2024 Subaru WRX Club Spec special edition due in April with STI-style spoiler

Subaru fans mourning the death of the WRX STI will be able to buy its signature spoiler on a new car once again, with a limited edition of the regular, new-generation model – the 2024 Subaru WRX Club Spec – due in Australia next month limited to 150 examples.

It coincides with the 30th anniversary of the WRX in Australia, though Subaru Australia says the Club Spec may not be the only special-edition birthday present for the company's performance sedan this year.

The special edition was unveiled in the US as the Subaru WRX TR – a designation previously for 'Tuner Ready' – but Australian versions will adopt the familiar Club Spec name which has been used on various special-edition WRX sedans since the late 1990s.

“Arriving April, the return of the WRX Club Spec special edition will be available in sedan only, limited to 150 [examples],” Subaru Australia managing director Blair Read told media at the Australian launch of the Subaru Solterra electric car.

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The Club Spec will be sold only as a sedan, with a six-speed manual transmission only – and performance upgrades such as larger Brembo brakes, Recaro sports seats, 19-inch wheels, and a large rear wing similar to the previous WRX STI.

Drive first unearthed government documentation detailing the special edition in October 2023.

It signals upgraded red-painted Brembo brake calipers clamping 340x30mm (front) and 326x30mm (rear) ventilated discs (up from 316x28mm front and 290x18mm rear brakes on the standard model).

The new 19-inch wheels come wrapped in 245/35 R19 Bridgestone Potenza S007 tyres – compared to the standard WRX's 18-inch wheels and 245/40 R18 Dunlop SP Sport Maxx rubber.

There are no performance tweaks slated for the 2.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder ‘boxer’ engine, which produces 202kW and 350Nm.

One new feature coming to all manual Subaru WRX variants for 2024 is a suite of 'EyeSight' advanced safety systems, including autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and lane-departure warning which were previously automatic-only.

As Subaru readies itself to celebrate 30 years of the WRX nameplate in Australia, it seems as though this WRX Club Spec might not be the only celebration of the milestone.

When asked if it was the celebration for 30 years of the WRX in Australia – as previously reported by Drive – Subaru Australia managing director Blair Read said it’s “a celebration we’re talking about.”

Asked again about any other 30th anniversary celebrations that may be on the cards, Mr Read would not go into details, but said the Club Spec is “one of the celebrations.”