CARTOP Magazine carries this illustration of the upcoming 2008 Subaru Impreza STi (the top yellow car), a more powerful version of the recently announced Impreza S-GT in Japan, the equivalent of the vanilla WRX in current S204 Impreza terms.
The bumper design has it’s wide air intakes split into three instead of having one wide one in the middle, and the fog lamps have gone missing, presumably to save some weight. Fenders are wider too probably to make way for a wider track.
The 2008 Subaru Impreza STi will be revealed to the world in flesh at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show this October.
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Looks good but no previous Impreza’s DNA.
It ain’t a Subaru. Believe me, it’s a facelift for old Kia Rio.
Really nice and can’t wait for it. I’m sure it will compete with Mitsubishi’s Evo X.
Cheers all.
the impreza is dead, long live the evo!
I think the design is ok, just the front grill suxs.. If they change the grill into more aggressive, maybe can sale a bit..
it still looks ugly.
subaru is going fugly these days.. i rather get the previous model but without the aeroplane grill la..
i think subaru got some problem with it marketing n produt portpotioning, i never heard a model from subaru that could sell out load in the market like KIA, TOYOTA or HONDA… something is really2 wrong with subaru this day
ooo… i miss the gold rims on imprezas… but undeniable, the headlights are sexy…
Looks like an everyday hatch, with ah-beng’s touch..
Still find the previous (pre & post-bugeye) better looking. This one is trying to hard to looks good. In looks department, Evo X wins.
destory impreza fans ~ …. no more rally cars feel ~ like street sedan ~ …
There is more to the car than looks. It could be a really good car to drive.
2 important things to note
- the NA engine Impreza gets a useful power increase to 103KW from 92kW. The previous generation models were a bit underpowered. 92kW to haul a 1320kg+ car around is asking a bit.
- they have got rid of the SportsWagon “hatch” and replaced it with a Euro-style hatch. I like the wagon-like hatch as it was a very useful car to move things in. I guess Subaru is trying to move people who want a small wagon onto the Forester.
Am I the only one who likes the bug-eyed model? I have one in the form of the RV hatch and I think it looks better than the model that replaced it. IMHO only the current model Impreza with the koala-nose grill looks as good.
the current impreza is much much better looking…. (even the Evo X is better)
problem with some japanese designer they are to much on details, too much time spent n designing grille, too much time spent dash board, making thing much too elaborate,
forgetting designing the basic shape of whole car is which capable of a great impact visually,
the evo 10 for example they concentrate on how the whole shape look like,
that what makes it different
copy civic headlights….
haha…subaru ran out of ideas…
The forever hideous Subaru. There’s really no point discussing which Subaru is better looking. But, hey, beauty comes from within right eh?
for more pics of this new impreza…check out nihoncar.com…grille looks improved with less chrome…(the chrome version might be for US market
)
us like chrome v much….. :p
its looks fail to atttact most!
the S204 looks better!
Still ugly…. The yellow color scheme with black rims reminds me of Civic EK Type Rs