voice-activated GPS navigation system w/6.1" LCD touch-screen, AM/FM stereo w/CD player, MP3/WMA file capability, HD Radio, (6) speakers, 3.5mm aux input jack, USB port, Bluetooth audio streaming ...

is the business case for a WRX wagon - half of the 2013 WRX and STI models sold had five doors. As a general rule, ignoring half of your former customers isn't the best strategy for long-term success.

The Impreza thus became the manufacturer's hatchback offering, while the WRX took the form of a compact sedan like early Imprezas had been. The STI continued as the range-topping WRX throughout ...

Subtlety is key with this test mule, but there are clear bits of evidence that indicate a hotter hatchback is what's being developed here. First, notice the WRX-spec front fascia grafted onto this ...

The current Subaru WRX STi is latest in a long line of high-performance versions of the humdrum Impreza family car. While the standard model has never been a class leader or a strong seller in ...

Instead, turbocharged performance machines such as this will simply be called WRX STi. While the saloon keeps the wide-body stance and blistered wheelarches of the hatchback, the styling has been ...