2009 Subaru Impreza WRX SPT
By Jeffrey Jablansky, Mike Ofiara, Andrew Peterson, Amy Skogstrom, Rusty Blackwell, David Zenlea, Eric Tingwall, Evan McCausland, Phil Floraday, Joe DeMatio
Photography by Andrew Trahan
The $295 for this WRX's STI short-throw five-speed manual seems like money well-spent. This was the first thing I noticed when I wheeled the Impreza WRX out of our parking structure: the lovely gearshifter action and clutch-pedal take-up. A great manual transmission really can make your day.
Overall, this car feels so much more grown-up, and in a good way, than the ratty-tatty first-generation WRX. There's enough refinement here to satisfy someone who really wanted a BMW, but couldn't afford it - not that $33K for this Subaru is exactly cheap.
Joe DeMatio, Executive Editor
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