New JDM mag of Facelifted Impreza STi

http://tinypic.com/1tpt7l

that's not it. :(

Bob

This is the first non-photochopped image that looks believable to me. Probably the real thing?

Now if we only knew if it will be a JDM/UDM simultanious roll-out, or if we'll be a year behind again...

read on a uk forum nov 05 for them.

not bad IMO....

I just can't see Subaru releasing a update with almost all the same features as the 05's. At least change the rims, and a few more body parts. Hell probbaly the interior is the same.

jruben4, why would you say that's non-photoshopped. It almost certantly is.

Here's a clue. Any picture of the car that doesn't include a real background is going to be photoshopped.

If that's the new Impreza, Subaru hardly needed to hire a new esteemed designer to turn out that facelift. A student could have done it. :)

Looks much better than the Edsel-like photoshop monstrosity that was created by the Limey rags a few months back...

Damn Subaru, just leave the current car alone and try to bring out the all-new version ASAP!

You're right, bull3964, it probably was edited on photoshop. What I meant was it isn't the same photochopped variation that we've seen 100 iterations of, all with the same guy driving from the STi brochure, on either left or right side of car...

how come the two hoods are different if its supposed to be so accurate?

better than the other chops though IMO.

I think the top picture is supposed to be what the new WRC car will look like. I think when they unveil the new Impreza WRC in Mexico it will give us a glimpse into the future of the road-going model.

I'd have to see the thing in some actual real pictures before I pass judgement on it.

crappy photoshop.

I already posted pictures of the new wrc car, this is obviously a photoshop... it is not what the new sti will look like, it may be similar but it is not offical in the slightest.

I sorta like it; not that radically different cosmetically from the '05. However, if they don't bump up the power I'm liking the Evo IX more and more.

Photo chop but probably close. I read a year ago the WRX/STI was just to recieve a "freshening" I expect more change than that though.

I dunno...:(

It would look better, if there wasn't that extra fin on the grill.


-Mark
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At least it looks better than the last STi picture making the rounds.....this actually looks decent IMO.

Best looking totally unsubstantiated photoshop yet.

Don't make up your minds until we get something official people. I'd hate to have any of you on a jury for me.

yeah, its actually NOT horrible! :eek:

I wish they'd go back to the '04 BBS wheels. I never did like the 05 BBS wheels much.

What is the purpose of that extra hood vent beneith the intercooler scoop in the rally cars? Why can't we have that on the domestic version - too much engine erosion from the elements? Looks good.

I wish they'd go back to the '04 BBS wheels. I never did like the 05 BBS wheels much. Other than the lug spacing... what's the difference?

What is the purpose of that extra hood vent beneith the intercooler scoop in the rally cars? Why can't we have that on the domestic version - too much engine erosion from the elements? Looks good.
The WRC car uses an FMIC.. air ducted from the FMIC exits through the vent, and for the most part, is shoved up over the hoodscoop. The air that does enter the hoodscoop probably serves to cool the engine compartment.

all i have to do it put some lower eyelids on the 04-05 and change out the grill....

It looks like all the other photochopped ones :confused:

yup...don't see any difference!

Uh repost? http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=723236

i thought we already saw this chop??

anyways, look at the reflections around the headlights and the corner of the car. they don't match up right. niether does the line on the hood that comes down by the headlights

It isn't likely that Subaru would invest the money in a facelift when they are about due for a total platform redesign. Subaru won't release any info until it's time for the official release. Everything until then is just opinion and speculation.

That is one ugly photoshop too... that grille looks like a Chevy Cavalier. :rolleyes: Plus the seams around the headlights look terrible.

i think its the same pic as that silver one floating around. just flopped and colored differently

found it:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/sasquatch95/2006_STi.jpg

Dosent the JDM STi come with fog lights typically?

Dosent the JDM STi come with fog lights typically?


The one STi I saw in at a dealership didn't have fog lights, then again it was an STi Spec C Type RA so it's pretty stripped down, but the literature I brought home didn't have any STis with fogs stock.

I don't see how this car any more different from US MY03-MY04.

I don't see how this car any more different from US MY03-MY04.You can't be serious...

That grill has got to go. And what's up with that bug guard sort of looking thing all the way in front of the hood. Either way I think this is the real thing. Not too sure how much I like it.

Either way I think this is the real thing. Not too sure how much I like it.

