Will you buy a revised WRX?
l.I will if it has the Legacy drivetrain and a new chassis
2.I will if it has the Legacy drivetrain, a new chassis, and looks good
3.I will if it looks good
4.I won't buy it no matter what it contains or how it looks

make a poll

2. I will if it has the Legacy drivetrain, a new chassis, and looks good

The chassis HAS to be lighter than the GD chassis. Like said, IF they could make the Legacy lighter AND stiffer, they can do that to the Impreza as well.

ummm, and has more power! :D

i'd buy an sti not a wrx

I'd buy an STi B9 not a WRX :lol:

Ya good points, I'd get an STI Impreza or STI Legacy :D

Where's my "If it has a legacy drivetrain and updated interior" option?

Add an Option for just the drivetrain and I will vote. I liked my 04 Wagon, just not the transmission very much.

the poll is lacking, I want the wrx chassis with a new interior and little more power.

I might be in for a WRX with a Legacy drivetrain. Especially with a nice interior and exterior.

I think we can assume the revised WRX will have a new interior(hopefully with good seats). I just wanted to hit the main make or break things a revised WRX might have and see what folks felt. So far it looks like 60% or so place a high value on good styling. Interesting, since the things I value about the WRX have little to do with styling.

Add an Option for just the drivetrain and I will vote. I liked my 04 Wagon, just not the transmission very much.

Word up brother!!

Tranny is the car's Achillies heal.

N

I'd be all over another WRX if it had a new tranny.

My next car is a legacy

suby needs to realize that they are putting a car into the $45,000+ range (canadian dollars) and not giving enough features... sure its looks and rally heritage are enough to justify that $$ for us enthusiests... but they are losing alot of customers due to lack of a few features. for the average consumer, $40,000+ on a car needs certain standard features, such as Navigation. and the option for things such as SMG tranny, and leather. i mean, the Mazda RX-8 is priced in a category lower than the STi, and you get leather, and option for navigation.

i know alot of you arnt going to agree with me or even forgive me for saying this, but for the average consumer, the STi is a rip-off.

that aint going to stop me from buying one tho!

I would disagree dl337j00. The people who are shopping for style and interior features will pick the RX-8. People shopping for outright performance will buy the STi. You can't have a car that wins in every category and still keep the price competitive.

dl337j00,

On the face of it the STi is priced way outa the RX8's league I agree, and yes it doesn't have leather, or nav, but look what it does have.

- A useable trunk
- 4 real doors
- All wheel drive
- Over compinsated brakes
- 50 more horsepower (granted it needs it to make up the weight)

I love the RX8, but since I live in New England and drive 40k miles a year, RWD just doesn't make allot of sense, although, an RX8 + a beater utility car (ie winter), well then now your talking ;)

My next car is a legacy

Can ya get it w/ the STi 6 speed?

N

I am probably one of the only people that hate the sti 6 speed, the gearing in it is absolutly useless.

Give me the RA gears any day over our 6 speed


But since I just bought my wagon and still have 4 more years worth of payments on it, who knows what the 09 legacy will look like or include ;)

I'll buy one if they go back to the GC for design advice, if they throw in a de-tuned STi motor. If they either re-design the 5mt or just solve it with the 6mt.

And if they STOP USING UNDERSTEER. C'mon, how hard could it be to design a car that doesn't understeer like a pig??? What's the first mod everyone does handling wise? bigger rear sway bar to reduce understeer. Mabye subaru should wake up.

I'll buy it if it has a Legacy drivetrain, Legacy interior, ...

Why don't you just go buy a Legacy.

And if they STOP USING UNDERSTEER. C'mon, how hard could it be to design a car that doesn't understeer like a pig??? What's the first mod everyone does handling wise? bigger rear sway bar to reduce understeer. Mabye subaru should wake up.

The wrx awd system inherently understeers. Can't be helped w/o a more expensive drivetrain. Since most drivers dont actually know what under/oversteer is (granted, they know it has something to do with turning...) or what to do about it, SOA doesn't need a pack of idiots oversteering into trees and driving up the cost of insurance. Dialing out a little with a swaybar seems to work for those who want to.

I'm hoping for a retro-bugeye design.

We already know it's not gonna look good.

Why the heck is everyone voting for that choice(s)?

I think a 2.5l drivetrain in the WRX (a la Legacy) is both a good idea, and a natural progression of where the Rex should sit in the lineup. The car would be sportier than the Legacy, yet less expensive (no twin-scroll or 6-speed) than the STi. The WRX would face up against the base and RS Evos, while the STi would take on the MR.

You can't have a car that wins in every category and still keep the price competitive.

bmw M3

bmw M3

There's nothing competitive about the M3 pricing.

These polls never have the option: "I am not rich and dont buy a new car every year. I will buy another car in 5-10 years when this one is old and/or i can afford a new one"

My next suby is going to be the Tribeca.

i will be buying a legacy before a new wrx...so much nicer in appearance and amenities for about the same price...

I think maybe a new or redeveloped drivetrain would be a benefit, but I think subaru has lost site of what the impreza was built for...it's just getting big and heavy now...

i'm not voting cause i dont like the options.

i would rather see options like.

if it perfoms much better.

if it looks better

if it's more refined

if it's still affordable.

i will be buying a legacy before a new wrx...so much nicer in appearance and amenities for about the same price...Not to mention more torque and power and the 5EAT.

Almost all cars understeer because that's whats safer for the average driver.

My next car will be a Legacy GT wagon; I love my WRX but its just too small. (Luckily I can have both since we are a 2-car family and I talked my wife out of buying minivan :banana: ) When the WRX goes I'll likely get something basic just as a city car.

No. My next car will be a roadster.



So if Subaru wants to put that Scrambler concept on the market, they might be able to keep me as a customer.

-Matt

i'm not voting cause i dont like the options.

i would rather see options like.

if it perfoms much better.

if it looks better

if it's more refined

if it's still affordable.

My choice of options is similar: WRX wagon W/ STi components. :banana:

I'm hoping for a retro-bugeye design.

please say your joking.....

Why don't you just go buy a Legacy.

Too big and doesn't handle as well.

please say your joking.....

Some of us love our bugeyes 8)

I went for #2 as well ... Wouldn't mind a revised chassis, and we can only hope on the looks ... Unfortunatly, gone are the days of the 2800lb rides ... Althought it would certainly be sweet, it'll never happen again ... I like the plushness of the Legacy's, but I do think it's not nearly as sporty as the STI/WRX's ...