New impreza Vid

i'm not holding out hope for sti either...........

as said before IMO its death of impreza..........

a mazda 3 with a bodykit is all STi will be..........
 
Lads, if you stop to think what Subaru are trying to achieve (as much as us devoted Impreza fans HATE  :? ), all they trying to do is increase their %%% in market share.  Larger market share - larger sales - larger profits, this is purely business driven - "Bottom Line" stuff.  So enter the new "Hot Hatch" - because as much as we'd hate to admit it, the "Hot Hatch" is the car of the times I'm afraid.  :(  (Well, it's a big % of the market).  They no longer want to cater JUST for the "Boy Racer", or what we like to be called, “The Enthusiast”.  They want to expand their market base to young, up and coming professionals, young families, etc.  I don't like the fact that it’s going that way, cause owning a Impreza makes you feel part of an exclusive club really - you stick out of the crowd, and you are noticed.  Not every Tom, Dick and Harry is going to be driving an Impreza.  :(  Until now…….

I'm sure Subaru thought long and hard about how they may upset their current fan base - but maybe they thought the risk would be worth it, and introducing a "Hot Hatch" to the market, could gain a whole lot more support and create a new fan base – larger numbers – larger return.  It's sad if this is what they are thinking - because guys like us have supported them for the last 12-15+ years.  But like the Bug Eye, everyone hated the new change to the face of the Impreza - and only a couple years later, did they bring out the new redesigned Impreza, and everyone loves them again. I honestly think Subaru are at their "Bug Eye" stage again - introducing something new to the market.  We never know, in a couple years they could go back to the tried and tested Impreza design.

My question is:  Will there be anyone around who'd want to wait and see...???  :dunno:  :ponder:

But at this point, I guess we hang tight and hope that they do something amazing with the WRX and STi designs - I'm sure some will love it, and I'm pretty sure others will hate it. I guess it's a risk Subaru are willing to take.
 
i couldn't see that video unfortunately, but i remember when the bug eye first came out, and how much of a shock it was then. i thought i'd hate it compared to the previous model. but as it grew on me i started liking it and liking it and got used to it. so whats to say i might like this new one to after a while. it might be a good car!
 
I still dont like the Bug Eye, theres 1 or 2 nice exceptions but i still dont like that model line.

They did have a nice concept art of a Hatchback but instead they went all sheep and made it exactly like all the current hatchbacks out there.
 
The real reason Subaru are dropping the WRX from Japland, Australia and Europe is because they want to lower their average nitrogen oxide emissions across their model range. The yanks hate hatches so they gave into them and the Saloon WRX and Hatch is already on sale there. The saloon is almost a carbon copy of the latest Chevrolet (aka Daewoo) Lacetti.

The new STi will look a lot better but its wont look as mean as a full on STi Saloon because the rear three quarters is an awkward design which cannot be cured by spoilers bumpers or fancy lights as they did with the bug eye. I think there will be mass defections to the Dark Side in the coming years as they got their design spot on. The only other alternative is to wait about 4 years and buy yourself an Audi RS4. Comparible fuel consumption to a modded STI, quicker and 414 bhp on 95ul.

I have to agree with Dave Legacy but the new car will be the death of the modern age Subaru sports car unless the introduce a WRX and STI saloon alternative soon and I'm not talking in 3 years time I mean next June at the very latest.

Frawls
 
god thats absolutley rotten, it looks like a mazda 6 thats been made into a hatchback....
 
Well put Frawls,said it all along,carbon copy of the Lacetti,STI hatch will be the only decent scoob,there's is one good thing to come out of it,it just might strenghten the value of the current models,classics included
 
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