Subaru has revealed that the next-generation WRX
will be offered with a traditional manual gearbox. Subaru North America chief executive Tom Doll said the WRX
will retain a stick shift but that the all-new Forester will be sold
exclusively with a CVT.
The executive went on to reveal that very few
Forester buyers are interested in manual transmissions, hence the brand’s
decision to no longer offer one for that model.
The next-generation Subaru WRX will take inspiration
from the eye-catching Viziv Concept. The vehicle will be based on the Subaru
Global Platform and arrive in 2020. Beyond the obvious inclusion of a boxer
engine in the range of powertrains, reports assert that a plug-in hybrid is
also on the cards. Power will inevitably increase across the range.
