2015 Subaru WRX: All Grown Up

The 2015 Subaru WRX proves that growing up doesn’t have to mean turning your back on your roots.

I found myself regularly looking down at the speedometer and finding myself traveling 40 to 50 kilometres faster than I had intended.

The 2015 Subaru WRX cements its place as one of the most appealing dual-purpose sports sedans on the market.

The car has lost none of its fire in the pursuit of sport sedan excellence.

The decision to replace last year's motor was an inspired one.

The 2015 Subaru WRX is sedan-only, and there’s no five-door coming.

What we’ve got is the best-driving WRX of the past 10 years.

Gone are the rougher edges of last year’s version of the sedan.

The new engine makes use of the same basic turbocharged design as the motor that debuted earlier this year under the hood of the Forester XT crossover.

Gobs of high strength steel have been introduced where needed most.

Cornering is flat, flat, flat, which is not something that could be said for the 2014 edition of the car.

Gone is any hint of lag off of the line and in its place is a remarkably fat power band that rewards even the most modest throttle tip-in with instantaneous response.

I was regularly impressed by just how willing to the 2015 WRX was to rotate.

Aiding and abetting the car’s standard all-wheel drive system was the WRX’s new torque vectoring system.

Through the judicious application of the inside brakes, Subaru has been able to eliminate understeer.

The vehicle’s quicker steering, stiffer spring rates, and thoroughly revised suspension mounts compelled me to attempt each approaching apex with ever-increasing velocity.

268 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque are supplied by the Subaru’s 2.0-liter horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine.

The WRX didn’t have to ‘sell out’ to deliver the kind of balanced, mature package.

The WRX now boasts a much better interior than found in past models.

Interior room is generous for a compact car.

World Rally Blue returns along with a host of other colors for 2015.

The addition of a digital boost gauge is appreciated.

Rear seats recall the original WRX that first debuted in 2002.