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More photos of the 2008 Subaru Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

AutoWeek and Road & Track has photos of the upcoming Version 10 Subaru Impreza, and they include shots of the sedan as well! While the previous images by Motor Trend looked pretty much like artist’s impressions and only showed the hatch, now we somewhat have confirmation that this is how the new Impreza will look like, as these are actual photos. My eyes hurt, what have they done to those tail lights on the hatchback?!

Check after the jump for more photos of both the sedan and hatch variants, including the non-performance version.

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

Impreza Version 10

59 Comments »

  1. normaluser said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 10:41 am

    Reminds me of the Kia Spectra. Unattractive bumpers, headlights, grille, rear lamps.. all of them doesn’t blend well.

    In terms of design, no way this car can beat the latest Evo. Its game over before the competition begins. Don’t know much about performance tho.

  2. renyeo said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 10:52 am

    YAWN !!!

  3. auctioncenter2u said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 10:54 am

    the more you look at it, the more TOYOTA look became.

    SUBARU you are OUT! ….Outdated …..Bad moved. Pui…

  4. BlueChaos said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 11:05 am

    OMG…. Toyota Grille and somehow Ford-like taillights…

  5. aesthari said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 11:12 am

    OMG!!! The Impreza has been raped by Ford and a Harrier!!! Darn, imagine how many people have had their hearts broken just by looking at these pics. The sedan still looks ok, from (and only from) the rear. The hatchback..ewww. The Evo’s our only hope now.

  6. silverfish said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 11:18 am

    Ugh…

  7. proton GL said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 11:45 am

    low ‘wow’ factor

  8. astina4ever said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 11:51 am

    omg harrier butt! hehe…

    Subaru totally lost it this time. The design is not fantastic at all. I hope they rework the bodykit somehow to fix things “better” sigh …

    i seriously prefer version 9 and its design although it has the “flying V” at least its fierce and exciting.

    looks like year 2008 will be EVO X’s year …

  9. Capt Shopalot said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 12:00 pm

    Seems like Subaru is going thru some major facelift for all their future designs
    First impression seems to be more boooo then ohhhhh

  10. ak03 said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 12:11 pm

    it’s really gonna hurt the sales figure. this is bad. i’ll hope they do something in the STI model. better grill, wider wheel arch, skirting and all.

  11. acwa238 said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 12:11 pm

    Yup… I agree… not so much of a Subaru fans, prefer Evo and with this version. It’s game over for any hopes I have left to be attracted by it.

  12. nmh said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 12:15 pm

    all those muscle (fender) ….gone!!. its a toyota corolla

  13. drM said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 12:25 pm

    wait people.

    i thought that sedan is better than the hatchback. a lot better.

    maybe they are rushing to do what Ford is doing, hatchback rules?

  14. w_lighter said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 12:40 pm

    Yucks…. worst Impreza design ever~!!

  15. albagmane said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 12:44 pm

    arggh… the WRX is a hatchback oredi? how bout the sedan version got WRX ah??? y this time launched two versions ah??? and it doesnt look any sporty enough… very uncle-lish looking car… even for the WRX… eeeyer subaru, wat has happened to ur mind??? where are the golden rims tat u usually put on ur previous imprezas???

    i love the flying-vagina impreza!!!

  16. 707 said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 12:46 pm

    SUYOTA UNIMPREZA

  17. wookie00 said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 12:52 pm

    omigod… have they downgraded the car or are my eyes deceiving me. looks like a normal average american sedan. Aiyo…

  18. motherker said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 12:57 pm

    omg!! dats ridiculously outrageously fugly!!
    for me, the flying vagina was the best!!

  19. mynnDAWG said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 1:21 pm

    ouh mann..why subaru…whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

  20. moha774 said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 1:26 pm

    Looks more of a Korean made Cars…omit the logo and emblems.. you wont be surprised that people will think that the car is from KIA

  21. Xoomie said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 1:50 pm

    The side profile kinda reminds me of the current 3 series

  22. mohdashraf81 said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 2:03 pm

    not so nice la but of course its subaru la….

  23. 20v_ke35 said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 2:13 pm

    after all the steroid body look, they came out with this sh*t??? NOOOOOOOO…..
    please tell me I’m dreaming…….please….anyone?

  24. kei9 said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 2:14 pm

    still do not feeling it!

  25. toxicboy said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 2:25 pm

    subaru baru..sedan looks a bit better than the hatchback. but still, no impact.

  26. ingolstadt said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 2:32 pm

    Mitsubishi must’ve have infiltrated into Subaru ….. OMG

  27. Phisto said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 3:09 pm

    Ok fire the designers now! Well done toyota.. errr i mean subaru! Now everyone will buy an Evo.

    Anyway I think iswara looks better. Excuse me while i go puke.

