Key updates for the 2026 WRX lineup
Subaru has cut prices across the WRX range and revived the Base trim, dropping the entry price by $5,230 to $33,690, according to Car and Driver. The changes create a wider spread across the lineup and mark an unusual year in which every trim is cheaper than the prior model year.
Trim pricing and transmissions
- Base: $33,690 — six-speed manual only.
- Premium: $35,190 — six-speed manual only (down $3,730 year-over-year).
- Limited: $40,190 (manual) or $41,190 (CVT; +$1,000 over manual).
- GT: $46,190 — CVT only.
- tS: $46,190 — manual only.
- Series.Yellow: $47,190 — transmission not specified in the article.
The distance from the Base’s $33,690 to the Series.Yellow’s $47,190 is $13,500.
Price steps between trims
- Base to Premium: +$1,500.
- Premium to Limited (manual): +$5,000.
- Limited (manual) to GT or tS: +$6,000.
- GT/tS to Series.Yellow: +$1,000.
Context and lineup strategy
Car and Driver links the pricing realignment to a difficult 2025 for the WRX, noting sales fell by 41% to 10,930 units from 18,587 in 2024. The Base trim’s return reestablishes a lower-cost entry point, while transmission availability shapes configuration choices: manuals remain standard or exclusive on Base, Premium, and tS; the CVT is standard on GT and optional on Limited. The outlet focuses on pricing, lineup structure, and transmissions, and does not detail feature changes by trim.
Subaru announced the 2026 pricing on Jan. 21, per the publication, with the GT and tS aligned at the same price and a new Series.Yellow variant at the top end.
