Sedans and stick shifts have been shown the door for this all-new 2024, 6th generation Impreza but there is a more powerful engine option now and the only way to get it is by choosing this resuscitated RS trim – the new range-topping Impreza with a starting MSRP of $28,975. As a step up from the standard 2.0-liter Boxer 4, this 2.5 invites 182 horses to the Impreza party – that’s 30 more. It produces a maximum of 178 pound-feet of torque working through a CVT that you yourself can shift as a faux 8-speed via the paddle shifters. There’s a sport-tuned double wishbone suspension in the rear and larger front brakes while 18” V-speed rated rubber by Yokahama provides the grip. And you’ve got to hand it to Subaru – it looks the part of a racier RS model with plenty of black accents and LED front lighting nicely complementing the pearl paint. With the red RS badges, it’s a looker and certainly portends plenty of fun. But it’s difficult to find said fun when the powertrain is such a dud.

MSRP as-tested: $28,975

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