Subaru Impreza - Review, Specs, Pricing, Features, Videos and More

The Subaru Impreza enters a new generation and sees a choice of engines return. Carried over is the 2.0-liter four-cylinder, but new this year is a more powerful 2.5-liter unit. The manual transmission option has been axed as has the sedan body style. That just leaves the hatchback which continue to include full-time all-wheel drive.

The interior of the new car gets a big update, which includes a larger tablet-style screen. From the outside, the car has freshened styling that doesn’t stray too far form the old model.

Hatchbacks: they’re like SUVs, just better—in ways.

The shape is hugely practical, so we were happy to see Subaru switch up to only the five-foor form for the latest version of the Impreza. Not only that, the brand brought back the RS badge, signalling a return of a sporty-ish Impreza for the first time since the WRX became its own thing.

It had been a while since we experienced the Toyota Corolla hatchback too—well, outside of the laugh-a-minute GR Corolla. With its own round of updates last year, we were eager to see how this front-drive hatch faired against its all-wheel-drive competitor. Managing editor Mike Schlee and I spent a week in these two red—but not red-hot—hatchbacks to see which was the smarter buy.

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The 2024 Subaru Impreza has undergone some significant updates, even it might not appear that way on the surface.

As of late, Subaru is a company focused more on evolutionary updates, not revolutionary ones. This theme continues with the all-new Impreza that enters the model’s sixth generation for the 2024 model year. Although at first glance the new car is instantly recognizable, a closer look though reveals subtle changes here and there. Notably the more aggressive headlights and taillights, as well as the larger frameless grille.

But it’s not the car’s sheet metal that’s the big news this year. The significant changes center around a simplified lineup that focuses more on in-car technology. For 2024, there’s no sedan option, no manual transmission, no leather seating, and the lineup has been pared down to just three trim levels. This allows Subaru engineers to reinvest development costs on new features like a powerful optional engine, wireless phone charging, and wireless Apple CarPlay as well as Android Auto.

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The 2024 Impreza is a bit pricier this time around.

Subaru has finally revealed pricing for the 2024 Impreza; $24,085, for the base trim, including destination fees. That’s quite a bit up from last year’s $20,815 base price, more than $4,000 in fact. Unlike last year’s sedan option, this time, the Impreza is only available in hatchback form. Also, the price-leading five-speed manual is dead, meaning all Imprezas are CVT automatic only.

Likewise, the Impreza only comes in three trims this time – Base, Sport, and RS. The Base and Sport are powered by the same 2.0-liter carryover engine, but the RS gets a 2.5-liter boxer four-cylinder for some extra power.

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