The 2027 Subaru WRX GD25 is 350 blue sedans with gold wheels and a rally car’s wing
Subaru’s 25th-anniversary WRX comes only in World Rally Blue, only with a six-speed manual, and only with the STI dry carbon swan-neck wing from Travis Pastrana’s ARA25L rally car.
Specs, production numbers and timing checked against Subaru's Sept. 28, 2026, release on Oct. 4, 2026. Subaru has not announced pricing.
Subaru will build only 350 of the 2027 WRX GD25, and it has kept the order form very short. The paint is World Rally Blue. The wheels are gold. The gearbox is a six-speed manual, and there is no second choice. On the back sits a dry carbon fiber swan-neck wing from Subaru Tecnica International, the same component used on Travis Pastrana’s WRX ARA25L rally car.
Subaru of America unveiled the car on Sept. 28 at Boxerfest 2026 in York, Pennsylvania, alongside a limited-production 2027 BRZ ZC15. Both are anniversary editions, and both are named after chassis codes, which is the most enthusiast way there is to say happy birthday.
Why it is called GD25
The name honors the first WRX to arrive in the U.S., in 2002. That car used a chassis codenamed GD, and the 25 counts the years since. Somewhere, an owner of one of those early cars is reading this and quietly measuring the garage.
“The WRX GD25 is a tribute to our rally-ready sedan and its sports car pedigree, including the wing it shares with the ARA Championship-winning ARA25L,” said William Stokes, Car Line Planning Manager for Subaru of America.
The wing has a reference letter
Big rear wings on road cars usually get accused of being for show. This one can point to a championship-winning rally car that uses the same part. It is made of dry carbon fiber, it comes from STI, and it will make every other WRX in the parking lot look like it forgot something.
Gold, and more gold
The GD25 rides on gold-painted 19-inch alloy wheels. Behind them are uprated Brembo brakes, and the calipers are painted gold too. Subaru has clearly decided that if you are going to do gold, you do it everywhere it fits.
The tires are Bridgestone Potenza S007 high-performance rubber. The suspension is performance-tuned, with stiffer springs and revised damping calibration, and Subaru says the setup gives more composed, confident cornering. Under the hood, a flexible strut tower bar adds rigidity.
| 2027 WRX GD25 | What Subaru says |
|---|---|
| Production | 350 units |
| Color | World Rally Blue only |
| Engine | 2.4-liter turbocharged boxer, 271 hp |
| Drive | Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual only, STI short shifter |
| Wheels and tires | Gold-painted 19-inch alloys, Bridgestone Potenza S007 |
| Brakes | Uprated Brembo, gold-painted calipers |
| Arrives | Summer 2027 |
The part that makes it go
Power comes from a 271-horsepower, 2.4-liter turbocharged Subaru boxer engine, sent through Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. The only transmission is a six-speed manual with an STI short shifter. No automatic is offered, which should narrow the buyer pool to people who use the phrase “row your own” without a hint of irony. There are probably at least 350 of them.
Inside
The cabin gets performance-design Recaro seats with black Ultrasuede inserts and red accent stitching, plus an STI shift knob. Your hand will be on that knob a lot, given the gearbox situation.
When, and how much
Subaru says reservations begin in 2026, and the WRX GD25 arrives in summer 2027. Detailed specifications and pricing will be announced closer to market launch, so there is no price yet, and we are not going to guess one. With 350 cars to go around, the speed of your reservation may end up mattering more than the number on the sticker.
