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Originally Posted by ricerocket
Personally I'd be willing to trade off the extra 7-10mpg for the extra power and awd. I mean in essence it really just is a 4 door, factory turbocharged and awd FR-S/BRZ and for around the same money give or take. As much as I loved the exterior design of the 2011-2014 WRX hatches, the fit and finish of the interior was just the worst. The entire interior was basically all plastic sans the seats and the stock stereo royally sucked. The new one looks to be a very big step up from the outgoing model though even if there won't be a hatch model available.
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I find the complaints of the 2014 WRX interior to be overblown. My BRZ Limited was a touch nicer, but the WRX was not nearly as bad as the reviews made it out to be. The dash plastic is actually pretty nice to the touch. Some of the other plastics are hard, but the BRZ has some hard plastic throughout the cabin as well. The steering wheel feels just as good as the BRZ to me. The steering wheel audio and phone contols are nice to have vs the touchscreen in the BRZ. BRZ front seats are definitely better, but the WRX is fine for my commute.
The stock stereo is really bad, but there is a hidden menu option to defeat the stock EQ and it does sound better, but I am going to replace the head unit and speakers anyway. But let's be honest here, the touchscreen NAV in the BRZ is just awful too. Subaru just sucks at radios and speakers in their car but I suspect most people prefer aftermarket anyway since you can get so much more for your money.
The new WRX sounds like the interior will be even better than the BRZ. Which is a good thing.