Is the Subaru WRX and/or STI actually fast?! 

A lot of people in the car community are constantly malcontent. You have to have a stopping point or you will drive yourself crazy. I consider the WRX fast.

Its fast enough to keep me satisfied so yeah its fast

95% of races happen side by side on the highway. That's why when I bought a car I wanted to prioritize power. That's just my preference. I have nothing against budget track cars and I think they're very fun to drive, I just wanted the power more. So I settled on the older 6.1 SRT. I do have to say though that I enjoy rolling up to STi's GTi's, and Type R's whenever I can. It's kind of hilarious when a 14yr old Charger can put bus lengths on a $40,000 Type R.

I have wanted a WRX since the time I saw the first commercial on TV way back in 2002 and last year I was able to get one. I finally got a 2018 WRX but I have to say part of me wishes it were more than it is. I agree it is a fun car to drive and for a daily commuter it works, but I wish is were quicker. Would it be worth just going to stage 1 with a Cobb access port?

You can get a q50 3.0t 0-60 in the 4 second range for cheaper than a wrx

Mate honestly U r just driving me CRAZY with the way U move the gear stick side to side like that when U r in neutral. There is ZERO need. It's in neutral champ

You bring up some pretty awesome points. There are so many things to take into consideration; mostly practicality too. A fun whip like a Charger Hellcat; not practical for a fellow New Englander like me. GTR would be lovely, but kids....and all the monies. I've kicked tires on a BRZ as the playmobile lol. I'm a year and a half into ownership on my CVT WRX and no mods; and it's a fun, playful ride. I'm not out to win drag races on my way to Stop & Shop. I think it's a fun, financially practical platform that you can make incremental changes and mods to.

Gee I think my 2018 Outback Premium 2.5 is fast. Moreless it's not how fast is , it's how it handles. I'm used to windy roads not straight drag strips

its not about how fast the wrx/sti is, its about how smooth you can drive it. now a days ppl want something with 500+hp which is fine. but not a lot of ppl can control that type of power especially on the street imo.

Ingot mine because inlove to have something reliable in snow or rain and looks good, plus its fun to drive around in too

I wish I could find a deal on one of these cars so badly

I think fast depends on your friend group. For me at 600+ wheel I’m just Considered “quick”. But to some other friends I’m fast like really fast. To me personally anything over 300-400-500 wheel is quick but fast is 700-800-900-1000+.

“They’re quick but not fast.”…. lol 😆 Are those two adjectives different meaning?

That sounds so good, what exhaust are you running?

Why do you keep shaking the stick for no reason, it's doesn't magically go back in gear by itself.

I test drive a Subaru WRX 2014 premium. The car is not fast without a tune

There is no right or wrong with what you want out of a car. If you care about AWD get an Audi. S3, S4, S6 ect. Audi is way faster than Subaru with amazing AWD. Subarus are amazing. I love them. I've owned 3 and currently have 2. But they're not fast at all. Look into Smeedia. He's pu a ton of money into his newer sti to hit 400whp. Of that's what you want watch him. He's from Seattle.

Whats up bro ,Im having issues i definitely need your advice and input

WRX/STI is zippy to me. Its a fun car to zip around town in and quick enough to have fun on the track. There is enough bolt on mods that helps enhance your experience with one and still be a reliable daily as well. 2016 WRX COBB CAI COBB J Pipe (cat) COBB Titanium catback COBB Accessport (Stage 2 map) Enki TS 10 wheels

If you drove the fucking thing properly instead of tootling around, they're fast. Keep the revs up in third and fourth on a mountain road, you're going to have to be in a supercar to beat it. From a WRX owner.

Have you painted your lip yet 😂

I rather do 85 mph in 35 mph turns comfortly then 0-60 in 3.8 seconds

I'd be keen to see a video from this POV, but just hard driving, pure sounds.

I own a 2020 wrx, has headers, full turbo back, intake, tgv and egr deletes (the full ones), brz intake manifold, E60, fmic, and for the amount of money I have spent for the power, not even worth it it’s the most underwhelming car ever sucks to spend more than 10k under the hood to loose to a mustang with a exhaust and tune

Stock i got bored around 30k. Now that I’ve modded and don’t drive it as daily it’s a hoot to drive everytime. Stage 1 10k stage 2 10 k. Puts smile on my face every time and There’s still more power to be squeezed!

