Subaru WRX GT REVIEW

Subaru WRX GT review. I go over the new WRX GT with the CVT or what Subaru now refers to as “SPT”. This video is a ride-along type video in which I share my thoughts on the car.
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[@akqjtn]

Man it's been a while! I suppose better late than never. Hope everyone has been doing well this new year. Let me know what you think about this new car if you own or have driven one.

[@351HOON]

Hey Boost, watching from down under. Your old videos were super useful when i was installing my my sound system. Good to see you back!

[@akqjtn]

Awesome, I'm glad they were useful. I have my eye on a sound system upgrade for this car. I can't wait!

[@weeklywash]

Great job with showing us life with a CVT. I was looking at this or the TR. Glad to see your views

[@a555un]

holy shit dude! i never thought you’d come back with more vids! I have to thank you for all the stereo vids you did!

[@chads7796]

Dude welcome back! Been an extra hot minute. I sold my '21 VA WRX when used car prices were still crazy and got $2500 more than I paid for it. Rolled into a '23 Premium VB WRX manual and love it as my daily. I have had the EJ205, EJ257, FA20, and now FA24 and the FA24 is my favorite engine by far. The VB WRX is really the grown-up WRX. They can't make a WRX for $20-$25K anymore so this just makes sense and 40+ year-olds like me who started with an '05 WRX can afford to pay $30K+ for a VB. But, I am sticking with the manual and I drive in traffic 3 days a week. I love it even in bumper-to-bumper traffic as keeps me more engaged.

[@RustyLockjaw]

Just bought one, thank you! This review answered a lot of questions about the transmission as the closest GT was a plane ride away so I could only test a lower trim.

[@jimmyglea]

I love my ‘22 GT. For a 50 year old accountant and his school teacher wife, this is a perfect car.

[@AntilleanConfederation]

Unless you and your wife have only one leg. No.

[@jimmyglea]

@@AntilleanConfederation I got blown out the back of a Deuce and a Half about 30 years ago and can’t fully extend my left leg. So…yes. I think I hear your Jetta calling.

[@AntilleanConfederation]

@@jimmyglea wrx but okay. 👍🏻

[@jimmyglea]

@@AntilleanConfederation I’m oh so glad you now approve. Usually it’s the snooty Volkswagen drivers offering opinions no one asked for, so you’ll forgive my error.

[@ValFinale]

@@jimmyglearather have the Jetta gli than this soooo weak diss Ill take a real dct and 350+ hp after tuning for 10k less.

[@pabloromo3921]

Great review ! People need to understand not all CVTs are created equal. The GT is a prime example of this

[@serenityinsilence]

As a 34 year old with kids, I appreciate that the gt wrx exists. I had a 2019 wrx with the manual and it was lots of fun. My knees hurt too bad now to want to daily a manual, so having the option of an auto is nice. When I decide on my next car, this one is at the top of my list.

[@warboyking]

OMG your back, honestly I thought the worst has happened and left forever, welcome back.

[@akqjtn]

Thankfully nothing happened, just reached somewhat of a crossroads and had to find the motivation to start back up. Thanks for sticking around.

[@mazpr2025]

I like your camera setup, cockpit, frontview, first person, etc. I must say that type of transmission makes the car fly in the highway, and gives better fuel economy, vs geared/clutch drivetrain. Good job and welcome back. I am more of a DSG (Audi/VW) driver. *I would paint black the silver trim around the exhaust tips, imo, it is too pronounced.

[@timothyvu7006]

Good to see you back.. followed a lot of your tutorials when I had the 2016 wrx

[@RanDrcitech]

I’m so glad you’re doing ok! I was wondering when and your whereabouts since retiring from the military! Thank you for your service and enjoy the ride brother!

[@akqjtn]

Thank you much!

[@peasantlaborer6084]

Congratulations on your new Car, I hope it serves you well and you enjoy it. So glad they installed a transmission cooler with the CVT. I have a 2018 Forester XT , I have a 10 year warranty on the CVT going to 2027, I enjoy the vehicle, great all wheel drive in the winters.

[@Michael-ip6dt]

I got a 2019 cvt because of your videos love the content you put out, even upgraded my speakers. Do what you need to do but happy to see you posting again!

[@jin4576]

Good to hear things are going good for ya! Your videos on the previous gen wrxs helped me out so many times. Can't wait to see new the content and what you do with your new rex!

[@viper2131]

I like my GT, the cvt is much better than the crap subaru used to put out there. I wish they would had included brembos.

[@kiwicanuck5459]

I find it strange the GT doesn’t come with the brembos

[@RickRossFanClubOfficial]

Do you still have your STI? I bought a brand new 22 GT last year that got totalled a day after I purchased it. I loved that car for the super brief time I had it. The driver modes and Recaro seats were incredible. I ended up in a 17 CVT WRX to save some money and just recently picked up a 21 STI. Your content has been super helpful, especially when it came to CVT specific stuff. Hope to see you make more content soon!

