The 2020 Subaru WRX is a Modern Day Classic 

What do you think of the WRX? Modern day classic or desperately needs an update? Would you take it over any of its competitors?

Last time I was this early, the Evo still existed.

Not a Subaru guy but at least they still make manual transmission.

I bought a 2020 brand new in November, and every day I drive it feels like my first test drive. It has no techno bullshit that plagues other new cars. It's like the best of the early 2000s in a brand new car

The WRX is the perfect example of maximum sport and power just shy of mid-life crisis level

Me: Started work 10 minutes ago. Straight pipes: drop new video. Me: ok time for my 15 min break.

*RIP* Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 😢😢💐 They were brothas

Subaru is the only car manufacturer that managed to keep the original style and still be modern.

Yuri’s happiness when he shifts from first to second is sooo noticeable vs when Jacob was shifting it-well then again, he was trying to rip through the gears and Yuri wasn’t

Jakub & Yuri TURN off the HILL START ASSIST it helps remove that JERKY feels

You guys smile so much when driving Subarus. It's a tell.

It’s nice that Subaru kept that classic manual transmission even in 2020. Good going Subaru 👍

The fact they didn't call the exhaust a Double Double is a sword through my Canadian heart

It’s good that Subaru still have the manual transmission for the WRX and STI🙌

"Don't buy SUVs!" Words to live by. Thumbs up.

The WRX seems to still have some character left, I need to test drive one someday.

Ok, the prowler doing doughnuts in the snow, is the best thing I will see today! Bravo!!

Great video fellas. I have a 2018 STI and i do agree with your statement about driving it smoothly. It definitely takes some getting used to drive it smooth and sometimes even a conscious effort. I do hear the WRX is harder to drive smoother than the STI? Nonetheless, I love it. It's my affordable dream car like your raptor and plymouth - not without its faults, but so much character!

I can’t wait for you guys to hit 1 million subscribers. You guys deserve it more than most. Keep up the hustle boys. 🇺🇸💯

This is step 1 in my dream car journey , that I should be accomplishing in a few months and my favorite cartubers doing a review on it is a win win

I’m team AWD, live in Portland, ME. Even my friend’s FWD with good winter tires doesn’t do as well on the hills as my wrx does. I also like to go adventure up north. Lots of mud and dirt in some of those back roads

only thing about their “i don’t need AWD in snow” argument is if you live on a solid hill not near a major city u may have issues getting up it if the plow hasn’t come by, i know im thankful for my quattro when i am about to climb my hill before the plow has hit it while passing front and rear wheel drive cars at a stand still midway up the hill

I’m so pissed I got the performance package In 2019 now they come with brembo

As a person who lives in Colorado, AWD is a must. We don't have any flat roads, all are up or downhill, plus the elevation change alone is enough to warrant it. I drive up a hill with almost 500 feet of elevation to work and back, so that combined with 10+ inches of snow is dangerous without AWD.

I got a 2019 Base WRX. Same car as this review. I love it. The AWD has helped me multiple times (even though the snow this year has been sparse). I did the change the tuning with a COBB access port (and additional few hundred dollars) but that seemed to take care of the rev hang. Also, if you turn off the hill start assist, it really improves the jerkiness. I absolutely love this car as my commuter and it doubles as a sweet vehicle when I want to punch it. Base '19 WRX cost me brand new $25k US. You just can't beat that with any other vehicle and trust me, I was really leaning towards a Golf R but couldn't justify the price tag.

One of my favorite reviews for a while, Intro was og pipes. You guys are super chill and happy in this. Review was informative without being overdone. Really want a WRX in the future 🤞🏼

I just like the AWD because it makes me feel more confident in the snow and rain, that’s why I chose a Subaru

I don’t want awd for winter because I think I need it. I want awd for winter because it enables me to do some hoon shit 😂

I see Subaru, I press like. Automatic.

This model is in such need of a refresh. cant wait to see what they will release with the new 2020 imprezas out. Hopefully a hatch wrx

WRX Base model is awesome. I love how it doesn’t not have any of that comfort or sport modes. It simply a car. Get in and drive. Also best to upgrade with aftermarket parts.

