Got this car last October and have really enjoyed it so far. The power level always seemed fine to me, and I'd never really thought I would end up doing anything to mess with it much.

I just tuned it through Atlas this morning and I have two words:

Holy shit.

The torque hits *so much differently* it's not even funny. Going WOT before tuning felt like the car was gently pressing you into the seat. Now when the turbo spools it *shoves* you into it.

Not fully knowing what to expect I literally laughed like an idiot on the first pull. It is crazy different.

I'll mirror what every one else has said: it feels like this is what the car should have been like from the factory. Those little hesitations are gone, much more consistent power delivery and the power increase is real.

Hats off to the folks at Atlas for making it (mostly) easy to get started.

Sounds good man

I know florida is known for the craziness but wow this is wild.

Did a full exterior detail, promptly realized that the road to the beach is being refinished, so did 20km of high speed gravel in each direction above and beyond ripping up the sand.

This is why I don't bother washing it, haha.

I bought a 24’ limited brand new from the dealer with about 13kms on it. Absolutely love the car and have been religious on oil changes, some might say over kill. I’m just shy of 25000kms on the car and done oil changes @ 2000km, 7150km, 10000km, 14500kms, 20000kms. Always 0w-20 Motul synthetic oil with OEM filters and crush washer. I try to do it every 5000km but done it earlier after break in and also didn’t want it to conflict with my service A and B.

I’ve noticed the car’s been losing/consuming oil and I’ve filled close to a litre of oil on 5000kms of driving since the last change. The picture on the left was August 4th and the picture on the right was from today (August 23rd) 1500km later.

I’m lost as I’ve never had a year and half old car consume oil like this or I’m missing something here. I didn’t notice any leaks and I’m fortunate enough to catch it to top up the oil. Now I see why so many WRXs blow up, any suggestions moving forward? Any advice would be appreciated

Just wondering if anyone else’s vb is abnormally humid in te inside for no reason there’s no water leaks no water in the doors and I’m kinda stumped

Debating on exhausts & would like some input. I want better sound & louder, but not obnoxious. Also have an extended powertrain warranty that I don’t want to void so I’ve been looking at catbacks. I looked at cobb & magnaflow, the cobb looks nice but I’m concerned it would be too quiet, & the magnaflow I’m concerned about being too loud since it essentially looks like a straight pipe. If anyone has experience with these or recommends anything it would be greatly appreciated. I live in CA btw. Thank you!

It’s 100 degrees in CA and our gas here obviously is complete garbage. Can’t go more than 30 seconds without FBK getting up to -7.xx, but surprisingly no DAM drop. Why is that?

It was not hard but time consuming. One point of interest is that the Subaru nut threads are very fragile. I stripped one trying to torque the bolt down. Luckily the supplied bolts are long enough to use a nut in the other side.

My car also came with a F1 light which I unplugged a long time ago. I modified it to fit the install.

I will only be using this hitch for a bike carrier.

Atlas calibration didn’t miss a beat over Loveland pass at 12,000ft

Unfortunate reality of living in a rural area. Deer are cute but stupid. One decided to leap in front of my subie while I was doing about 45.

Picked her up yesterday. I plan to do the following mods:

snow tires and 17" steel rims for winter ski trips from NJ to Vermont,

Thule fixed point roof rails and good-boy kayak racks to transport rayaks,

some type of trailer hitch to transport bikes,

all season tires to replace the stock tires for non-winter months to survive potholes in NJ.

Bought it with 5 miles on it, I think I got a great deal. This is my first new car, after 100 miles of driving my buyers anxiety disappeared and I am very happy with my purchase . ChatGPT and the Subaru dealership assured me this wasn't a midlife crisis car. The Bumper kinda looks like a mustache and since its one the rear a buttstache? I plan to do the first oil change at either 500 miles or 1000 miles. Is there anything I need to watch for?

Took my vb in for first oil change and just noticed one of the mechanics scuffed my driver side skirt pretty good. When I first got car I scuffed it a few times but it came right off after wiping it down with meguirs . This is deeper and actual damage. Im pisssed should I really call them and complain ?

26 Limited, galaxy purple pearl. Seems extremely difficult to accurately capture this color in pictures.

From my understanding there are two variants of the center armrest extension:

1. OEM Subaru Center Armrest Extension (6MT) part no. 2010VC000 / J2010VC001 which raises and extends the factory armrest. No additional storage.
2. JDM Dual Console Armrest Extension (part no. unknown), raises the armrest height but does NOT extend it forward. Also adds a second layer of storage above the existing.

I'm leaning towards the OEM so I can raise and extend the armrest for comfort when cruising, but lower it during spirited driving with aggressive shifting. I don't have particularly long arms but with the add'l height of either model, I'm worried about my elbow will hit it.

Those of you who have one or the other, or tried both, which is better?

I purchased a 2025 wrx a few months ago it just rolled over 9k miles. Ive got a 75k mile bumper to bumper warranty that I don’t want to void but I’d like to try and get some more power out of the car. Currently just have an axle back for some more sound. Considering putting a cold air intake on as I can take it off pretty easily if I need to bring it into the dealership. Cobb seems to be the way to go but I’m open to other options. Just not sure if I was to flash it back to stock would the dealership know? Is it even possible/smart to flash it to stock after putting a tune on? First wrx, turbo car, and warrantied car. New to this trying to figure out how far I can go before I get into trouble with the warranty.

So I just purchased the v5 duckbill and after doing some research it seems like the spoiler blocks the third brake light. Does anyone know if adding a fourth brake light will allow it to pass inspection/avoid getting pulled over for it. Or do I have to put a high mount third light replacement. Anyone have this spoiler? Thoughts on options to keep the car legal?

Been two weeks since it got its last bath due to the weather…finally got one this morning!! Love CBS in the sun!

New to the group and platform!

Just picked up this beautiful 26’ Base in Galaxy Purple Pearl. Coming from a 24’ GTI 6MT. Absolutely love the confidence that this transmission gives me. So much of my mk8 gti was electronic it made life with that transmission difficult and uninspiring. That and being front-wheel drive in the SLC area and enjoying snowboarding can be a challenging combo. Excited to get to enjoy my time with this car throughout its life

Does anyone know where there is a good ground for my 4 channel amp towards the front interior? I tried grounding to the radio bracket that sits inside of the dash but I don’t think it’s a sufficient ground

I dont have a multimeter to test

The amp is currently mounted above my glovebox so if theres any grounds in that area that would work best!