WRX auto Trans -- 4 or 5-spd?

[Greg]

I thought I read a couple years back that the WRX sport wagon (2.0, 227
HP) offered a 5-spd auto trans. Can someone confirm whether this is
true or not.

I'm equally curious to know how long the WRX sedan has had an auto
trans as an option in the U.S.

Thanks, Greg

 

[Ragnar]

I thought I read a couple years back that the WRX sport wagon (2.0, 227
HP) offered a 5-spd auto trans. Can someone confirm whether this is
true or not.

I'm equally curious to know how long the WRX sedan has had an auto
trans as an option in the U.S.

Thanks, Greg

Nope, the WRX comes with either the 5spd manual or 4spd auto. And the
WRX has had both of those chioces since it came to the US in my2002.

http://www.cars101.com/subaru/impreza/wrxsti2005.html

 

[y_p_w]

I thought I read a couple years back that the WRX sport wagon (2.0, 227
HP) offered a 5-spd auto trans. Can someone confirm whether this is
true or not.

I'm equally curious to know how long the WRX sedan has had an auto
trans as an option in the U.S.

I hit send before I completed my previous thought. I guess that it
might be possible to get decent performance out of that engine with
a n automatic transmission if there's a manual-override mode. I
didn't look much at the autos when I bought my WRX, and couldn't
find any mention of a manual-override feature.

 

[WRXtreme]

There is no manual override for the Auto. It is (of course) possible to
shift automatically. I just switched to manual valvebodies on my car so
that I could get that manual feel (and because I was hitting the rev limiter
because the car wouldn't shift fast enough going down the 1/4 mile.) I've
also switched to a racing compound clutchpack, and larger trans pump and
went from 350 WHP to 383 WHP on an inertia dyno (mustang), which is about
the same as what the 5spd WRX's w/ the same mods as me have done...so I
think I might have just found the way to get rid of some driveline loss on a
subie.

 

[WRXtreme]

Bah, typed that wrong...should have said "It is (of course) possible to
shift MANUALLY"

 

[k. ote.]

I hit send before I completed my previous thought. I guess that it might
be possible to get decent performance out of that engine with a n
automatic transmission if there's a manual-override mode. I didn't look
much at the autos when I bought my WRX, and couldn't find any mention of a
manual-override feature.

That's because there isn't one. It's a 4-spd automatic with no input aside
from the gas from the driver whatsoever to influence where the auto
decides to shift.