[@awdtrailbossgt]

2022 WRX GT driver here too.. only 2 gripes with this car … Gas mileage is not great at all to be used a daily driver and the brakes are underperforming too.

[@ValFinale]

Put sti breaks in. Gas mileage is trash though

[@awdtrailbossgt]

@@ValFinaleThe boxer engine has its strength but Subaru by far the worse of all the Japan automakers when its comes to MPG gas usage efficiency . Give the GT STI brakes and make it hybrid too

[@kubbyellison4060]

Love the car! Ppl get all weird about a manual not everyone gives a fk to be jerking around a stick all the time. This ain’t 2002

[@eternal3083]

I agree with your perspective on the car, I had a 2016 with a cvt and hated it so much that I traded it in after 30k miles for a manual 2015 limited trim and I was happy with that for 85k miles until I got bored of driving it around southeast Florida, there’s not many fun backroads to drive on there.

[@techshedlington3106]

Welcome back - enjoy your KZbin.... This version of the car is not available in Australia YET.... Top of the line is 50th anniversary Lineartronic ... Currently own a 2017 VA Premium and a few mods .. love it to death ... not sure spending A$58k plus is warranted ..??. 🤷‍♂

[@chrislebeast]

Great video! looking forward to seeing more content on the cvt , Especially maintaining the cvt & change the cvt transmission fluid. I cant find any videos or info on changing the cvt fluid.

[@MikeLRGCar]

Hello friend ! I’ve been following you for a while I think since you’re still in Buffalo, NY area 😆 I’ve use your tutorials on few occasions last was cylinder cooling mode. I can say that your presentation on all videos is spot on 💯👌🏻 thank you for that. So your STi is gone now ? Best wishes in good health. Cheers🇨🇦

[@Polestar_143]

Excellent review 👏…..I’m now thinking to pick the GT trim ….rather than MT. My commute is a pain for a MT

[@andrewSUN17]

Great car. Nice color. I would take the auto too. I had a fully built 2002 hatchback, at one point making 374HP and similar torque. It was a huge pain to drive around LA w the 5 speed and clutching it all the time. Burning out the clutch and also my legs and butt had all sorts of pain at times. Sure it was fun on open roads and in the mtns, but full time proved clearly to me that I will never do that again in a city. Now I am back in NY and dip into the city.

[@YinYang946]

I got a 16 WRX with a CVT. Around 65k since I only drive it on weekends on nice days. Stage 1 with most parts for chassis stiffening Definitely drives the way I like it if I were to take it to the track. Checks my list for a fun car People need to understand that Subie CVT really is different I drove a Nissan versa as a rental I you can really tell a difference Sure it’s still a cvt but if your not looking into doing crazy mods then cvt is an option Of course manual will still be king on driver engagement and what you can do power wise But let be honest not everyone has the $ or wants to go FBO. And everyone has their own priorities.

[@murmsuniversalrobotics3938]

Just put my packet in, will be 23 years Army. I bought the GT as a gift to myself. Congratulations man, thank you for the informative videos.

[@wrxTO]

Good to see you back! I am a bit getting fed up with how finicky my fa20 is so seriously considering new wrx. Will watch out for your videos. Off topic question. What is the holder- arm that you are using attached to headrest of passenger seat? It looks very stable. Thanks!

[@akqjtn]

Thanks for sticking around! That's a regular clamp mount that is secured with zip ties to the metal.

[@twoMidnight2Green4649]

Not a fan of the styling like many people. Still I wave to the VB and they wave back to me which is nice. I think in orange and blue they look the best. Black also looks fantastic. Could care less about the plastic cladding, it's those mousey-looking headlights that I really don't like. How many miles did you put on your previous CVT? I would like to keep mine for as long as possible, past 100,000 miles. I'm not in the facebook group so any reassurance these things last would make me feel a lot better. For the record I wanted a manual but needed to be more practical. So I drive it like I wanted a manual but needed to be more practical...

[@kelsey809]

Excellent review!! 👍😊👍

[@aviraj270]

Keep up the great work!

[@Ant_ThaBarber_RSS]

Great description

[@margar1983]

I got rid of my 21 STI also. I was offered $6500 more than what I paid for it so that was a big motivator. Bought the wife an Ascent and I must say, I am pleasantly surprised how much I like driving the CVT.

[@akqjtn]

Yeah same here, can't pass up a trade in for MORE than what I paid for it new. I must say though I miss it a lot. Not to take from this car which is really a blast.

[@margar1983]

I didn't care for the styling at first but it has really grown on me. Looking forward to updates with it.@@akqjtn

[@MickyMouseLimited]

Wrx auto for me is definitely a way to go. The manual gearbox is fun but difficult to drive in traffic . My current car in the last 10 years is manual and I am tired of this I need automatic . If Subaru didn’t have the auto option I would have gone to Audi or BMW or Lexus.

[@rajTrondhjem10]

Cool car and good video..

