph in one of these.
@@fullboost good point
At nearly 1600kg that Subaru is heavier than an AU falcon 😂
Yes it's not 1999 anymore. ☺️👍
...and prettier.
Why did you go bridgestone tyres for and not the newer michelin pilot sport 5 or Falken azenis FK510
You have done 9240kms in 6 months? that is a lot of driving i do about 4000kms in about 14 months.
Car has done over 10k now. The Bridgestones seem fine so far, similar to Michelin's.
@@fullboost Ok then, i have always found bridestones to be soft and wear out quick that is why i changed to Falken after much research.
I have red 1994 gc8 (on club plates in the Yarra Valley, Vic) with a rooted ej207 with avcs and link ecu if you are interested in a project? I cant afford to fix the bloody thing!
Shoot us a PM about it. 👍
How does the new one compare to the VA WRX, how much difference in stock performance, from what I’ve heard I believe the VA WRX has a higher psi.
Also how much better is the new CVT compared to the last gen.
Personally I’m not a hardcore tuner myself, I don’t like to risk my engine, transmission or other components to become faulty and void the warranty, I believe if Subaru wanted this car to have around the 300hp (224kW) mark they would’ve done so from factory & not leave it to the aftermarket tuner world. I think they’ve personally de-tuned the motor to not risk any engine failures also because the CVT cannot handle high amounts of torque so they still limit it to the 350Nm capacity, and they don’t want the manual to have more power & torque figures to cause any issues with the consumer market as to why one transmission has more performance over the other so they kept it equal for marketing purposes.
I can't comment on the CVT as l haven't driven one.
Whoever at Subaru thought to put black plastic cladding all over the sides of the WRX was a dummy. I just can't get passed that look. I hope the 2024 models do away with the Crosstrek look.
There is only one car you should buy - three letters - RX8, 2008 Motor PCOTY
You have a 90's hole needing to be filled..... how about a JDM import direct through Japanese auction ? Grab a Supra MK IV or Aristo for some of that 2JZ supremacy !!
Then there's the people that are whinging at Mazda now because the screens too small and they still use buttons for controls! I for one prefer having actual buttons and I don't need a big screen tv for a dash!
Not sure about all Mazdas, but they dropped the touch screen on the 3, it's crap to use now. The previous model had touch screen and the rotary dial
But yeah, all the climate controls are still buttons, way easier to use. 👍
Forgive my lack of knowledge on newer cars and their ecus but Is it not possible to use a standalone ecu to go faster than 11.2?
Or do the guys who buy these cars not want to lose functionality and effectively butcher a brand new car and for some numbers to brag about.
The car that ran 11.2 was using the std turbo so you wouldn't lose any driveability. There is no need to change the ECU. These cars are not quick in factory form.
Can you share your wheel spec?
It's in the video. 18x9.5 +45
buy a budget track car for the enduro
Can i plz get the link to these exact wheels
Wedsport TC105x
R32 GTR?
90s car, since you love k swaps,
Buy the cheapest non runner Honda beat you can find, k swap it. The power to weight ratio will be killer.
Sg5 Sti
No boot spoiler? That’s what makes a STI in the previous models
I'm glad it doesn't have one l can't stand tacky rear wings on cars
That's why it doesn't have one. Because it's not an sti
@@ianholmquist8492 You could option your STi without one anyway.
@Fullboost yes, if i had bought the limited, i could've deleted the wing. That was how they offered it in The US anyway. I like the wing though because i'm perpetually 9 years old lol