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What Does Subaru's WRX Acronym Stand For?

What Does Subaru's WRX Acronym Stand For?
technology8/24/2025

The WRX acronym was first used as the name of a performance-oriented variant of the Subaru Impreza, but what do those three letter actually stand for?

Subaru first launched the WRX in 1992, in its domestic market of Japan, as a performance-focused variant of the Subaru Impreza. Those three little letters on the back — WRX — clearly weren't just for show: they designated real performance. And they w... [1370 chars]