Laughably slow. I'd assume it's safe factory tune that sorts knock out is a part of the issue, then again, if it knocks, it's questionable of the build quality and design. I am aware that the sensor can pick up knock from shit unrelated to its actual combustion cycle. Fuck subarus, also. Must mention, spun bearing at somewhere close to 28k miles. Never until just recently have I even exceed 5k, not that it matters, took all it had to overtake a damn prius going 60mph on the interstate. Fucking slow, nahhh, glacial.

One thing to keep in mind about speed (that I think you briefly touched on) is, no matter what, you are always making a sacrifice for more speed. Be it money, reliability, handling, noise, comfort, etc... but when you increase speed you decrease something else (or multiple at once). There is no car that is just the best in every category and still fits in your budget (unless you have unlimited funds of course and parts are available to make it so). So at the end of the day, before you make a decision, you have to ask yourself how much is speed a priority to you really and what are you willing to give up to get it (for example, is it worth getting/building the fastest car compared to all others for the price if let's say it's less reliable and you'll be breaking down more often, then you won't get to enjoy it being fast as often as a slightly less fast car that is more reliable, this is of course an extreme example here but something important to think about as many people are a lot more fine with break downs when they buy it then when they get it and realize they actually have to annoyingly deal with it more than they initially thought). As you mentioned, the WRX and STI are not about pure straight-line speeds so if you get these cars you kind of have to know that you're accepting and are ok with that going into them because you value the other benefits these cars give you more. And also just to touch on the point of fast vs. quick - for that you really have to ask yourself are you going to ever actually use the "fast" part of the car that it beats over another car. If you're buying the car to have it be a track car then of course there are no speed limits and "fast" is an absolute valid spec. But if you're still planning to daily the car and mostly have it street driving then unless you're acknowledging that you're continuously planning to go over (for example) 155 mph on the street (which the WRX is capable of), "fast" is less important than "quick". When it comes to speed for street driving, it's not about your top speed but how soon you get to the ones reasonably allowed on the street. And in any case it's very difficult to answer the question of whether any car is fast or quick because everyone sees either of those as something different. It doesn't have to be the top of the category and still be "fast" or "quick" for someone, and for others even the top of the category will never be enough. At the end of the day, it's all up to personal preference, what you're planning to use the car for, what aspects of a car you prioritize, and of course the budget you can all fit it into. Taking all that into account that will be the way you find the "best" car for you.

Shift into 6th already lol

The STI is an old dog stock. After 100mph it struggles so hard to gain more. It's just an outdated set up. It was the best in class for over a decade, but now it's just struggling to keep up with the new comp

Definitely not "fast" but quick and fun to drive around. After driving the M3P the Sti felt gutless lol

I honestly didn’t notice the water bottles until you mentioned them. I kept watching them every time they moved from that point on. 😂 I had a 2015 premium ecoboost mustang before my 2019 WRX. It was the only four door car I felt was worth it that was both sporty and good in all sorts of weather. I priced/built a Charger, but with the options I wanted it was above $40k. So I went with the WRX. I still miss my mustang. It was fun in snow. 🤣 I probably shouldn’t say I’m not going to modify my WRX but I’m not. I have no need to. I don’t race, I don’t have any local car friends to hang out with, and I don’t drive manual. Anyway, I’m enjoying my car. Also do you do the wave? I feel like a dork when I see a WRX/STI and they don’t wave and I’m partially waving already. I only got one wave from a mustang when I had my mustang, and that was the day I was coming home from getting ready to turn it in. ☹️

I mean in my stock Sti I would beat stage 2+ wrxs 🤷🏽‍♂️ and I mean stock stock no AP nothing

Nice car dude! What do you do for a living?

175 mph STI is fast! 155 is fast WRX!

My WRX is stage 2 pushing around 285hp to the wheel and it rips. Compared to a stock wrx, it definitely gaps it. Have you considered going flex and FBO? That's my end goal for this car. If it feels how it feels at the stage I'm at, I can't imagine how much it'll pull FBO on flex pushing 350+. It's my daily so I definitely don't need that much power, but I'm willing to experiment with it for fun. I've heard a FBO Flex WRX can keep up with some mid-higher end "fast" cars, so I want to see what it's all about. As long as I have fun in the process, I'm good with my car lol. I love this thing honestly I'm about to hit 50k miles under 2 years. XD