Subaru cars with highest top speed

Top 40 fastest Subaru cars in the world. Updated May 2025.

Top speed is, probably, the first performance metric that comes to mind when comparing fast cars.

Top speed depends on balance between engine power and aerodynamic drag - the more power and less drag, the higher the top speed.

High speed stability also matters, since too low downforce can lead to loss of control at speed.

In recent years high performance cars have been tailored for track performance, which, unavoidably, reduces top speed. Therefore the overall top speed is used less in supercar comparisons.

Despite this shift to increased downforce, modern supercars are faster than their predecessors - all thanks to dramatic increase in engine power over the past few decades.

# make & model Speed (mph)▼ Image
1. 2019 Subaru WRX STI S209 162 Photo of 2019 Subaru WRX STI S209
2. 2005 Subaru Impreza S203 162 Photo of 2005 Subaru Impreza S203
3. 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Type RA 162 Photo of 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Type RA
4. 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX STi 158 Photo of 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
5. 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 158 Photo of 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
6. 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI WR1 158 Photo of 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI WR1
7. 2010 Subaru WRX STI sedan 158 Photo of 2010 Subaru WRX STI sedan
8. 2014 Subaru WRX STI 158 Photo of 2014 Subaru WRX STI
9. 2018 Subaru WRX STI Type RA 158 Photo of 2018 Subaru WRX STI Type RA
10. 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STI Version 157 Photo of 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STI Version
11. 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Type RA-R 155 Photo of 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Type RA-R
12. 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C 155 Photo of 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C
13. 2000 Subaru Impreza P1 155 Photo of 2000 Subaru Impreza P1
14. 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX 155 Photo of 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX
15. 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 330S 155 Photo of 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 330S
16. 2006 Subaru Impreza RB320 155 Photo of 2006 Subaru Impreza RB320
17. 1991 Subaru SVX LSL 155 Photo of 1991 Subaru SVX LSL
18. 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Spec C 155 Photo of 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Spec C
19. 2010 Subaru Cosworth Impreza CS400 155 Photo of 2010 Subaru Cosworth Impreza CS400
20. 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI tS 155 Photo of 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI tS
21. 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STi 155 Photo of 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
22. 1989 Subaru Legacy 155 Photo of 1989 Subaru Legacy
23. 2007 Subaru Impreza S-GT 152 Photo of 2007 Subaru Impreza S-GT
24. 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 152 Photo of 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
25. 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 152 Photo of 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
26. 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.0 150 Photo of 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.0
27. 2002 Subaru Impreza Turbo STI PPP 150 Photo of 2002 Subaru Impreza Turbo STI PPP
28. 2014 Subaru WRX 150 Photo of 2014 Subaru WRX
29. 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX Type R STI 149 Photo of 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX Type R STI
30. 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX 148 Photo of 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX
31. 2003 Subaru Legacy Wagon 3.0R 147 Photo of 2003 Subaru Legacy Wagon 3.0R
32. 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX 146 Photo of 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX
33. 2015 Subaru SJ Forester XT 146 Photo of 2015 Subaru SJ Forester XT
34. 2004 Subaru Liberty GT 145 Photo of 2004 Subaru Liberty GT
35. 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2.5 145 Photo of 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2.5
36. 2022 Subaru WRX 145 Photo of 2022 Subaru WRX
37. 1998 Subaru Impreza GT Turbo 144 Photo of 1998 Subaru Impreza GT Turbo
38. 1999 Subaru Impreza RB5 144 Photo of 1999 Subaru Impreza RB5
39. 1996 Subaru Impreza GT 4WD 143 Photo of 1996 Subaru Impreza GT 4WD
40. 2007 Subaru Impreza GB270 143 Photo of 2007 Subaru Impreza GB270

Sources

Car & Driver (1, 30, 35, 36), FastestLaps.com (2-7, 10-29, 32, 33, 39, 40), Auto Bild (8), Motortrend (9), Automobil Revue (31), Motor (34), EVO (37, 38)

List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 05/26/2025, last addition - Subaru Impreza WRX.