Call me crazy (go ahead...), but:
For the first time ever, Honda has gone the turbocharger route for a road-going production sportscar. The result is a healthy 310 PS or 306 hp and 295 lb-ft being churned out by the 2.0L i-VTEC four-cylinder. What’s really caught our attention is the Type-R manages to reach peak hp and peak torque at a mind-boggling 2500 RPM. That translates into a real-world driver being able access all 306 hp instantly, provided they’re already rolling. The fun stops at a rather conservative-for-Honda 7000 RPM. Honda claims the Type-R runs from 0-100 km/h in 5.7 seconds. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was a conservative estimate.
Something doesn't add up. Maybe it's the FWD drivetrain robbing the 0-100km/h run, but the WRX with significantly less power, drivetrain losses, and peak figures coming on at higher-rpm means that this lil' bugger should go faster than that.
Perhaps the 2,500rpm is torque only and not hp? That would make more sense, with peak hp coming on at 7,000rpm in a typical Honda-ish fashion.