Report: 2015 Subaru WRX to get CVT option?
 

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The [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/wrx/"]2015 Subaru WRX[/URL] will make its debut at the [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/la-auto-show/"]2013 Los Angeles Auto Show[/URL] next week - that much [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/12/2015-subaru-wrx-leak-video"]we know for sure[/URL]. We'll have all of the official specs very soon, but it seems [URL="http://jalopnik.com/2015-subaru-wrx-will-offer-a-cvt-transmission-1464515115"][I]Jalopnik[/I][/URL] has stumbled upon an official-looking document that spells out some of the 'Rex's finer details, including the availability of a continuously variable transmission.

Now, before you throw your laptops and phones out the window, know this: a proper manual transmission will still be available. Do remember, the WRX has always had an automatic option, and the move to a CVT for the 2015 model isn't terribly surprising. According to the document, the new WRX will use a 2.0-liter turbocharged flat-four - a change from the 2.5-liter engine in the current car. [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/"]Subaru[/URL] also employs a 2.0T boxer engine in the [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/forester/"]Forester[/URL], where it's mated to a CVT. What's more, the [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/impreza/"]Impreza[/URL] on which the new WRX is based also uses a CVT in favor of a conventional automatic.

[I]Jalopnik[/I] points out that the more hardcore [URL="http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/wrx+sti/"]WRX STI[/URL] will use a 2.5-liter turbo-four, and will only be available with a manual transmission. Additionally, there will reportedly be a "launch edition" of the STI, painted in the car's signature WR Blue (fingers crossed for gold wheels!).

We'll have the full smattering of WRX info next week, so stay tuned.[URL="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/14/2015-subaru-wrx-cvt-option/"]2015 Subaru WRX to get CVT option?[/URL] originally appeared on [URL="http://www.autoblog.com"]Autoblog[/URL] on Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:56:00 EST. Please see our [URL="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/"]terms for use of feeds[/URL].

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