  28. mr_em said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 3:18 pm

    sack the Subaru designers now, before you become another @#$#$^%&* car manufacturer that will go bust!!! dare I say which one…

    on another note, surely someone out there can design a better car for Subaru… although technically i do not doubt Subaru’s engineering abilities…

  29. Denniz said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 3:32 pm

    Look more like a Wagon than Hatch to me. =/

  30. proton GL said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 4:16 pm

    the car looks lazy, not agressive at all,

  31. szw said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 4:24 pm

    it look so american

  32. mytouch said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 5:22 pm

    what the hell happen to subaru designer?This car totally stinck…Even our Potong Gen-2 is good looking then this car…OMG…I bet if in reality Bunta Fujiwara (Initial-D) also will never buy this car…

  33. mytouch said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 5:33 pm

    OMG…what the hell happen to subaru designer?This car totally stinck…Even our Potong Gen-2 is good looking then this car…OMG…I bet if in reality Bunta Fujiwara (Initial-D) also will never buy this car…

  34. mytouch said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 5:34 pm

    OMG……what the hell happen to subaru designer?This car totally stinck…Even our Potong Gen-2 is good looking then this car…OMG…I bet if in reality Bunta Fujiwara (Initial-D) also will never buy this car…

  35. kruzer said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 6:03 pm

    This is worse than the bug-eye WRX which they quickly fixed with a face lift.
    How can they face lift this? The Impreza has to look agressive. It has lost its DNA…. booring.. Not that I can afford 1 in boleh tax country.

    At least Evo looking better with each evolution! Not that I like Mitsu…

  36. bugbear said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 7:08 pm

    wahahaha~ ford impreza???

  37. ab said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 9:39 pm

    The wagon looks like a Mazda 3, the old imprezas looks so much better than this (bug eye inc)!

  38. familyman said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 10:49 pm

    WTF… subaru gone bananaaaa…! so are they gonna use this in WRC.. can be the laughing stock!

  39. aksMs said,

    April 3, 2007 @ 10:58 pm

    Subaru has gone MAD!!! Very un-Subaru. Totally ridiculous!

  40. fandango said,

    April 4, 2007 @ 1:45 am

    ayoyo…subaru designers have lost the plot…i still prefer the first gen wrx design…

  41. tHe CuLpRit said,

    April 4, 2007 @ 4:59 am

    aiyoohh… like this i prefer the bug eye la.. looks more menacing..

    and the hatchback, well i think mazda 3 or even satria neo looks better

    and when u compare this with the new Evo, *sigh*.. mitsu gona be laughin!

    sad cos im a huge subaru fan…. just hope the chassis and handling will be out of this world.

  42. tHe CuLpRit said,

    April 4, 2007 @ 5:01 am

    but i must add, the interior looks much more appealing..

  43. Akazamabamaboo said,

    April 4, 2007 @ 8:32 am

    What the deuce were they thinking???!!!

  44. joeyzizul78 said,

    April 4, 2007 @ 9:00 am

    How can this happen????? how they gonna compete with Evo 10………? Even NEo is more beauty than this…….! 1 star only……

  45. I my said,

    April 4, 2007 @ 10:54 am

    I still don’t like it……..duh…

  46. KL-ATR said,

    April 4, 2007 @ 4:09 pm

    They fixed the Tribeca and totally killed the Impreza!!! Ugliest Japanese car award is waiting for the launching.

  47. tHe CuLpRit said,

    April 5, 2007 @ 7:37 am

    nvm la… wait for facelift.. neways im off to Motor Image to buy d current Impreza b4 its phased out.. lol

  48. KL-ATR said,

    April 6, 2007 @ 8:36 am

    Dang… I still can’t get over this new Impreza!!! It looks more Daewoo than Subaru! Maybe the designer was from Daewoo…

  49. mynnDAWG said,

    April 6, 2007 @ 2:53 pm

    Naza will come out with its redention of STi ver10 Naza Sportivo edition hehe…

    yucky as hell..

  50. I my said,

    April 7, 2007 @ 4:09 pm

    same one hv said this car is like for our mom used it to go to market.

  51. New Subaru Impreza launched in Japan said,

    June 6, 2007 @ 3:49 am

    [...] been launched in Japan, and we now know that the JDM market only gets the hatchback. Apparently the sedan is exclusively for the US market only, though I am sure some units will somehow find it’s way [...]

  52. acbc said,

    June 6, 2007 @ 9:09 am

    Crystal tail lights? Yucks! Very Ah Beng now…

  53. kei9 said,

    June 6, 2007 @ 9:18 am

    acbc said,
    June 6, 2007 @ 9:09 am

    Crystal tail lights? Yucks! Very Ah Beng now…

    how bout the saab them….also got crystal lamp..

  54. mfg030380 said,

    June 6, 2007 @ 5:41 pm

    Subaru’s fans going to cry!!!

  55. altimate said,

    June 6, 2007 @ 11:26 pm

    The hatch looks like a rebadged Mazda, while the sedan looks like of a Korean flavour.. disappointing..
    The interior looks pretty good though, eh?.. especially the black interior.. wow!!

  56. kimikim said,

    June 7, 2007 @ 6:10 pm

    yucks… wat happen to impreza these days? totally ugly

  57. CF Import Auto said,

    June 18, 2007 @ 10:50 pm

    Oh my GoD!!!! What are the designers thinking! Toyota mix Ford mix KIA!!!! KIA!!!! Pls no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Now everyone line up and buy a Version 8 or 9 from me…..

    Muahahahahhaa

  58. phylixng said,

    June 30, 2007 @ 12:53 pm

    i love subaru all the while. the previous design makes me feels that impreza is a powerful machine. if we dont pay attention on the design. the performance also can make u feel high and forgive bout the design. but i finally feel disapointed with the 1st impression of the new impreza. but i’ll still support impreza, wait and see the performance. i hope she wont disapoint me once more. better give us some surprise on the engine.

  59. TAG Turbo0 said,

    November 14, 2007 @ 5:33 pm

    very bad

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