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Subaru has announced a suite of updates for the model year 2025 WRX.
Pricing now starts at $48,190 before on-road costs for the WRX AWD manual sedan, up $700 from last year.
That still undercuts the likes of the Hyundai i30 N Premium sedan which kicks off at $52,000.
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In raising the prices, however, Subaru has added new standard safety features across the line-up, including a driver monitoring system that uses facial recognition to assess signs of drowsiness or distraction and caution the driver.
A new 'Emergency Driving Stop System' is also now standard across all variants. It autonomously brings the vehicle safely to a stop in instances where the driver is unresponsive.
On higher grade tS variants, a larger 12.3-inch digital driver's display is now standard. An analogue unit with a smaller central screen will remain standard for entry-grade and mid-spec variants.
The same goes for Recaro front sports seats, which provide eight-way electronic adjustments on the driver’s seat and four-way manual adjustments for the passenger seats on tS.
There is red 'WRX' embroidery on the dashboard for the new WRX AWD tS Spec B and AWD tS Sport Lineartronic CVT, while the latter also now carries dark grey alloy wheels.
Finally, Subaru has added 'Galaxy Purple Pear' as an additional colour option to replacement from 'Solar Orange Pearl' across all WRX sedan variants.
Subaru has sold 415 WRXs to March this year, a modest decline of 16 units, or 3.7 per cent, on the previous year. Overall, Subaru’s sales have fallen 9.4 per cent in the same period.
2025 Subaru WRX pricing
| Variant | Body type | Price (before on-road costs) |
| WRX AWD Manual | Sedan | $48,190 |
| WRX AWD Sport Lineartronic | Sedan | $50,690 |
| WRX AWD RS Manual | Sedan | $53,490 |
| WRX AWD RS Sport Lineartronic | Sedan | $55,990 |
| WRX AWD tS Sport Lineartronic | Sedan | $61,490 |
| WRX AWD tS Spec B Manual | Sedan | $61,490 |
| WRX AWD | Sportswagon | $52,490 |
| WRX AWD GT | Sportswagon | $57,590 |
| WRX AWD tS | Sportswagon | $63,290 |
