BuyASubie · 2026 WRX Limited

The Grown-Up Rally Car.

For the buyer who wants the boost and the manual without giving up nice seats and good sound. $38,995 starting MSRP — your out-the-door number comes in writing.

$38,995 starting MSRP with the 6MT

Recaros + Harman Kardon

Same 271-hp turbo as every trim

🏁 2026 WRX Limited

Let's Price Your Limited

Tell us who you are and which pedal count you want. We'll come back with the real out-the-door number — no markup games, ever.

✓

You're in!

Expect a text within the hour (9am–9pm PT).

What You Get

Comfort, Without Losing The Clutch.

Limited is where the WRX stops feeling like an economy car with a turbo and starts feeling like a car you'd pick for a road trip — while keeping the third pedal.

What Limited Adds

Over Premium, for $5,000.

Leather-and-suede Recaro seats — the ones that hold you in the canyons and don't punish you on the 5
Harman Kardon audio — the first WRX stereo worth turning up
Blind-spot detection — useful daily, not just on track day
Your transmission, your call: $38,995 with the 6MT, $39,995 with the SPT automatic

The Honest Trade-Off

Comfort money, not speed money.

Same 271-hp turbo as the $32,495 Base — the $5,000 over Premium buys zero acceleration
The purist math still says Base plus good tires beats any trim upgrade for lap times
If it's chassis you're after, this isn't the rung — the tS is, and we'll say so

$38,995 starting MSRP^* (6MT) — your out-the-door number comes in writing before you set foot on a lot.

1 WRXs currently listed — from $42,333

See all 318 current listings →

2026 WRX Limited in Galaxy Purple Pearl, stock #T9811634

2026 WRX LimitedGalaxy Purple Pearl · Stock #T9811634 · Available now $42,333MSRP $42,248

Current AutoNation Subaru Carlsbad listings, including available and in-transit vehicles. Prices pulled September 2, 2026 · includes the $85 doc fee · excludes tax, title and registration · subject to prior sale. Click any car for its complete BuyASubie page.

The Honest Ladder

Step Down? Step Up?

Step down?

Premium at $33,995 is the honest question: it already has the 11.6-inch screen, heated seats, and the daily-livability features — and it's mechanically identical to this car. If the Recaros and the stereo aren't worth $5,000 to your ears and your back, keep the money. That's a lot of tires and track days.

Step up?

$6,000 more opens two very different doors at $44,995. The GT is the two-pedal path — SPT automatic only, with electronically adjustable dampers for civil commuting. The tS is the three-pedal path — 6MT only, STI-tuned dampers, Brembos. Both are chassis-and-hardware money, not horsepower money; the engine never changes. Know which door you're walking through before you spend it.

No pressure either way — we make the same honest recommendation whether you spend $32,495 or $44,995. No markup games, ever.

Rear three-quarter

Side profile

Head on

Front three-quarter

From behind

Rear three-quarter, driver side

Straight Answers

Questions People Actually Ask.

The questions buyers ask right before they decide on this trim.

Is the WRX Limited worth it?

It's where the WRX stops feeling like an economy car with a turbo and starts feeling like something you'd pick for a road trip — while keeping the third pedal. At $38,995 starting MSRP with the 6MT, $5,000 over Premium buys leather-and-suede Recaros, Harman Kardon audio and blind-spot detection. It buys zero acceleration.

Can you get the WRX Limited with an automatic?

Yes — your transmission, your call. The Limited is $38,995 starting MSRP with the 6-speed manual or $39,995 with the SPT automatic. It's the only WRX where the choice costs you $1,000 either way rather than dictating the trim: the GT is automatic-only and the tS is manual-only, both at $44,995.

WRX Limited vs Premium — is the $5,000 worth it?

Only for your ears and your back. Premium at $33,995 starting MSRP already has the 11.6-inch screen, heated seats and the daily-livability features, and it's mechanically identical to the Limited. If the Recaros and the Harman Kardon aren't worth $5,000 to you, keep the money — that's a lot of tires and track days.

Should I get the WRX Limited or step up to the GT or tS?

$6,000 more opens two very different doors at $44,995, and both are chassis money rather than horsepower money. The GT is the two-pedal path — SPT automatic only, with electronically adjustable dampers. The tS is the three-pedal path — 6MT only, STI-tuned dampers, Brembos. Know which door you're walking through before you spend it.

Question not here? Text it to us — real person, real reply, within the hour, 9am–9pm PT.

* MSRP does not include destination and delivery charges, tax, title, and registration fees. Destination and delivery includes handling and inland freight fees and may vary in some states. Prices, specifications, options, features, and models subject to change without notice. Select colors may be subject to an additional charge. For the numbers on a specific car, send us your details and we'll put the window sticker and your out-the-door figure in writing.