The rev hang and jerking is because of emissions. It helps with gas mileage supposedly. With a tune, it fixes it right away.

i got the 2020 wrx over a year ago, its been a fantastic car. there are some caveats to this. stock it has some issues, as youve mentioned. rev hang is awful. a tune got rid of all the issues that the majority of us had. here are some negatives and postives of this platform and the way it works. 1. it is 200-240hp and tq roughly. it varies so heavily after every pull even on dyno. so this gives it an inconsistent or losing power feeling. the tune fixes that. 2. the top hats on stock suspension unless youve got the sport suspension probably. at 16500 miles both front top hats have broken. 3. if you are in the US and get a base model you dont get the C light. 4. no cable dent to let cables come out of the center console. my 2018 impreza has it why doesnt the wrx? postivies. 1. once you tune the car and do a cai, it fixes the problems drastically and the throttle postion is way more accurate. 2. even though it didnt come with C lights. it was a fun project tearing the front end down and redoing the ugly headlights. some led lights and a c light connected to the blinker and its perfect! 3. its super simple and not that expensive to get to 350hp and tq roughly. 4. its not a race car, it is a sports car to some extent when stock but it is super fun when you get an AP and a tune. it brings the car alive in every single way i cant stress this enough. 5. all the different mods you can do is easily a positive. 6. its been a fun car to work on having 0 prior experience working on cars. everything has been logical and easy. 7. handling is fantastic, a sway bar in the rear will cause oversteer. i dont feel its necessary, i take my car on dirt gravel and snow and the understeer is a nice way to slow down. on pavement it needs to go though. 8. it gets beat on daily and the oil and motor and the transmission show no signs of giving up. 9. ive dont a lot of different mods on my car, some have been a hastle, some have been easy. but theyve all been fun. i was going to go with a high trim but truth is in a few years the interior will be stripped out and itll be raised and turned into the car ive always wanted. so it seemed wasteful getting a higher trim when i want to replace the seats, the door trims need to be removed along with the rear seats and so on. but for now, as a daily driver with some extra power, its been one of the most fun experiences ive had. sure the other cars have had more hp and tq but theres just something about the way it drives that i cant get over, and even the fa20 sounds beatiful in its own way. its no ej20 but it still sounds amazing. i cant recommend this car enough if you want something fun. maybe its just me, but every time i start my car i smile so much. i love the sound of a flat 4 motor.

Respect Subaru for keeping manuals alive!

I’ve owned my WRX for 5 years now and it still puts a smile on my face everyday, the driving experience is something else.

Still got my WRX bugeye 2001...from new.......44k and still puts a massive smile on my face....

9:40 I solved that issue by getting the angeled charging cable. That way the cable isnt bent.

I myself have a 2018 Civic Si. Great daily driver, sun roof heated seats, android auto (all for $23,000). Get 30-42 MPG. Handling is amazing and feeling the LSD rip you out of corners is addicting. Also have a 2003 5-speed forester for the bad weather. The best of both worlds.

Their point about the "sloppy" driveline issue is true. I had a 2019 and it simply wasn't fun to drive between the driveline shocking and the rev hang. I traded it in after about six months.

Only the MANUAL version is a classic, the CVT is an abomination, CVT needs to be utterly destroyed

Just bought a basic one with a short shifter and fog lights for 28.5K USD and having previously owned a Dodge Dart (don't get me started) and a Crosstrek, this thing is so much fun.

If only there were a version of this chassis with a large, easily accessed cargo area for increased utility. If only some sort of WRX hatch/wagon were possible...

After watching this video I purchased a 2020 wrx premium performance pack. The U.S. wrx equipped with the brembo breaks. I’ve tracks the car twice now and put 6k miles on it. It’s one of the best first time track cars for the money. I’ve not needed to to upgrade break pads or fluid yet and the recaro seats are great. The factory sunroof deleted sucks but I still have heated seats. At Watkins glen in the rain the car fell Uber confident. Initial push but tons of grip on corner exit. The factory Dunlop sport maxx tires are predicable and ware well on track. The car can use, like every wrx/sti, more front camber and a stiffer rear sway bar, and michilen sport 4s tires. I also get 30 mpg commuting on the highway with shell v-power 93. Power is good and it’s very stable at high speed 130+ mph. Needs better headlights. Swapped to led bulbs but will probably do the 17 sti led swap.

Great video guys!! Very informative I just bought a 2020 Wrx premium and I’m super excited for it!

This review definitely helped with my decision. I was looking at this and the 2020 Si. The AWD and more power is what did it. I ended up getting a Sport Tech (one trim level below this). Thank you both for another amazing and well thought out review!

The way I shift from 1st to 2nd in my 17 WRX is that I give a tiny bit of throttle when I'm engaging the clutch. You just gotta know how much gas to give it during the shift, but most of the time it works pretty well.

