2015 Subaru WRX Extended-Term Test Update: Entertaining and So Far Faultless

Specifications &gt

Car Variety: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan

Cost AS TESTED: $ 31,290 (base cost: $ 29,290)

ENGINE Kind: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 16-valve flat-4, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection

Displacement: 122 cu in, 1998 cc
Energy: 268 hp @ 5600 rpm
Torque: 258 lb-ft @ 2000 rpm

TRANSMISSION: 6-speed manual

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 104.3 in
Length: 180.9 in
Width: 70.7 in Height: 58.1 in
Curb weight: 3339 lb

Overall performance: NEW
Zero to 60 mph: 5. sec
Zero to 25 mph: 13.4 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 26.5 sec
Rolling start off, 5-60 mph: 6.4 sec
Leading gear, 30-50 mph: 11.1 sec
Prime gear, 50-70 mph: 7.8 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.7 sec @ 101 mph
Leading speed (governor limited): 144 mph
Braking, 70- mph: 157 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: .91g

FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway: 21/28 mpg
C/D observed: 24 mpg
Unscheduled oil additions: qt

WARRANTY:
3 years/36,000 miles bumper to bumper
5 years/60,000 miles powertrain
5 years/60,000 miles corrosion protection
3 years/36,000 miles roadside assistance

2015 Subaru WRX Extended-Term Test Update: Entertaining and So Far Faultless