Nice car and I am sure it will grow on people like the bug eye 02 first came out.

NICE

:)

I'm still not sold on it..
How long for the sedan?

im diggin it. took a while before the bugeyes and other models to start appealing to me.. just a matter of time!

I like it, still rather the sedan.

Tomorrow I'll take my JDM STi GRB (I live in JDM :P ) 17" White.

:invasion:

we're getting either this or the Evo X as our company car, going to wait and drive then both in the same day and make our choice...

I really like my sedan.

I think the redesign is a sign of the times. I live in the Seattle area, but I work abroad now. Usually in Europe, Asia, and Africa approx 15-18 days a month. What else is there really. Being an international cargo pilot, I am usually laying over in places, like Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfort, Accra, Lagos, Johannesburg, Riyadh, Shanghai, Tokyo, Bangkok, etc.

Especially in Europe, the majority of the cars in the same class as Subaru, are going to the hatchback versions. If you look at the new Peugot's, Citroens, Opel's. Their flagship performance models are going to hatches. I don't mind it at all. I always wished Subaru would make a Wagon STI back when they first introduced them in '04. I have previously owned a '01 2.5 RS two door, and an '03 WRX four door.

Also those of you that are complaining about the new price adjustments for the '08's, a little FYI. In Holland, a new '08 STI with taxes and fee's is approx. 70,000 Euro's. The Euro is trading today at 1,00E = $1.4809

New '08 STI bought in Holland at 70,000Euros including VAT + Taxes = $103,663. Proud and Thankful to be a US citizen. The VAT (value added tax) is a real killer now in Europe, just put into law January 01, 2007. Just watched a BBC report last month how '07 was the worst year for car purchases in Europe, majority of people bought cars in '06 to avoid the VAT.

This post being written at the New World Mayfair hotel, Shanghai, China Saturday Feb 02, at 1145am.

I agree w/ Romp, the rest of the world is in love with the Hatch. The US is just slow to catch on. The other major rally players have all been running hatches for some time.

My Subie ownership schedule has included a bug-eye Black Wagon, a WRBlue STi sedan and now an '08 Lightning Red WRX Hatch. I have loved each one and this one is no different. The handling is soft and needs tuning without doubt but I like the look to the point that my wife is starting to get sick of hearing me say "look at that pretty lil' red car".

I expect that once people start driving them and the mods start to really roll they will take off. It's a great platform and really it just got better. All of the reasons people loved the previous versions still apply plus there is new ones.

People just hate change.

But darn my car is pretty. :)

I am a big fan of the new STI. Will be reviewing it shortly to see how it drives, but from a style perspective, I think its a hit in and out. Especially if we could get those damn recaros in it

daalis...any pics of your LR WRX hatch, please?