AWD is the best most fun and safest after 20 years on the road and over 20 different cars and trucks owned Subaru has by far been the most overall fun and reliable car I’ve owned.

What you all said about an old car sucking while its getting old but being good once its old is so true! Great review!

I love this car. I want it. Affordable, turbocharged, standard transmission, awd fun. But, it would be nice to have an updated body style. Other than that, it’s great. And btw, I’d take a WRX STI over a Type R ANY DAY 100%. Great review guys.

I loved the WRX when I test drove it. Right after that I test drove an STI and and couldn't go back to the WRX. I've had my 2019 STI for one year and it's overall (based on fun, driving engagement, cargo space, AWD) the best car I've ever owned. MPGs are low but smiles per mile are high.

I have put at least 40 views on this video. No lies. I'm addicted

Paid for my 2020 WRX this week, cannot wait to go pick it up from the dealership!! (I went Sport trim, I want my fog lights and sunroof but like you guys say it's a better bargain in the lower trims)

Will this be the decade of part 2 of the Japanese Renaissance?

I still have my 2002 wrx wagon. I’ve had it from new. Brilliant car!

purchased a base WRX 2019 about 6 months ago and love it, shift mods available to help crap shift feel and cobb tune to get rid of crap base tune and it’s awesome

I'm old. Drove a '73 mach-1 in 86, senior year. 88 5.0 in college. 73 mr Norms challenger 340 4bbl 4spd in grad school. Designed cars for a short spell. Wife had 3 omni glh turbos. 92 galant VR4. 03 evo 8. Got rid of all that and focused on home-schooling my kids for ten years. Big win. To get my blood pumping again I bought a 2020 wrx. Black. Clearbra. Dark triple. O/A separator. Tiptoed it for the first 5k. Then K&N. Booyah! I'm back, baby! Traded our ho-hum 16 Kia forte 6spd 1.8 for the new GT about a month later. I like my WRX. I LOVE my Kia Forte GT!!!

I’m leasing a 2019 WRX.. and having a turbo 6-speed is enough to convince me to buy it

Boys, drive up to Thunder Bay and come experience what true winter feels like. AWD truly comes in handy when you don't live down in tropical Toronto. Love you guys and everything you do, keep it up!

Buying this car for AWD isn’t just about winter though.. I genuinely enjoy AWD dynamics. Car grips like there’s no tomorrow, 4-wheel drifts are predictable and safe, and the basic 50/50, VLSD dynamics are so basic and yet, so instrumental in making this a fun, easy, and impressively capable little machine. It’s October in the pacific NW, and I’m just about to get my winters put on. But I went for a drive in heavy rain today and had a blast breaking traction. The car always caught me, like I knew it would, and losing/re-gaining traction was so predictable and controllable. It’s just a fun, decently powered, manual, AWD sport sedan experience, and a bargain for what you get. The fact that it can handle any conditions, seat 4 and has a big trunk is all bonus. It’s a great daily. It’s not a smooth or comfy car, but I love my WRX.

Had a chance to drive this the other day coming from a front wheel drive car man it handles corners like a beast!

4 last owned cars are subarus. Still owning 2 bought new 2017 and 2019.

Tim Hortons- truly a Canadian review!

Beautiful, old school classic with just the right mix of new stuff like blind spot monitor, nice seamless infotainment and that amazing awd. Good looks, manual and a streamlined (in the best way possible) driver experience. If i had that kinda money rn, would go for it for sure!

Quite possibly the best car I've owned. (2015 WRX base) Nothing else has been more reliable, more fun, and cheap to own. It is a great family car and quite capable on twisty roads/track with very little modifications. I have not left it stock since 30k miles and I am now approaching 134k miles with ZERO problems. And I have not driven it gently either (still on stock clutch). It returns fantastic MPG on road trips for a 300ish whp car. WRXs get a lot of hate but personally I would never get rid of mine and I'll probably buy another one if something does happen to mine. If only more people bought them.

Great vid. Thankyou for the old intro's. Need to tone the music down just a bit though. LOUD vs voices.

I loved my 2015 WRX, I had zero issues with it and it was so fun. Not sure why they became slower each year though, they changed computer programming. My 15 was into 13s 1/4 mile. Zero to 60 was 5.2 for mine in real tests not even super hard launch

I have an unhealthy obsession with watching WRX reviews. Can't wait to buy one in a couple of years

I have this exact car, bought it two months ago, and I truly believe in this price point it’s the most fun you can have.

