PROS
• Classic WRX feel
• Engine loves getting to redline
• Plenty of room
CONS
• New but feels old
• Weak brakes
• Needs more power
The WRX proved to be a tricky competitor at this year’s PVOTY competition. The thing is flawed—in both obvious and not so obvious ways. Yet it’s difficult to dismiss a performance car that’s so food critic Pete Wells caused a stir by dissing Brooklyn’s venerable chop house, Peter Luger. He argued Luger had lost it: “After I’ve paid, there is the unshakable sense that I’ve been scammed.” I counter—and a recent trip confirmed—that Luger’s steaks are what they’ve always been. Same is true of the new WRX.
