The WRX STI S210 offers a glimpse of what Subaru can achieve when reviving its performance-oriented lineup. However, its limited run, Japan-exclusive availability, and the divisive CVT-only transmission make it a bittersweet release.

Subaru will release a next-gen version of the WRX STI. Too bad the car's specs will leave enthusiasts underwhelmed.

The door to a new Subaru WRX STI has officially cracked open, as Subaru has revealed a Japan-only WRX STI S210 Prototype at the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon. Yes, it’s only for the Japanese market, but remember that Subaru flat-out said there would be no STI at all for this latest-generation WRX.

Limited to just 500 units, the Subaru WRX S210 STI gets so close to being the performance sedan we've been waiting for, but it doesn't quite get there.

Subaru ’s not bringing back the WRX STI, but it’s definitely having fun with the regular WRX . We’ve shown you the 670-horsepower race car conversion a.k.a. Project Midnight , as well as the highly futuristic Sport Mobility design study that hinted at Subaru sports cars in the next decade.

Subaru lied.Three years after declaring that a true STI version of the WRX was off the table, the company unveiled the WRX STI S210 at the Tokyo Auto Salon.Based on the Japanese-market WRX S4 STI Sport R EX,

Subaru has graced the Tokyo Motor Show with the WRX STI S210, a special edition limited to 500 units and offering 296 hp and a motorsport-inspired design.

The latest Subaru WRX doesn’t live up to the lofty standards set by its Impreza WRX forebears, not least because it’s been missing a truly driver-focused version in the mould of the old 22B or RB5. But with the new WRX S210 STI,