Subaru priced the 2026 WRX at $32,495 with a six-speed manual as the opener. The factory printed the 6MT on Base, Premium, Limited, tS, and Series.Yellow. GT is SPT only. Limited can have either. Retailers get it in spring. Subaru’s January 20, 2026 pricing release is the source.
271 horsepower. Three pedals on five trims.
The 2.4-liter turbocharged SUBARU BOXER makes 271 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 258 lb-ft from 2,000 to 5,200. Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive is standard. Subaru’s spec sheet puts max boost at 12.0 psi and recommends 91 AKI for maximum performance. The 6MT uses a viscous-coupling locking center differential. SPT uses Variable Torque Distribution. Subaru calls SPT a Lineartronic CVT with eight-speed manual mode.
Official figures from the January 20 release, the 2026 WRX press kit, and Subaru’s specifications PDF:
- 271 hp, 258 lb-ft, 2.4-liter turbo BOXER, Symmetrical AWD
- 6MT standard on Base, Premium, Limited, tS, Series.Yellow
- SPT available on Limited, standard on GT. No 6MT on GT
- 11.6-inch Subaru Multimedia Plus, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, on every trim
- EyeSight and DriverFocus standard, including on the stick
- EPA 19/26/22 mpg on the 6MT, 18/25/21 on SPT
- $32,495 MSRP on the Base 6MT. Destination & Delivery $1,195. Alaska $1,345
Six trims. The stick is cheaper.
Subaru printed this table. Base is back. Premium is $3,755 less than the outgoing model. Limited 6MT is $3,155 less. GT and tS are $2,710 less than 2025.
- WRX 6MT: $32,495
- Premium 6MT: $33,995
- Limited 6MT: $38,995
- Limited SPT: $39,995
- GT SPT: $44,995
- tS 6MT: $44,995
- Series.Yellow 6MT: $45,995, 350 units, based on tS, Sunrise Yellow
Base now gets 18-inch alloys, Keyless Access with Push-Button Start, 245/40 summer tires, and a leather-wrapped wheel and shifter. Premium adds heated fronts, LED fogs, and a body-color trunk spoiler. A Harman Kardon and moonroof package is $1,865 on Premium. Galaxy Purple Pearl is $395.
Limited adds navigation, Harman Kardon, a power moonroof, Blind-Spot Detection with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, and Ultrasuede with leather. The stick is $38,995. SPT is $1,000 more. GT builds on Limited with Recaro Performance Design seats, a 12.3-inch sport cluster, and Electronic Adjustable Ride Control. Subaru sells it only with SPT.
tS is the handling one. STI-tuned electronically controlled dampers. Brembo six-piston fronts and two-piston rears in signature gold. 19-inch satin gray wheels. 245/35 Bridgestone Potenza S007. Recaros with blue bolsters. Same $44,995 as GT, with a clutch.
Series.Yellow is 350 cars
Sunrise Yellow is back. Subaru used it on the first-generation XV Crosstrek and on Japan-only BRZ STI Sport and WRX STI S207 cars. Series.Yellow is a tS underneath: same STI dampers, same Brembos, same 19-inch wheels in matte black, black badging, yellow stitching. Limited to 350. $45,995. Assembled in Gunma, Japan. Spring.
271 horsepower. A clutch on five of six trims. $32,495 before the $1,195 destination charge. That is the opener.
Images courtesy of Subaru. Specs from Subaru U.S. Media Center’s January 20, 2026 release “2026 Subaru WRX Brings Back the Affordable Rally-Inspired Sports Sedan Starting at $32,495 MSRP,” the 2026 WRX press kit, the 2026 Subaru WRX Pricing PDF, At-A-Glance PDF, and Specifications PDF.
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