2023 Subaru WRX 2.4T Malaysian review - modern 90's rally hero, from RM285k

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The 2023 Subaru WRX is a modern yet retro throwback to the great 90's rally and PlayStation heroes. Bigger 2.4T engine means it's understressed and more reliable, with even bigger tuning potential too. Question is, is it still fun to drive, and what about its looks? Full review on Malaysian roads here.
More info : paultan.org/2022/12/07/2023-s...
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Prices
01:59 All-new model
02:28 No STI model
03:50 Styling
07:37 Interior design
11:17 Back seats
12:34 Powertrain!
17:00 CVT gearbox
18:59 Sound(?)
19:56 Refinement
20:09 Fuel efficiency
21:50 Ride & handling
25:01 Safety
26:06 Closing thoughts

Пікірлер: 118

  • @aircommandslipperz
    @aircommandslipperz Жыл бұрын

    even the oversea journalists are impressed with the cvt..many said its the best cvt on any car and it feels almost like a dct.

  • @bizklaustdeity3115
    @bizklaustdeity3115 Жыл бұрын

    Shame that the US market gets a proper Recaro seat and a louder stock exhaust that is still barely passing JPJ standards. Say all you want about CVTs in general but here Subaru has made their CVT the best so far.

  • @farhanjaafar2434
    @farhanjaafar2434 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent review Hafriz !

  • @mohdnaguibharun2393
    @mohdnaguibharun2393 Жыл бұрын

    Great review, thanks.

  • @twentytwoyearsold
    @twentytwoyearsold Жыл бұрын

    Excellent review 👍

  • @Shambles7698
    @Shambles7698 Жыл бұрын

    It's perfect daily car and Subaru tech is proven also I will choose wagon because it's unique👌

  • @Singdollar
    @Singdollar Жыл бұрын

    This project was originally inspired by the E36 M3 . It still is a good alternative to the Audi S3 or Merc A35. Subaru feels solid and drives well too. If you buy and drive it for 10 years it will probably still hold its value and appeal to the enthusiasts then... It's perfect even when kept and driven stock.

  • @poovaneswaranvsupramaniam35
    @poovaneswaranvsupramaniam35 Жыл бұрын

    Imho i love the wagon look...simply beautiful

  • @rio.carcossa
    @rio.carcossa Жыл бұрын

    That's wagon.. simply woww 🔥

  • @c.t6149
    @c.t6149 Жыл бұрын

    One of its weaknesses is, its exterior looks. Its not an eye catching looks. Its just looks as an ordinary sedan. Subaru need to redesign it, so that its look more premium sporty and elegant.

  • @vijaykhandhar7289
    @vijaykhandhar7289Ай бұрын

    Great review. Definitely on the wish list of I had surplus funds (for a 3rd car) to spare; a true drivers car especially for us that came of driving age in the 90s. But if with limited funds, the BYD seal would, I believe, be the wiser option; with a much more modern and luxurious design and interior.

  • @JanWyFoo
    @JanWyFoo Жыл бұрын

    I am not saying it's bad, the handling can be great, driving can be joyful. But for RM 290k, it is comes with too many flaws. Sad.

  • @opnwatta4775
    @opnwatta4775 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice orange paint job with black lining

  • @zakiasakura6481
    @zakiasakura6481 Жыл бұрын

    I like the wagon version but I'll take the manual version instead if I can afford it

  • @aircommandslipperz
    @aircommandslipperz Жыл бұрын

    nice rally jump at 15:39 haha

  • @eDENTECHNOCYBERHUB
    @eDENTECHNOCYBERHUB Жыл бұрын

    YOUR BIGGEST KENYAN FAN RIGHT HERE, 19/06/2023

  • @faieqwankamarudin3256
    @faieqwankamarudin3256 Жыл бұрын

    Hope one day i can actually feels the subies cvt. Big power w cvt😮

  • @kasimpatalon4648
    @kasimpatalon4648 Жыл бұрын

    The rear lights remind me of proton suprima… the side profile reminds me of proton saga mc2😀😀😀

  • @gallivantingsprt
    @gallivantingsprt6 ай бұрын

    it seems very soon we all will be switching to modern EVs. And those things are cool and refreshing, packed with all kinds of electronic stuff. But after buying one I personally realised I miss the old school ICE cars, and I'd like to have one of those to keep. And this WRX seems to fit this perfectly. The build quality is great, the interior is much more premium, all sporty elements are genuine and functional. Whats there not to like? And I don't understand why so many reviewers like to thrash the design, I fell in love with it instantly. Overall it is a nice old-school style engine that keeps everything we like about ICEs and this one even has a rally pedigree.

