This long-anticipated addition brings back the iconic STI badge for the latest WRX generation. However, there are a few key caveats that rain on the excitement: it’s only available in Japan ...

Toyota can’t build enough GR Corollas to meet demand, and the STi is a far more famous label. It’s hardly an inspired idea, and it’s so obvious that Subaru agrees and is finally making a WRX Sti. Only ...

But in truth the WRX does little more than check a box for existing. It’s slower than WRXs past, it’s pricier, and it’s further let down by Subaru’s decision to skip building a hotter STI ...

as Subaru has revealed a Japan-only WRX STI S210 Prototype at the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon. Yes, it’s only for the Japanese market, but remember that Subaru flat-out said there would be no STI at ...

Subaru unveiled the WRX S210 STI Complete Car prototype at the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon It previews a production model limited to 500 units, set to go on sale later this year Compared to the standard ...

It's said that great things come to those who wait. Just like many of you, we've been patiently waiting for Subaru to roll out the fifth-generation WRX STI. Well, we might be twiddling our thumbs ...

It is a fierce performer, although not as agile as the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. In later years, the base WRX has STi-like styling and some of the STi's suspension updates.

The verdict: As long as you’re OK trading up or resisting trim envy for a hypothetical future WRX STI, the new WRX tS is ... digital display and all the WRX TR’s goodies.

Subaru says there's also STI-specific logic in the transmission control unit, but somehow that makes the whole proposition sound worse. Subaru equipped the WRX STI S210 with 19-inch BBS forged ...