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

The prospect of a new Subaru WRX STI, based on the current-generation VB WRX Sedan, seems like a pipe dream, to the point that some countries have devised ways to keep the sacred rally-born nameplate alive.

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.

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.

The Subaru WRX STI S210 is the latest in the model’s S-series of special edition cars. The Subaru WRX STI S210 will be capped at 500 examples globally, with regional allocation still to be determined.

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.

The WRX STI S210 is the most powerful version of the current-generation model with 296 hp from the upgraded 2.4-liter boxer engine

The Subaru BRZ, WRX, and Forester STI Packages, set to be launched at the Singapore Motor Show, are yet another Charlie Brown football pull from Subaru, smashing our forest road dreams once again. The starting point for this STI Forester isn't even the latest generation of the model.

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.