  • @jamesvappo8892
    @jamesvappo8892 Жыл бұрын

    Please return the comparo segment. We need harvinder, john and hafriz together.

  • @hanafiahabu1313
    @hanafiahabu13137 ай бұрын

    Try Suby Levorg..that cvt is already good, can't imagine this new one.

  • @azmiomar9330
    @azmiomar9330 Жыл бұрын

    I choose this one..Thank you😂

  • @Dannyongwc5
    @Dannyongwc5 Жыл бұрын

    With this price range, the VW Arteon R-Line 4MOTION is more attractive.

  • @bigglyguy8429

    @bigglyguy8429

    Жыл бұрын

    VW have no reliability now

  • @ayamserama97

    @ayamserama97

    Жыл бұрын

    no adas tho

  • @midoriyashounen8967

    @midoriyashounen8967

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bigglyguy8429 For the Arteon specifically, there are very very very little issues with the car lol... People would believe you more if you said their after sales etc was bad in the past 🙂

  • @midoriyashounen8967

    @midoriyashounen8967

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ayamserama97 The latest one has ADAS though 🤔

  • @bigglyguy8429

    @bigglyguy8429

    Жыл бұрын

    @@midoriyashounen8967 Sales service is fine, I just hate how they took all the fun out of the car and basically created an iphone on wheel, with the soul of a 1.8 Camry.

  • @zamrimohdshari2134
    @zamrimohdshari2134 Жыл бұрын

    Paul tan plss rivew subaru forester

  • @ashrafmorenos402
    @ashrafmorenos402 Жыл бұрын

    Does they still releasing Levorg since Subaru has WRX Wagon as well

  • @chrischiang1512
    @chrischiang1512 Жыл бұрын

    Top up a bit more for BMW 330i , with corporate discount + some extra you can get it 302k.

  • @d4vid0110
    @d4vid0110 Жыл бұрын

    Definitely the Wagon!

  • @Aritz_Aduriz
    @Aritz_Aduriz Жыл бұрын

    i would go for wagon!!!

  • @wckoek
    @wckoek Жыл бұрын

    The styling and exterior is a massive improvement but still not much compared to competitors. Anyway, Subaru have the best domestic 2nd hand retain value in Japan, that tells you something about their engineering.

  • @yao8
    @yao8 Жыл бұрын

    isnt gti still around? played alot in nfs

  • @shootbirdhero
    @shootbirdhero Жыл бұрын

    Tail lamp design reminds me of the P2 Bezza

  • @tikarbuluh1506

    @tikarbuluh1506

    11 күн бұрын

    internet hater😂

  • @Mamin28490
    @Mamin28490 Жыл бұрын

    My dad said "ni bezza baru ke ?" 😅

  • @DuaneTanTC

    @DuaneTanTC

    Жыл бұрын

    deii, bezza design team copy from WRX la... This design are not new lol

  • @billylaw2875
    @billylaw2875 Жыл бұрын

    Gimme a shift stick anytime!!

  • @watataenjoyer
    @watataenjoyer Жыл бұрын

    Can i bring it go lite 4x4 😊

  • @tikarbuluh1506
    @tikarbuluh150611 ай бұрын

    beli ler kalau mampu sbelum kereta ev melimpah tuah..terbaik subaru

  • @hoshuliang
    @hoshuliang Жыл бұрын

    Is this the first subaru with signal on the right hand side?

  • @bigglyguy8429

    @bigglyguy8429

    Жыл бұрын

    No, my earlier XV had the turn signal on the (correct) right hand stalk. My new one has it on the left side and after months of driving I still cannot get used to it and keep turning on the wipers to signal. It is literally making me dislike the car. Such a small, petty thing but at my age I should not have to learn how to drive again; I've been driving for over 30 years and the damn signal is on the RIGHT! But not in this crappy car. I also feel the new one has none of the fun feel of my old XV, just feels stodgy. I hate to say it but I actually dislike my new Subaru. I thought I was just getting a newer version of my old one, but this feels like I'm driving somebody else's Camry or something. It feels too posh, too safe, too boring, and it nags at me a lot. I actually dislike it.

  • @trustgtr33
    @trustgtr33 Жыл бұрын

    when did ever Subaru designed a car which looks good when launch?😁..their designs tend to grow up on you but takes years..thats why older scoobies looks really cool now...mechanically they are excellent performers..good handling dynamics and well balanced...this wrx is a very good car..all the money went to engineering which is better than the tranverse mounted mercedes plus it would outlast the german car in the long run.

