The 2022 Subaru WRX Is Better Than I Expected

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2022 Subaru WRX review!!! The new 2022 Subaru WRX is here, and today I'm giving it a thorough review. First I'll take you on a tour of the new 2022 WRX, and I'll show you all the quirks and features of the latest Subaru WRX Then I'll get it out on the road and drive the new 2022 Subaru WRX to show you what it's like behind the wheel.

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[rubberbandmandestruction]

Kudos to Doug for filming this despite being drenched in rain.

[markedwards]

Subaru: our focus group told us they want more aggressive styling - so we gave them plastic wheel arches.

Subaru: we know 80% of our buyers choose a manual transmission - so we focused most of our budget on developing a new automatic transmission

Subaru: we have these cool recaro seats - but you can’t have them unless you buy the automatic.

[Coach_addis]

They should be body color. I’m sure aftermarket will make a killing on replacement fender flares

[willr]

I hated it at first too, but then it slowly grew on me until it suddenly magically appeared in my driveway. I finally understand what subaru was doing when they made this car. The little improvements they’ve done to everything add up to a big difference. It’s an amazingly fun car and I got it for under MSRP I can’t wait to see what happens when it’s tuned.

[DenGuleBalje]

The arches have one benefit: You can probably widebody this car without cutting the arches.

[Turdsmear]

Every year that passes automakers further reinforce my love for old ass cars.

[lakai]

I think the remedy to making this car looking better with minimal effort on Subaru's end is to offer the cladding to be paint matched to the car. The black cladding just makes the wheels look tiny and emphasizes wheel gap

[justinlefevre]

I hated the arches until i seen them in person. They are not bad and for someone that lives in Western Pa they are actually pretty purposeful. The exposed rolled lip on the older WRX are good looking but they do suffer from chips pretty easily especially in the salt belt. Along with the wheel arches which are an improvement for winter use is the fact the that front bumper cover is roughly 6 different pieces (5 being unpainted plastic). So if you do hit a snow drift, dead animal or ice drift while parking and you crack the lower portion of the bumper cover you can replace the middle section for $65 dollars, the Side fog light area for $34 or the very lower corner area that extends into the wheel arch for $15 dollars. So a $15-$65 dollar part could be replacing an $800-1000 dollar job on the previous generation. It might not be as sporty but i actually think its an improvement for daily driving and especially daily driving in the winter/rust/salt belt areas.

[BFFanNo]

You know its Dougcember when Doug uploads on a monday, that probably means he has lots of more interesting car uploads for december

[evanleo]

WRX being just a trim of Impreza was never a problem to begin with, no one asked Subaru to make WRX a separate model, not only that, I think the WRX trim made the regular Impreza much cooler

[crazycoasterboi]

2 things I would change
1) remove exterior plastic
2) simplify and redesign the rear end. Previous Wrx all have simple rear ends which is a recognizable part between the generations.

[soliderarmatang]

can we give our boy a round of applause, this man recorded himself in the rain while wearing shorts, only a Doug would do something this bold

[jahmic]

Subaru is doing an amazing job maintaining the value of my '14 hatchback...

[carlosmarques]

Doug's sense of fashion style never ceases to amaze me, two t shirts, an sweater and shorts... on an rainy day 😄

[bewareofsasquatch]

I think not having the Evo as competition is the reason the car came out like this and with less power. I know it’s not an STi

[AnnoyingJamesMinecraftandstuff]

Who was here when Doug post his new video?

[ey_bud]

I own a '21 WRX, and I do occasionally take it off road. Not just taking it sideways on gravel roads, but I've also taken it on light Jeep trails just for the hell of it. I love taking this car where it probably shouldn't go. That said, I actually like the extra plastic protection - but I think it should have been apart of an off road package, not standard. Second, the rear end is what actually kills it for me. Rear diffuser is huge and the tail lights make it look like a Civic.

[mitchlindgren]

I used to own a 2011 STI, and I loved the look of the 2015-2021 WRX/STI. I still do, really. But sadly I have to agree that this new model is horrendously ugly.

[syedbilalnafees]

Seeing Subaru still making the Impreza and sports cars makes me happy. So disappointed with how little regard Mitsubishi has for the legacy of the Evo, GTO ets

[davids]

In an older Subaru model on your birthday, when you turn on the car, the whole screen is taken up with a happy birthday, insert name here, message and a present with a bow. I felt very special. As I'm too old for some of this kind of stuff, I suppose this is how it feels to get a participation award.