2008 subaru impreza hatch
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2008 subaru impreza hatch
seen this on rs25.com http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/354/C7605/
and this http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/...y-gti-fighter/
and this http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/...y-gti-fighter/
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I dont like. First the dog nose now this? where are they going with this? I am glad I bought my sti when i did cause if this is what i have to look forward to then subaru will not make anymore money off of me.
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this will only be for the n/a hatch no other model will look like that.
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Re read the article it says different
Originally Posted by shaggadelic
this will only be for the n/a hatch no other model will look like that.
I would re read both articles and I quote
"The article indicates that a sedan model will no longer be offered, and selection will be limited to three- and five-door hatchbacks. Entry-level models will get a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated boxer engine with 170 horsepower. A more powerful STi turbocharged model will offer 300 horsepower."
"Subaru is expected to launch the next generation of Imprezas for their 2008 model year, this time around, they're throwing the sedan out the window and only offering the vehicle in three- and five-door hatchback editions."
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/...y-gti-fighter/
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That car isnt going to replace the Impreza at all. That is the proto for the next LEGACY not the Impreza. That blog post has it all wrong.
The Subaru B5-TPH is a stylish coupe/wagon/crossover concept that Subaru stresses is not the next Impreza. Its main focus is not the exterior styling so much as Subaru's Turbo Parallel Hybrid (TPH) powertrain, which is linked to the company's trademark symmetrical four-wheel-drive system. That's a shame, since the B5-TPH is the best-looking vehicle to come out of Subaru's studios in some time.
TPH places a thin electric motor generator between the car's 2.0-liter Miller-cycle flat-four turbo engine and the automatic transmission. The Miller-cycle technology, which we last saw in the mid-1990s Mazda Millenia near-luxury sedan, improves engine efficiency by reducing pumping losses due to a power stroke that is longer than the compression stroke. Often, this system makes an engine unresponsive at low speeds, but with the electric motor, Subaru claims, standing-start torque is better than even the turbocharged Impreza WRX's. The generator also acts as an engine-assist to boost fuel economy. The combined output is 256 hp and 253 lb-ft of torque.
Subaru says while there are no plans to build a car that looks like the B5-TPH (which sits on a modified Legacy platform), some variation of TPH is likely for production, maybe in the Legacy or Forester, by 2007.
http://www.automobilemag.com/future_...subaru_legacy/
The Subaru B5-TPH is a stylish coupe/wagon/crossover concept that Subaru stresses is not the next Impreza. Its main focus is not the exterior styling so much as Subaru's Turbo Parallel Hybrid (TPH) powertrain, which is linked to the company's trademark symmetrical four-wheel-drive system. That's a shame, since the B5-TPH is the best-looking vehicle to come out of Subaru's studios in some time.
TPH places a thin electric motor generator between the car's 2.0-liter Miller-cycle flat-four turbo engine and the automatic transmission. The Miller-cycle technology, which we last saw in the mid-1990s Mazda Millenia near-luxury sedan, improves engine efficiency by reducing pumping losses due to a power stroke that is longer than the compression stroke. Often, this system makes an engine unresponsive at low speeds, but with the electric motor, Subaru claims, standing-start torque is better than even the turbocharged Impreza WRX's. The generator also acts as an engine-assist to boost fuel economy. The combined output is 256 hp and 253 lb-ft of torque.
Subaru says while there are no plans to build a car that looks like the B5-TPH (which sits on a modified Legacy platform), some variation of TPH is likely for production, maybe in the Legacy or Forester, by 2007.
http://www.automobilemag.com/future_...subaru_legacy/
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Originally Posted by 4080wrx
I would re read both articles and I quote
"The article indicates that a sedan model will no longer be offered, and selection will be limited to three- and five-door hatchbacks. Entry-level models will get a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated boxer engine with 170 horsepower. A more powerful STi turbocharged model will offer 300 horsepower."
"Subaru is expected to launch the next generation of Imprezas for their 2008 model year, this time around, they're throwing the sedan out the window and only offering the vehicle in three- and five-door hatchback editions."
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/...y-gti-fighter/
"The article indicates that a sedan model will no longer be offered, and selection will be limited to three- and five-door hatchbacks. Entry-level models will get a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated boxer engine with 170 horsepower. A more powerful STi turbocharged model will offer 300 horsepower."
"Subaru is expected to launch the next generation of Imprezas for their 2008 model year, this time around, they're throwing the sedan out the window and only offering the vehicle in three- and five-door hatchback editions."
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/04/...y-gti-fighter/
