Look, just because the WRX Sport Wagon is ugly doesn’t mean it’s embarrassing. It’s ugly in an inoffensive way, even with that goofy air scoop atop its hood and that upside-down Ford Edsel grille. It elicits gentle smiles, not ridicule. Think of it as a homely, but talented and precocious child.
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The WRX Sport Wagon comes with what Subaru calls “symmetrical all-wheel drive.” That means power is transmitted from the car’s engine to all four wheels at once. That gives you better traction than regular all-wheel drive, which shifts power from wheel to wheel — “from the wheels that slip to the wheels that grip” — as needed.