RE: New Subaru WRX revealed

[tbtstt]

I definately prefer the front end to the last generation, so thats a plus in my eyes. The "new" design isn't as compact as I was hoping for though (thought Subaru said the WRX/WRX STI would be smaller, not bigger?) and I'm not blown away by that rear either.

Still, this is just the WRX. Will wait to see what the STI looks like before I dismiss it...

[5 o'clock tea]

tbtstt said:

Still, this is just the WRX. Will wait to see what the STI looks like before I dismiss it...

Used to be a big fan of the scooby, but I believe they've lost it year after year in terms of design.

Having said that, it is true we will have to wait until the STI is revealed!

[GravelBen]

HonestIago said:

...Now the WRX is barely on pace with a golf GTi and the STi beaten by the M135i/S3 which are similarly priced yet better in almost every way.

Pricing must vary a lot around the world... here in NZ the current STI will cost you $70k, compared with $88k for a manual 135i before you even think about the (quite extensive) options list. 26% extra certainly isn't similar to me - power/torque/weight figures are all pretty similar though.

A WRX here is $50k, compared with $60k for a Golf GTI which also happens to be 45bhp down, lacking 4wd and only slightly lighter.

Of course 'better' is a pretty subjective thing too - whats more important, the driving experience or soft feeling plastic?

Edited by GravelBen on Thursday 21st November 11:45

[Ali_T]

Very much aimed at the US market this, and it's not , as has been said, the STI. That should be over 300bhp, but would still need to be under £30k here to compete. Looks are….well…very Subaru. Is there a hatch version as well?

[M@1975]

urgh, that looks pretty awful.

[El Shafto]

Looks no where near as good as the WRX concept released earlier in the year... such a disappointing departure.

[flatso]

GranCab said:

Best looking Subaru ever ... I bought a JDM Legacy Turbo new from David Hendry in Malmesbury in 1998 - traded in my trusty Impreza Turbo for it

Yeah, the Legacy generation after that (the one right before the present Legacy) looked pretty good as well, especially as a wagon. That said, these are actually one of the extremly few Subaru models that actually looked decent (along with the BRZ). With this in mind I'm not sure why everyone is disspointed with the looks of the new one, a good looking Subaru is historically speaking an exception. The one presented now in LA is rather the norm.

[robman23]

Well I must agree it is just plain ugly. Keep flogging that dead horse Subaru! Well done

[zeppelin101]

Was the WRX concept ever tabled as potentially a new Impreza?

It may be that it's a different project. Maybe even the next incarnation of the BRZ? Proportions don't look too dissimilar from the photos.

[GS88]

All would have been fine if it had a premium German badge...

[dukebox9reg]

What like this? (with a bit of MG6 thrown in at the rear)

[Ali_T]

Shall we play Spot The Difference:

[Andy ap]

May i be the only one to say Fantastic, Bloody brilliant thank you.........Quad exhausts, while tacky in their own right on a four pot at least means the owners wont be dragging around dustbins under their cars...Oh wait no it means they can have two. Oh crap!

[iloveboost]

JHarveyvRS said:

Well thats just plain ugly!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I can't see how that looks ugly to you. It's a car. It's a Japanese car. It's a Japanese saloon car with sporty wheels and a bodykit. It looks like the new Impreza WRX!
What EXACTLY were you expecting? Keira Knightley in car based form? A baby F-type? A Ferrari FF lookalike? The car based visual personification of perfection? The first concept car design put straight into production?
The first concept car design is just there to get us all excited before they inevitably dissapoint us with a slightly dissapointing final 'concept' car that IS the production car.
I sympathise with them. If I was in charge of a big car company the last thing I would say is 'Guys, make me the craziest, most awesome looking car ever that you think looks amazing and edgy!'
What if nobody in management or focus groups likes it?
What if it's put into production anyway?
What if profits plummet?
What if management fire me?
No I'd say 'guys make it look a bit like the other cars but like ours but a bit more modern, I've got a big mortgage to pay'. You just haven't though this comment through fully have you?!

[radio man]

It's about as exciting as an MG Magnette with a body kit

[GravelBen]

It looks far better than the overinflated blob people seem to like on the thread about the next Civic Type-R.



And now someone is saying its a bad thing that it looks vaguely similar to the gen4 Legacy, which is one of the better looking cars Subaru has produced?

To be fair, all of its competition seems to get slated for ugliness as well.

Edited by GravelBen on Thursday 21st November 19:47

[Coolbanana]

Never liked the looks of any Subaru but this in WRX STi form could look good imo. May well be the first Subaru I'd actually consider if I was in the market for a German alternative.

[Welshwonder]

kingmalik786 said:

They must be having a laugh golf r gt more bhp than that

Yes, but who'd buy a golf??

Bit bland, but I think it has potential. Look forward to seeing the STi.
Oh, and I thought GT86/BRZ wheels looked cheap...!

[Ordinary_Chap]

El Shafto said:

Looks no where near as good as the WRX concept released earlier in the year... such a disappointing departure.

That looks bloody sensational, if they made that they could put my name down for one!

The new one just looks plain and boring.

Shame

[Poopipe]

Its the first one since the early classics that doesn't look like its been driven through halfords bling section so for that they deserve credit.its supposed to be a boggo saloon with a turbo bolted to it and thats what im seeing here

The wrx has never been fast - 240brake seems about right. Im sure the sti will output 350ish like the last one and be extremely quick.