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Subaru Impreza vs Subaru WRX

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Subaru Impreza
Subaru Impreza

$29,999 - $41,990

2024 price

Subaru WRX
Subaru WRX

$47,888 - $64,706

2024 price

Summary

2024 Subaru Impreza
2024 Subaru WRX
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Flat 4, 2.0L

Flat Turbo 4, 2.4L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
7.5L/100km (combined)

9.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • No hybrid option
  • Engine noisy when pushed
  • Loves a drink

  • Marginal rear headroom
  • Pricey servicing
  • No adjustable ventilation in rear
2024 Subaru Impreza Summary

For over thirty years, the Subaru Impreza has been an icon on Australian roads.

If you’re a member of the ‘PlayStation generation’ like me, there’s a very good chance you slapped P plates on one as your first car.

For Subaru the Impreza is more than that. Along with its WRX performance variant, it's the car which put Subaru on the map, raising it from a relatively unknown Japanese automaker to a global household name.

Things change, though, and despite 30-plus years of history as a beloved nameplate, the Impreza has gone from a best-seller to tumbling down the sales charts as buyers shuffle into small SUVs rather than hatchbacks or small sedans.

The question we’re looking to answer today is what this new-generation Impreza has to offer in 2024, and whether it is still worth a look.

Read on to see what we found.

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2024 Subaru WRX Summary

This car features something many people reading this review won’t have experienced or even seen up close before. 

Especially for you younger ones, it’s called a ‘gear lever’ or ‘gear stick’. And down in the driver’s footwell an extra pedal on the left operates the ‘clutch’ which helps you use the gear lever because this car, the Subaru WRX RS, is what’s known as a ‘manual’.

That means you get to change the gears and wrest back some control from a modern car, many of which seem hell bent on taking over completely!

This is the fifth-generation version of what long ago morphed into a cult phenomenon, the ‘Rex’, with hardcore devotees around the globe loving its brash turbo flat-four performance and tenacious all-wheel-drive dynamics.

It’s been tweaked for the 2024 model year with heaps of extra safety gear and upgraded multimedia, which is the perfect excuse to strap in and reacquaint ourselves with this compact powerhouse. 

Read on to see if this small sedan with the lot has what it takes to qualify for a spot on your driveway!

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