For the driver doing the 5 five days a week and the canyons on Sunday — the WRX that made peace with the automatic and got adjustable dampers in the bargain. $44,995 starting MSRP — your out-the-door number comes in writing.
Tell us who you are. We'll come back with the real out-the-door number — and an honest read on whether the GT's dampers or the Limited's price fits your drive better.
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What You Get
No manual, no apology. The GT is the WRX for the driver whose left leg has done its time in traffic — and it's the only trim that changes how the car rides at the push of a button.
The commute-and-canyon double life.
Two things, said plainly.
$44,995 starting MSRP* — your out-the-door number comes in writing before you set foot on a lot.
The Honest Ladder
The Limited with the SPT automatic at $39,995 is the question to answer honestly. It keeps the two pedals, the Recaros, the Harman Kardon — the commuter comforts — and saves you $5,000. What it doesn't have is the adjustable dampers. If your weekend roads are real and frequent, the GT earns its price; if they're occasional, the Limited is the smarter signature.
There's no rung above the GT on the two-pedal path — this is the top of it. The tS at the same $44,995 isn't a step up, it's a fork: 6MT only, STI-tuned dampers, Brembos — a different philosophy at the same price. If you're torn between them, the transmission decides it, not us. Beyond both, the only step up is a different car entirely.
No pressure either way — we make the same honest recommendation whether you spend $32,495 or $44,995. No markup games, ever.
Straight Answers
The questions buyers ask right before they decide on this trim.
It's the WRX for the driver whose left leg has done its time in traffic, and the only trim that changes how the car rides at the push of a button. At $44,995 starting MSRP you get electronically adjustable dampers — civil on the 5 Monday morning, sharp on Ortega Sunday morning — plus Recaros and the SPT automatic, which is legitimately good now.
No — full stop, no manual, no apology. If the third pedal is the point, the tS is the same $44,995 starting MSRP with the 6MT, STI-tuned dampers and Brembos. The GT is deliberately the two-pedal WRX, built for drivers who commute in it far more often than they attack a canyon in it.
The Limited with the SPT auto at $39,995 starting MSRP keeps the two pedals, the Recaros and the Harman Kardon and saves you $5,000. What it doesn't have is the adjustable dampers. If your weekend roads are real and frequent, the GT earns its price. If they're occasional, the Limited is the smarter signature.
The transmission decides it, not us. Both are $44,995 starting MSRP and both run the same 271-hp turbo as the $32,495 Base. GT is automatic-only with electronically adjustable dampers for the commute-and-canyon double life. tS is manual-only with STI-tuned dampers and Brembos, built for the driver who reads damper specs the way other people read menus.
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