  • @lightweight8789
    @lightweight8789 Жыл бұрын

    Boss: Lu langgar kereta apa? Pekerja: Nissan Boss: Nasib baik… Pekerja: GTR

  • @My_Ren

    @My_Ren

    Жыл бұрын

    Mampus

  • @azhar5912
    @azhar5912 Жыл бұрын

    so it wasn’t just me😅 that rear really does look like Bezza

  • @4kt3z94
    @4kt3z9411 ай бұрын

    12L/100km is good though. For sport car

  • @memoktc
    @memoktc Жыл бұрын

    I dont get why he complains about the exhaust. Its pretty amazing to be this quiet and properly fast. Its better to be silent and fast than to be noisy with no go.

  • @Coolkiddo777

    @Coolkiddo777

    Жыл бұрын

    Noisy and fast 👍🏿

  • @user-ku2gy5dh8q

    @user-ku2gy5dh8q

    11 ай бұрын

    no more iconic subaru rumble,

  • @hybriddust
    @hybriddust Жыл бұрын

    wagon FTW

  • @fuadjohnson
    @fuadjohnson9 ай бұрын

    I've met one of the subaru salesman said that this wrx need to run RON 97. I hope he's wrong.

  • @ranceng6560
    @ranceng6560 Жыл бұрын

    still missing the great old times 90 centuries JDM cars. All the movies talking bout JDM. But now japanese performance car look dated compare with europe performance car.

  • @gymsmithmalaysia1728
    @gymsmithmalaysia1728 Жыл бұрын

    CVT !

  • @fmlmobilelegend9723
    @fmlmobilelegend9723 Жыл бұрын

    Rear Look like bezza spread leg for saga born wrx 😆 😅😅

  • @wongmichael1879
    @wongmichael1879 Жыл бұрын

    did u squeeze the accelerator to 'check' it's TOP SPEED?😝😝😝

  • @foodchowman9654
    @foodchowman9654 Жыл бұрын

    Confirm alot of obsolete stock. Yougster will prefer A class at this price point

  • @ahmadmustaqim2378
    @ahmadmustaqim2378 Жыл бұрын

    Wagon version has better taillamps

  • @ericeric2580
    @ericeric2580 Жыл бұрын

    Rm290k for wrx STI still acceptable but not for wrx ! Rm290k go gor supra recon .

  • @charlesdegaulle2928
    @charlesdegaulle2928 Жыл бұрын

    ah, a 2.4Turbo car with CVT.

  • @limwiching2277
    @limwiching2277 Жыл бұрын

    Too bad manual version bigger mistake without rear aircond vent.. Also manual version almost empty feature of car.

  • @ferrisbentley
    @ferrisbentley Жыл бұрын

    Bezza Bezza Bezza

  • @Jesus-vw1we
    @Jesus-vw1we Жыл бұрын

    After you mentioned it, i just realized. 1. Rear like Bezza 2. Side like XV Hard to swallow TBH.

  • @tikarbuluh1506

    @tikarbuluh1506

    2 ай бұрын

    intenet hater😂

  • @stk1867
    @stk1867 Жыл бұрын

    Brother beZZa

  • @humfyb2544
    @humfyb2544 Жыл бұрын

    Older wrx sounds much better!

  • @firdausrosli90
    @firdausrosli90 Жыл бұрын

    Bezza on steroids

  • @Amazarushi
    @Amazarushi Жыл бұрын

    Subaru Imbezza

  • @ssrezza
    @ssrezza Жыл бұрын

    Boxer+CVT car..we all can't have enough headaches XD

  • @RickyMasterChiefLaw
    @RickyMasterChiefLaw Жыл бұрын

    Looks like a Nissan and Honda had a child

  • @Highlander226
    @Highlander226 Жыл бұрын

    Subaru…for the discerning few

  • @faradaycool4058
    @faradaycool4058 Жыл бұрын

    I loved the Japanese Lambo and Ferrari slayers like the EvoX, but the lack of significant evolution of the WRX, Supra, and GTR is a demonstration of how the Japanese have been eaten up by the Europeans. The current Supra (Z4 copy) is pure....sadness

  • @TheDreammerinc
    @TheDreammerinc Жыл бұрын

    the rear......so bezza😂

  • @kuttex89
    @kuttex89 Жыл бұрын

    Come on mitsubishi, do something

  • @ntnchua
    @ntnchua Жыл бұрын

    sedahn

  • @wwyk1993
    @wwyk1993 Жыл бұрын

    It's slower than the BRZ which has less power, no turbo, and no AWD.

