The 2022 Subaru WRX looks the part of a sport sedan while gaining sharper moves and more everyday usability.
Scaggs Springs Road in California’s Napa Valley poses a challenge for car and driver alike. Winding through mountainous terrain from Hwy 101 to the coast, it unfolds under a canopy of trees that rarely allow light in to dry off the tight bumpy tarmac. The day after a December rainstorm, the road is wetter than usual and the temperature threatens to cover the surface in ice. Few cars can handle these conditions as well as the 2022 Subaru WRX.
The stiffer structure allows for softer suspension tuning that helps maintain traction and makes the car more livable. Moving the sway bar mounts from the subframe to the body itself improves rigidity and also allows Subaru to use softer subframe bushings for better ride quality. Subaru offers three levels of stability control: on, off, and Track mode. Track gives the driver more leeway to send the car sideways, while off acts like an absentee parent with no rules. With some steep drop-offs into the underbrush, I choose to keep the stability control active, thank you very much. That’s no problem as I never feel it interceding to brake individual wheels or reduce the power. Even the base setting is fairly forgiving.
From the outside, the 2022 WRX looks much different than its Impreza sibling. It’s more expressive and dramatic with its bodywork. The body stretches about two inches wider than the Impreza with a rear rack that’s 1.2 inches wider. It’s also 1.2 inches wider than the last model and 2.9 inches longer on a wheelbase that’s 0.9 longer. The fenders bulge more prominently than ever, and the rear diffuser has more creases and creeps further up the rear fascia.
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