New MY06 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
05-31-2005, 01:19 PM
#61
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I dont understand how so many people find it attractive?! It is the single least attractive 4 door sedan I have EVER seen. Products like this make me glad I am getting out of the automotive design program.
05-31-2005, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Imprezer
It's ok. But I don't like how "smooth" the front bumper is. Not aggressive enough...
FMIC/remove the scoop & the Fugly wing and you have a sleeper
05-31-2005, 03:52 PM
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I don't like it, but... some cars look MUCH better in person than they do in pictures. Some people already said this about the Tribeca, which looks ungly in pictures too. Based on the pics, however, the new Impreza looks worse than the outgoing model. But then again, many magazines bashed the bugeye styling in 2002 and Subaru listened. If me moan enough, we might get something better for '08... BUT I WANT A GOOD LOOKIN' IMPREZA NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
05-31-2005, 05:08 PM
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Subaru has the most massive inferiority complex in the automotive industry.
2001 "The Impreza doesn't have a unique personality." Give it bug-eyes.
2003 "It looks like a Dodge Neon." Give it pinched-eyes.
2005 "It looks like a Hyundai." Rip off Saab, and/or Alpha-romeo, and Toyota.
2006 "The Impreza doesn't have a unique personality." Seek counseling.
2001 "The Impreza doesn't have a unique personality." Give it bug-eyes.
2003 "It looks like a Dodge Neon." Give it pinched-eyes.
2005 "It looks like a Hyundai." Rip off Saab, and/or Alpha-romeo, and Toyota.
2006 "The Impreza doesn't have a unique personality." Seek counseling.
The new legacy and the forester sti look great... but this.... ugh.
05-31-2005, 07:10 PM
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Odd,
Looking on the Japan site at the WR STi , it dosent look anything like this.
Also, anyone notice the scoop isnt as tall? Something wrong with that. There is a reason they increased the WRX one. Also the hood split. Wouldnt that cause less air to actually get into that scoop? (IE wedge through the air pushing it to sides)
If thie were going to be the NEXT Subaru released in the US, wouldnt there be a nice big plaque telling all the details?
The bugeye WRXs are ugly but this is a step below them.
04's and 05s are a good, especially the STi's.
Will belive this only after it is released.
Looking on the Japan site at the WR STi , it dosent look anything like this.
Also, anyone notice the scoop isnt as tall? Something wrong with that. There is a reason they increased the WRX one. Also the hood split. Wouldnt that cause less air to actually get into that scoop? (IE wedge through the air pushing it to sides)
If thie were going to be the NEXT Subaru released in the US, wouldnt there be a nice big plaque telling all the details?
The bugeye WRXs are ugly but this is a step below them.
04's and 05s are a good, especially the STi's.
Will belive this only after it is released.
05-31-2005, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Flip C
Odd,
Looking on the Japan site at the WR STi , it dosent look anything like this.
Also, anyone notice the scoop isnt as tall? Something wrong with that. There is a reason they increased the WRX one. Also the hood split. Wouldnt that cause less air to actually get into that scoop? (IE wedge through the air pushing it to sides)
If thie were going to be the NEXT Subaru released in the US, wouldnt there be a nice big plaque telling all the details?
The bugeye WRXs are ugly but this is a step below them.
04's and 05s are a good, especially the STi's.
Will belive this only after it is released.
Looking on the Japan site at the WR STi , it dosent look anything like this.
Also, anyone notice the scoop isnt as tall? Something wrong with that. There is a reason they increased the WRX one. Also the hood split. Wouldnt that cause less air to actually get into that scoop? (IE wedge through the air pushing it to sides)
If thie were going to be the NEXT Subaru released in the US, wouldnt there be a nice big plaque telling all the details?
The bugeye WRXs are ugly but this is a step below them.
04's and 05s are a good, especially the STi's.
Will belive this only after it is released.
I'm not sure if I'm looking at the same WR STi as you but it looks more or less like our (US) current STi. I'm looking at http://www.subaru.co.jp/impreza/wrlimited/.
Its hard to tell if the scoop is taller or not. It appears to have more of the bug eye 02+ rounded look, however, it might be wider given that there are now 5 vertical fins (instead of 4 on the STi hood scoop and 3 on the WRX). Again, hard to say without more pics from different angles.
About the less air through the front grille hing... I think its trivial. That's like saying the GGB revised grille is superior over the original one because it had a rounder look and hence was more aerodynamic. And what abou the pink STi badge? Isn't that blocking air? If you notice on the 02 model as well as this purported 06 model (and probably the models in between), there is a fat plastic block smack dab in the middle of the grille. That's blocking air too, well, at least to the hood latch.
whatever, sorry if i'm being an ***. I'm just as disappointed as everyone else about the looks. Even with the 2.5 L engine and around 250 hp (?) it still won't have a 6 speed (either w/ an overdrive or tighter ratios). Bah.
05-31-2005, 08:32 PM
#71
Originally Posted by burndtjamb
Huh?
I'm not sure if I'm looking at the same WR STi as you but it looks more or less like our (US) current STi. I'm looking at http://www.subaru.co.jp/impreza/wrlimited/.
I'm not sure if I'm looking at the same WR STi as you but it looks more or less like our (US) current STi. I'm looking at http://www.subaru.co.jp/impreza/wrlimited/.
05-31-2005, 09:03 PM
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I was referring to the hood scoop and not front grill (air induction)
And as is, unless they mass produce it is nothing more than a proto type. Of which, crap loads are made. How aobut a 2 door convertiable Subaru? Seen the pics but not the car.
Odd that I cant find the article I OG found on the WR, it had a white version not a blue.
And as is, unless they mass produce it is nothing more than a proto type. Of which, crap loads are made. How aobut a 2 door convertiable Subaru? Seen the pics but not the car.
Odd that I cant find the article I OG found on the WR, it had a white version not a blue.
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05-31-2005, 09:41 PM
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Double thumbs down...as in 2...as in number 2
OMG! 
Well, nice to know that the guy who designed the Aztek found another job!
WTF with that transformer-inspired front grill and laser-cannon tail lights? Looks like a contraption from an anime film gone horribly wrong.
And they're gonna run that monstrosity in the WRC!?!
rofl
(I'm embarrassed)
Well, nice to know that the guy who designed the Aztek found another job!
WTF with that transformer-inspired front grill and laser-cannon tail lights? Looks like a contraption from an anime film gone horribly wrong.
And they're gonna run that monstrosity in the WRC!?!
rofl
(I'm embarrassed)
06-01-2005, 06:41 AM
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ALthough it does look better then the drawings I've seen I have to say that I F***ing hate it! I don't want a big mangina on my front grill. Front bumper looks all soft and sweet and the taillights, OMG, the taillights make me want to cry.
Subaru is dropping the ball IMO and I am upset by it. Boohoo.
Subaru is dropping the ball IMO and I am upset by it. Boohoo.
06-01-2005, 06:52 AM
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This better not make it to production! It seems as if they took the B9 Tribeca front grille and moded it for the Impreza! Legacy 2.5GT Wagon in my future plans if this type of design sees the light of day!