Completely forgot to mention that CVT WRXs have a different AWD system from the manual cars - Active All-Wheel Drive that changes torque split depending on driver input. Didn’t notice much of a difference in the real world between the two AWD setups, I’ve found Subaru’s active AWD to work great in the snow etc. on other CVT models I’ve tested. Here’s the best explanation I could find on it, from Subaru: An electronically managed continuously variable transfer clutch actively manages power distribution and ensures that the wheels with the best traction receive more power. Power transfer is governed by slippage in the clutch plates. The Transmission Control Module (TCM) controls the multi-plate transfer clutch. Active All-Wheel Drive can adjust the power split in an instant, depending on many input factors. If the front wheels begin to slip, the TCM increases hydraulic pressure on the transfer clutch, reducing slippage of the plates and transferring the power to the rear wheels. As the front wheels regain traction, the TCM reduces pressure on the clutch, increasing slippage of the plates and transferring power to the front. The TCM monitors input from speed sensors on the front and rear drive shafts and also takes input from the throttle position and the transmission. All of these factors cause the TCM to select a software strategy that determines how aggressively it adjusts the power distribution. Active All-Wheel Drive varies the power distribution according to driving conditions. When throttle input signals acceleration, the system responds by transferring more power to the rear wheels to account for rearward weight transfer. When releasing the throttle indicates deceleration, power transfers to the front wheels to enhance braking performance. The system enhances cornering performance as well. When the driver lifts off the throttle and applies the brake to enter a turn, power transfers to the front wheels for greater steering control. As the car exits the turn and accelerates, power transfers to the rear wheels for added traction.

@TheTopher what's better choice in ur opinion: wrx cvt or elantra N automatic?

AWD system is Variable Torque Distribution, not same as Multiplate transfer clutch which equipped for Subaru cars except WRX. 45% for front & 55% for rear centre differential with electrically controlled LSD.

how was it driving summer tires at 41 degrees?

Subaru things

Next time: snow tires, on wet pavement. Just did a quick turn today on my tires and that was too much fun (no.)

Don't know why Subaru equipped the VA and VB WRX with the "high torque" cvt

I’ve been saying for years that the wrx and forester xt (when they were a thing) would have been great with a dct

Simple - Subaru doesn't have a conventional automatic transmissions available and off the shelf units (e.g. the ZF 8spd) won't work with Subaru's proprietary AWD setup.

@@Trades46 they do. Eaz4 trannies are cheap and plentiful. Subaru have even made a modified version to fit 5 gears. Knock yourself out.

Yea, CVT = Sad Panda in a sport oriented car

It looks decent because it doesn't actually do anything.

@@CJBMAGGOT94 It actually does force a tiny bit more power out of the engine, but a major tradeoff is more wear on the CVT.

@@CJBMAGGOT94 CVT shifting is pointless and just for show, but clicking the paddle in this car does correlate with a physical change in the belt of the transmission to change the torque ratio. Still responsive between the paddle and that change

Why do you need to shift a CVT? Don't you want max RPM all the time you're full throttle?

@@adamrozman I highly doubt they would make it do anything transmission wise. I bet its just engine tuning. CVT’s are far to fragile to handle the constant “shifting”.

Its probably the way it is tuned and programmed my guess

Yeah they tuned it to look like it is actually shifting gears now. In reality tho when it fake shifts it is slowing your car down lmao

@@chrisg5101 glad to hear!

just give it 40k miles for the cvt to explode

Nah CVT WRX still sucks. Way too expensive for what you get.

I was under the impression that the only trim where you could change drive modes was the GT Trim. If the other trims with an SPT gives you different modes I am sold.

@@lilwank9602 Has a 100,000 mile warranty 😉

Don't listen criticism, my friend. If you happy what you have, be glad what you have it. Stay positive

yea i was hoping u could order the 6spd with those seats as like add on upgrade somthing

Fuel consumption and general maintenance costs?

@@khelgarironfist3301 Fuel consumption isn’t great, I’d say I get 17-21 City depending how I drive, and up to 26-27 on the Highway. Maintenance costs for the CVT I would factor in an additional 1k the life of the car, changing CVT fluid at a dealer will probably run you 300-400 each time. I personally recommend it at 40k/80k but some would argue that’s overkill

@@khelgarironfist3301 general maintenance costs, only 2k miles in so I’m not sure yet! From the handbook, looks about average.

@@josephs1701 well good to know. From the specs, it seems like WRX has a bit bigger fuel tank than the regular Impreza. So i'm guessing you get about 500km/310 miles of range or something. Small tanks are annoying tbh.

would you say its a good choice for someone who doesnt wanna drive manual but wants to get the full experience the wrx can offer? do you feel like manual is really worth it?

CVT is awesome...on a snowmobile.

Great share of your experience. Still leaning to the manual but the extr 2 - 3 k for SPT isnt off the table yet.

@Alex WRX had 60-100 more horsepower than the Si lmao, not competitors and no reviewers would ever suggest that. WRX and Type R were direct competitors.

They are still competition, it's just that this one is priced for idiots.

@Alex But this isn't a standard wrx...it's a GT. The options available make the GT high priced. Weather people think its too much or not doesn't bother Subaru.

@Alex The GT cost the same as the new CTR, both MSRP for $44k. That’s what the OP was getting it. Not sure why you think the Si is direct competitor though. It’s in the class below the WRX with the Jetta GLI, NA Mazda 3, and the super budget KDMs. Maybe could of argued the coupe vs the crappy Gen 1 BRZ. The upcoming Impreza RS would be a Si direct competitor, but the Gen 2 BRZ blows the Si away. WRX was always at least on level with the GTI, Mazda 3 Turbo, and Focus ST. Which I would argue the former are still its direct competitors.