  • @xtrekrex

    @xtrekrex

    Жыл бұрын

    In stock form, yes.

  • @wwyk1993

    @wwyk1993

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xtrekrex that's the point. A stock WRX is supposed to be faster than a stock BRZ bit it isn't.

  • @xtrekrex

    @xtrekrex

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wwyk1993 who said so? BRZ is significantly lighter. WRX is only pushing 10 psi of boost. Double that and the entire game changes.

  • @wwyk1993

    @wwyk1993

    Жыл бұрын

    @xtrekrex yes, it's slower because it's heavier. Point is, Subaru is supposed to make it faster than the BRZ.

  • @xtrekrex

    @xtrekrex

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wwyk1993 no not really. Who said that? These cars are apples and oranges. One is RWD and lighter made more for track duty. The other car is AWD and heavier and made for real-world driving scenarios such as winter weather. If anyone knows a thing or two about tuning, then it’s not really a big deal to have a car be slow in stock form given the tuning capabilities of the FA24DIT. Let’s say all we care about it power and speed (though you shouldn’t even be looking at either of these cars). The WRX has significantly more potential than the BRZ for increasing power output.

  • @lawrenceng7971
    @lawrenceng7971 Жыл бұрын

    Cvt..... Ugh....

  • @TheRealStructurer
    @TheRealStructurer Жыл бұрын

    I’ll pass. Can’t find anything about it that excites me…

  • @isaacelone3699
    @isaacelone3699 Жыл бұрын

    290 grand for a sort of WRX? doesnt sound worth it tbh The wagon on the other hand looks truer to Subaru's original design profile

  • @Jisoo48966
    @Jisoo48966 Жыл бұрын

    Haha high performance? Don joke..296k buy a best CVT IN the world

  • @JanWyFoo

    @JanWyFoo

    Жыл бұрын

    Nailed

  • @m.norhishamm.radthi9395
    @m.norhishamm.radthi9395 Жыл бұрын

    GTR a death horse? ha ha.. I don't think so...

  • @JanWyFoo

    @JanWyFoo

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe he's referring to GTR's sales. ;D

  • @laikf86
    @laikf86 Жыл бұрын

    Evolved Bezza😂 Who copied who🤔🧐😂

  • @wantedcronik
    @wantedcronik Жыл бұрын

    Wagon

  • @user-bi3ys3ho3d
    @user-bi3ys3ho3d9 ай бұрын

    Mitsubishi better perfect driving performance car easier to maintain repair, Subaru driving performance also good but when come to repair it so hard completely different engine then the others Japanese car

  • @smalljanga
    @smalljanga Жыл бұрын

    300k for a BEZZA AND CIVIC child 😂😂😂😂

  • @crazeeyus1949
    @crazeeyus1949 Жыл бұрын

    90s dashboard

  • @donsaifuddin2307
    @donsaifuddin230710 ай бұрын

    LOL BEZZA LOL

  • @tanganbabyrosak
    @tanganbabyrosak Жыл бұрын

    in the first 2 minutes of your video,I don’t agree at all.rasanya bro ni bkn peminat jdm kot

  • @farisabubakar4757
    @farisabubakar4757 Жыл бұрын

    Yoww enough with that suv-crossover cladding already... 😴

  • @dunz93
    @dunz93 Жыл бұрын

    The design kinda turn off looks

  • @muhammadhasyir6780
    @muhammadhasyir6780 Жыл бұрын

    Not ugly but not pretty

  • @farharevenge
    @farharevenge Жыл бұрын

    Still with that stupid matt black bumper

  • @dragonballtorture
    @dragonballtorture Жыл бұрын

    Bezza rear wannabe

  • @danielsolomon1710
    @danielsolomon1710 Жыл бұрын

    Sorry but just my point of view the car is ugly and weird looking

  • @JanWyFoo

    @JanWyFoo

    Жыл бұрын

    Somehow tonnes of people out there have the same point of view.

  • @danielsolomon1710

    @danielsolomon1710

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JanWyFoo that alone says everything bro. Maybe Hafiz is a die hard fan of Subaru that's why

  • @azrul6992
    @azrul6992 Жыл бұрын

    APA PUNYE DESIGN .... buruk .... CVT SUCK ...

  • @kiro4754
    @kiro4754 Жыл бұрын

    The look disgusted compared to gc8, infotainment too large and annoying

  • @PV48
    @PV48 Жыл бұрын

    That's a really ugly car imo

  • @waynerodgers9700

    @waynerodgers9700

    10 ай бұрын

    It’s so ugly…it’s cute!

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