[@Stigness23]

I had to do a double take when i saw that you made a new post lol

[@Jm_illy]

Welcome back!

[@akqjtn]

Thanks

[@awintrysky]

I owned the MT first year VB, own a 2020 STI now. Audio was amazing, drive was comfy but floaty especially on highways. I didn't like the driving position, I'm only 5'5" and had the seat in the lowest position, but still felt like I was sitting on the car rather than in (especially compared to VA STI). The global platform is quite noticeable unfortunately. Otherwise, the immediate low end torque is nice and great for daily experience.

[@akqjtn]

I see, I don't have an issue with suspension but yeah this one has the adjustable dampers so that might be the difference there. The new TRs suspension is supposed be tuned better.

[@awintrysky]

​@@akqjtn I had the Canadian MT top trim, didn't come with dampering/Recaro seats, but had HK audio at least. Those were GT features (I think it's the same for the US). The other main complaint is the terrible infotainment, if you think it's sluggish now try using it in -30C weather... takes 10 seconds to adjust heated seats/climate in general because it's so slow to respond to touches. I do miss seeing oil/water temps without needing an AP though.

[@akqjtn]

@awintrysky That is hands down my least favorite thing about the car, that the infotainment system has the drive modes and climate control are tied into it. My hope is that a solution is developed to be able to replace it without losing any functionality. Get on it idatalink!

[@AoiKaze2000]

Interestingly, I've still kept my '18 WRX CVT... but went the path of mods with it, so I'm kinda curious how well it's modded form compares to the modern WRX.

[@bavylon3542]

Hey boost welcome back! Really enjoy your videos. I have a 2019 WRX. The new VB "SPT" seems to be a big improvement over the previous VA, I sort of regret not waiting to get that version, but still gotta love what I have! What has your MPG been for your first 1000 miles? Thanks!

[@ehern87]

I have a 23 with the CVT, MPG is basically exactly what they claim. 18 city and 28-30 on the highway

[@bvang0520]

I got a manual 2020, but I think the CVT is great if you like the WRX and want to use it for a daily commuter.

[@jeremye997]

I agree. Thats why I got in. California traffic was the big motivator and yes we do get a lot of traffic in LA. It sucks lol

[@joe2479]

Will you ever start talking about the transmission's performance???

[@RawRozay]

GT owner here. I can't wait until Subaru gets rid of the vertical tablet design. Just go with how everyone else is doing it with a wide tablet up top for car play / android auto and leave the bottom half for real buttons for climate control. The manual guys will always hate on us but I'm 100% positive it's because they haven't tried Sport+ mode. The thing is though, if you spend a bit more money you could get a Golf R DCT which completely smokes this car as we already lose to a GTI DCT lol.

[@ValFinale]

Exactly. How does anyone not get the golf r instead

[@TheLiberatedMonkey]

Dude, I love your reviews. I have the 23 Prius and I want to switch to this or the limited. What do you think about the highway MPG? I commute 80 miles each day right now. Prius gets 47mpg on regular gas.

[@ValFinale]

Mid 20s

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Question; Where did you get your seat phone mount? link, please? Thank you.. PS: I have been thinking of either a GT or an Outback Wilderness, with the same engine/transmission combo.

[@paininthepatoot]

Since Toyota owns part of Subaru now do we know if the WRX uses the Toyota CVT which is supposed to be a better CVT?

[@Chris0-58]

I still think it's a subaru cvt.

[@jimbotwoten]

How is the NVH and cabin noise compared with the previous?

[@mycarvoice]

The CVT in this WRX is actually pretty well designed.

[@cameroncollins6645]

Lol dude I'm in Riverview 4 days a week. Trippy.

[@channelgreen5949]

You traded your STi??

[@oppai6269]

where is the sti now?

[@luiscordero8944]

Bro, where have you been? Do you still have your STI and Ascent?

[@akqjtn]

Hey, retired, moved to FL and lost myself a bit along the way. All is good now thankfully. The STI, well that's a sore subject lol, but no, don't have it. My wife is driving a suburban (needed something bigger) these days so the Ascent is gone too.

[@luiscordero8944]

@@akqjtn Congratulations on your retirement. I was on active duty in Texas but did not retire. Welcome. I am looking forward to seeing more VB content.

[@KuyaArbee]

This needs 360 camera and performance brakes for the price!!!!

[@YanLuvz]

I only heard this in legends.

[@Carmen-s4b]

I’m Puerto Rico the GT cost $63,995

[@daijoshua3046]

18 cvt to sti now to cvt again, sir, i drive 21 cvt until now, u changed too quick..lol

[@take1one]

The CVT was so bad they had to rebrand and rename it. Call it whatever. Its gonna break in a "sports car" even faster.

[@lightningsrt4707]

Someone is getting old.

[@akqjtn]

I'd argue with that, but I'm sitting here drinking coffee and snapping Legos so...

[@OOOnanana]

lol CVT bro you soft