@@DragonKnightX12 People have considered the WRX and Civic SI direct competitors since the WRX’s introduction to the American market. You can find hundreds of major magazine comparisons over the years between the WRX, SI, GTI and various other, less permanent, options like the Focus ST, Cobalt SS etc. The Civic SI is usually down on horsepower yet often wins these comparisons based on other factors; the segment cannot be reduced down to simply horsepower. Most car reviewers (for whatever that’s worth) still prefer the new Civic SI to the new WRX, although both are pretty well loved. That said, the STI and CTR coexisted (in America) so briefly that I’m not sure I’d consider them historically competitive…I can’t speak to how people in Japan viewed them.

That's horrible fuel economy lol. I'm getting 6.1L/100km in mixed driving in Belgium from my mx5. Considering Belgium is just basically one big city, i'd say that's pretty good.

lol the CVT is not close to the DSG in the R in any way. How fast the simulated shifts are is meaningless, since they do nothing. And that fuel economy, which is the main reason for using CVT, is awful.

It’s a good cvt but a cvt isn’t good lol

If it fakes shifts, “shifts” early and doesn’t keep at the redline, why not just put in a torque converter and avoid the enthusiast hate??

@@davidlake611 my thoughts exactly. I still wouldn't buy this because I know it's a cvt and I'd probably have to leave it in sport mode all the time

@@WreckFatal agreed. Cvts are still terrible don't get me wrong. Manuals are way superior

It’s quicker because it literally isn’t doing anything other than making the owner feel better about buying a sports car with a CVT.

Yeah when it shifts it is actually slowing the engine down to make you feel like you have a regular auto transmission. Not helping the car at all it’s actually slowing you down

@@WreckFatal The numbers say other wise. The GT is actually faster than the manual from 0-60.

@@ks-bg5uk not saying that the CVT is slower than the manual I’m saying that by taking shifts it is wasting it’s time. Would be even faster if it weren’t trying to act like an automatic transmission

@@WreckFatal The manual has proven to lose track time during shifts. The CVT is actually faster than the manual in short distances like a 0-60 time.

If it's not much of an intrusion, what are the aspects that you avoid in a manual to discomfort your back? I recently developed a disc hernia and have been a little afraid to get a sporty manual car. I went to test drive this year's model, and they only had it in CVT, suspension was firm but good enough, but I felt there was something wrong with the brake of that demo car since it was the hardest I've tried. Salesman assured me it was fine but it was nothing compared to the previous generation.

It's my daily driver and I live in a trafficky and manuals are a pain to drive here; fun enough and the eyesight system is life changing.. I'd rather play with a project manual for the track to get my gear rolling fix.

I placed an order back in march. Arrived August. 10000% happy with this car. You’ll love it!!

@@christianvalencia6224 Actually picked it up 2 days ago, absolutely love it so far. No regrets at all

@@initialgm YAYY!! Welcome to the 22 WRX FAM 🤙🏽🤘🏽

@@christianvalencia6224 appreciate it bro!🙏

I traded in my 2018 legacy for the GT and I didn't want a manual. Knees,Traffic, and no eyes sight was a no go for me. I've had the car for five days now, and I'm happy with it.

I don't want a manual either, and manual snobs are tiresome. The problem is, some of the competition has good autos or DCTs. CVT is the worst possible transmission option for a car like this.

Haha you nailed it. I’m a mom with a 10 year old and a 9 year old, I didn’t wanna drive a mom car anymore so I got this and it’s perfect. My kids love it! I don’t need anything more 😂

Hated it at first, now I love it since it won’t get paint chips on gravel roads. Looks overall are growing on me as well

I’m a Civic EX-T owner of 5 years, and have the CVT. I’ve owned 6 manual cars and can row with the best of them. I don’t miss it much. The right engine paired with a well-programmed CVT just works better than most will ever admit. Sure I could use better throttle tip-in, but that’s nothing on the transmission and can be resolved with a tune. No regrets for me.

Im 6"3 240 and I've driven track cars and bikes. This GT reminded me of the track somewhat. Besides I traded in my legacy for it and the seats are the fist stand out, but no schedule long road trips anytime soon

Yes and yes 👍

I hope to see CVTs go extinct

@@WreckFatal They aren't going away, so this is better than what they currently offer.

Congrats on still holding a what is considered rare now 21 WRX, I want to love the new gen but it's just the back that slaps me. I might just have to look at used STI/WRX until maybe they re model it hopefully.

I believe Audi or BMW did this RPM trickery recently so you’re not seeing things.

i’m pretty sure you’d still get sport mode. My limited trim CVT has three drive modes: Intelligent, Sport, Sport #

They do offer nice seats in the Limited manual cars.

You can have nice seats In the other trims ,but nit the Recaros 😂

No.

I would, but I also doubt that could happen. The AT from the BRZ has an architecture that would only really work for a RWD application. From what I can tell, to modify the BRZ AT to fit the WRX's AWD setup (and reinforce it to handle the torque in that application) would be tantamount to the cost of designing a whole new AT for the WRX. Personally, I think that they should've used the CVT for all the low-powered cars, and then designed a real AT for ALL of the turbocharged models (Legacy XT, Outback XT/Wilderness, WRX/STI, Ascent). This way, they wouldn't have the risk of making a bespoke AT for a low volume WRX, but all of their higher performance and offroad vehicles would've been MUCH more robust at the same time. To me, a CVT simply doesn't belong in any vehicle surpassing 200HP and 200lb/ft of torque unless it is helped SIGNIFICANTLY by an electric drive (A la Rav4 Prime).