The first photographs and details of what seems to be the 2024 Subaru WRX TR have been uncovered in Australian government documents. This special edition model, slated for presentation at the Subiefest Florida event this coming weekend, will include several STI components but apparently, won’t see any power enhancements.
We’ve long known that Subaru has no plans to produce a WRX STI for this generation. However, in a teaser, the automaker revealed that it at least had something a little bit special planned for the high-performance compact car.
Official teaser images had previously revealed a set of distinct wheels, bucket seats, and red Brembo brakes, all of which are also present on this car. According to Australia’s Drive, which was the first to discover these images, those wheels are 19-inches large, and will be wrapped in 245/35 R19 Bridgestone Potenza S007 tires Down Under, where the car will also be available.
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These larger wheels, an increase from the standard 18-inch size, will surround 340mm brake discs at the front and 326mm discs at the rear. They are up 24mm and 36mm, respectively, and, with the help of those red calipers, should help drivers slow their car down faster.
The outlet also reports that the WRX TR will be offered exclusively with a manual transmission, which should please enthusiasts. In addition, this model gets a massive rear wing, which gives it an STI style.
Unfortunately, the Australian model will not get any extra power out of its 2.4-liter boxer engine, but we more or less expected that. However, those big brakes, fancy wheels, and the big spoiler mean that owners just have to make one trip to the tuning shop to get a car that pretty much looks and feels like a WRX STI.
Unfortunately, we aren’t certain if the WRX TR will be identical in the U.S. and Australian markets, and some question remains about how it will be named in the antipodes. However, we’ll know for certain what Subaru USA has planned for the car when it is unveiled by Travis Pastrana and Bucky Lasek on Saturday, October 7.
Photos Drive, Subaru