Maturity Is Overrated

Highs: Quicker to 60 mph than the manual, active safety tech included, lots of drive modes. Lows: Carries extra pounds, a CVT just isn’t as fun as a stick, luxury price without all the luxury niceties.

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After decades of spitting fire and spraying gravel, the Subaru WRX has grown up. Now in its fifth generation, Subaru's proto-rally car has attained a higher level of sophistication. For proof, see the new range-topping WRX GT.

In other WRX models, the 271-hp turbocharged 2.4-liter flat-four still comes standard with a six-speed stick (the CVT is an option), but the GT is strictly a two-pedal affair. At $43,390, it's also $5220 more than the old 310-hp STI, which is not returning.