2020 Subaru WRX: Here’s What You Need To Know | HotCars

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Buying a new car can often seem totally overwhelming, even in normal times when dealerships were open and buyers could walk right in without fearing anything more than a high-pressure sales situation. Today, pandemic concerns remain in place, leading many manufacturers to enact home-delivery services in the hopes of alleviating consumer’s fears, though they’ll still face the normal considerations that arise during a car purchase.

From leasing to buying, financing through a bank or dealer network, deciding upon a specific model that checks all the right boxes, and then finding the perfect car, there are many steps along the way that need to be negotiated carefully. Before even contacting a dealer, though, smart buyers should know everything about the car they think they want.

And it’s hard to find a car that can do everything quite as well as the Subaru WRX. From fun driving in the canyons to hauling groceries and charging through snow on the way to the ski slopes, the WRX has consistently proven itself as a model without equal ever since Subaru decided to ship it to the United States in 2002.

For 2020, the WRX remains a solid option on the market, though a few things have changed over the years. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2020 Subaru WRX.

The WRX is a higher-spec version of the Subaru Impreza, sitting one rung below the all-out insanity that is the STI. While the first-generation Impreza could be had in front-wheel-drive format, the performance-oriented WRX has always come with Subaru’s symmetrical all-wheel-drive system that employs Torsen-style differentials to create proven, dependable traction in all driving scenarios.

The 2020 WRX’s four wheels are powered by a turbocharged flat-four Boxer engine that produces a peak of 268 horsepower at 5,600 RPM and a max of 258 lb-ft of torque at 2,000 RPM. That engine features in every trim and option level of the WRX, meaning that the next choice potential buyers have to make is between a six-speed manual gearbox or Subaru’s Sport Lineartronic continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). For enthusiasts, this is a clear choice—commuters, on the other hand, might reasonably opt for the slushbox and be forgiven. However, unlike many dual-clutch gearboxes on higher-end cars, the WRX still gets better fuel economy when equipped with a stick shift, earning an EPA rating of 21 city and 27 highway miles. The CVT is rated at 18 city and 24 highway miles.

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By: Torstein Salvesen
Title: 2020 Subaru WRX: Here’s What You Need To Know | HotCars
Sourced From: www.hotcars.com/2020-subaru-wrx-need-know/
Published Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:45:41 GMT

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