I’ve been appreciating my 2017 WRX MT... old school car.

Anybody hear about the new STI? Supposedly 400hp and 360-370 torque. Not completely sure on the torque numbers. Maybe 2022? That sounds really good and it’ll blow the competition out, but I’m just wondering about the price and mpg.

This is the perfect car. Fun engine, manual gearbox, down to the basics in terms of the car itself, but with an updated, modern infotainment system.

I legit bought a Series White WRX because of this video and what you both do, could not be happier with it. Cheers!

you remove the rev hang and this sloppiness stops. That is the reason for non-smoothiness. Well, you explained that later, I was rapid.

so much positive vibes in this video

Thanks to you guys I have decided to keep my 2012 Camry Le (I am original owner 54k miles atm I dont drive much). Not buy a R34 M Spec Nur, and instead be confident and not intimidated and buy my real dream car. RX7 FD Spirit R Type A. Thank you guys so much for making me understand what a real sports car is. Light, fast, balanced, hydraulic steering, low to the ground. Thank you! I can't wait to start looking at auctions now.

Living in a icy snow covered part of the world, I think the clearance of a vehicle has more of an impact than AWD. I would love to have a Subaru WRX but its clearance would be a hinderance in snow.

I had one and drove it for 2 years. just upgraded for a Golf R 2019 6 months ago. the upgrade is insane.... interior and drive experience is not on the same level

Comparison between 2020 and 2015 ? vs 2005 vs 1995 JDM Ultimate comparison.

I still dig these cars and I like what Subaru is doing with their interiors right now. They have character and personality all their own. That being said I am really interested in the redesign that's coming next year as the current WRX is quite old.

Eagerly awaiting the next generation WRX. This one never did anything for me like the older ones did.

Sti wheels and scoop ;) I remember those days J!!!

Btw I am a bit late Buuuuuuuuuuuuut in Lithuania we have milk bags too

I live in northern MN and have the 2019 WRX. On pavement you are left wanting. On the snowy roads (non stock tires OC) it is a beast. So much fun. My advice is that if you live in an area that dose not get lots of snow in the winter buy a rear wheel drive car. After all, dry pavement is not rally and that is the idea of the wrx.

It's the same thing as the 4Runner and the Lexus GX (or any Toyota truck for that matter). Mid cycle, everyone hated them because they were so outdated, now everyone loves them because they're like a "classic" and more traditional/dated.

Love the review guys! Totally agree with you both, which is why I went 2019 base sti classic. Cheers!

i'm a simple man I see a blue Subi, I click like

Go from 1st gear to 3rd (skip 2nd gear) for smooth change

One of the coolest car review I’ve watched. I liked how enthusiastic they are. You found a new subscriber here. Keep it up!!! 👍🏻

"Double Duel" should be the next straighpipes t-shirt...

Not "sloppy" "Driveline Tight" "Jerky bit" Gotta slip clutch little bit to smooth out.

2017 WRX owner here, so mind the bias - If I were to choose one car to do everything, meaning be fun year round, practical and mostly comfortable, I would still choose the WRX. At the $30K CAD starting price, if you want AWD, it has no competition. To be clear, you don’t NEED AWD but if you drive on snow and/or gravel even semi-regularly, it is sooo much more fun. I live rurally and I’m usually out before the ploughs are so I turn off traction control when I start the car in winter and I can get oversteer every day. That alone is enough to sell me on this car over and over again.

Just got my bone stock 2021 yesterday. Love it. Compliments my heavily modified evo quite well

i somehow always end up here in the first 5 minutes of uploading by accident

"Punch it" "Aaaand turbo lag" Yea okay..... The turbo is the size of a postage stamp you just didn't drop nearly enough gears

I had a 2015 WRX and I loved it! It was amazing in the snow and I live south of Buffalo, NY in the "snow belt". I eventually traded in in for a Crosstrek...just because of the ground clearance. Cheers!

Nice!! Great car and review! Here in Norway it's stupid to have 2WD. The other day I laugh at a guy who was stucked in a Golf.

Still driving a 2000 (manual) Civic DX hatchback. Been great through 20 Ottawa winters, and there is usually a ton more snow here than Toronto, let me tell ya (!)

Needs more power but the fundamentals are still great.

You don't need an all-wheel drive in winter because there is always going to be someone in FWD SUV in front of you getting stuck and blocking the way.

In the winter, I would take my dream car Civic Si FWD with winter tires and cool rims