You can't be serious...
The photo IS an 03-04 Impreza with a bastardized grille photoshopped onto the front. Other than that, all the lines of the car are the same, including the front bumper and fender flares.

Don't make up your minds until we get something official people. I'd hate to have any of you on a jury for me.
Seriously people, stop getting hyped over photos that aren't real. I even see people in other forums vowing that they will never buy a Subaru again because of these poorly-done photoshops. These are neither news or rumors, but rather artists' impressions of Imprezas that don't exist! NOTHING is certain until is comes in the form of a press release from Subaru.

I like it maybe this will be it, hopefully we find out soon the suspence is killing me!! :)

You can't be serious...

i dont see it either.

a grill and headlights doesnt do it for me... stop posting crappy photoshops !

Maybe we'll see a new grill & headlights (and other superficial changes) for the '06 MY STi and then the completely redesigned Impreza/STi either later this year coinciding with the JDM launch or next year as an '07 ? These may all be photochops but they are are aligned on a very similar theme....I bet the new design will look somewhat like this. Hopefully we'll see it on the '06 in a couple of months :)

The only thing that helped me breath a sigh of relief in this photo chop and the similar one that was posted a while ago is the hood. The old one had a top crease that formed an arrow that meat at the front grill. YUCK! This ones hood is much bettAr IMHO.

<------ glad he drives old school

Question.

Isn't the Impreza being announced later this year going to be a "full body redesign", not just a facelift?

those are legacy headlights

Question.

Isn't the Impreza being announced later this year going to be a "full body redesign", not just a facelift?

Answer: No one knows for sure.

Answer: No one knows for sure.

That's true, but the odds are most likely a facelift.

Bob

That's true, but the odds are most likely a facelift.

Bob

Interesting. Since the GD is nearing the end of it's life cycle, and sales are doing OK, it would seem to be a waste of money for Subaru to just throw on a new front end, without freshening the whole car.

Actually, the "facelift" we saw in 04 (humor: which people said would never happen) did involve the whole car. So I guess, a "facelift" and "redesign" could be one in the same.

That's true, but the odds are most likely a facelift.

Bob
I would think it's time for a platform redesign. Subaru typically uses a 5 year life span for each platform, and the current Impreza is in its 5th year of production. A full redesign isn't certain, but every 5 years seems to be the trend.

I would think it's time for a platform redesign. Subaru typically uses a 5 year life span for each platform, and the current Impreza is in its 5th year of production. A full redesign isn't certain, but every 5 years seems to be the trend.

wha?
GC Impreza was 93-01
First "new age" Impreza was 02-03, now 04-05 for the facelift, and a likely facelift to soften the blow from the new design in 06-07(guessing of course). The only trend I see is with a facelift every 2 years.

BTW, I miss the younger, sportier look of my 99 Impreza, but I didnt' buy the STi because of its looks. Im sure there are alot of people out there who feel alot like me and will welcome a car that is obviously not a Kia or a Honda.

Interesting. Since the GD is nearing the end of it's life cycle, and sales are doing OK, it would seem to be a waste of money for Subaru to just throw on a new front end, without freshening the whole car.


last year sales 2004

Legacy 89,453 12%
Impreza 32,209 -12%
Forester 58,424 -2%
Baja 7,316 -32%

Total Subaru 187,402 0%

http://www.media.subaru.com/

last year sales 2004

Legacy 89,453 12%
Impreza 32,209 -12%
Forester 58,424 -2%
Baja 7,316 -32%

Total Subaru 187,402 0%

http://www.media.subaru.com/

^^ that there be some wierd looking percentages :huh:

Actually, Impreza sales peaked in 2002 and have been falling ever since, despite the addition in 2003 of the WRX STi.

pic isnt bad, if they removed the silver insert on the grill it wouldnt be half bad.

Ben

pic isnt bad, if they removed the silver insert on the grill it wouldnt be half bad.I bet the silver insert was inspired by the B9 Tribeca, which represents FHI's latest thinking on the airplane facia design.

You can't be serious...

yeah, whats different other than the grille. Also I meant to say, its not different than the changes they made in 04 compared to the 02-03 models. The rest of the car in that photochop is the same as the current impreza.

The rest of the car in that photochop is the same as the current impreza.I agree.

wha?
GC Impreza was 93-01
First "new age" Impreza was 02-03, now 04-05 for the facelift, and a likely facelift to soften the blow from the new design in 06-07(guessing of course). The only trend I see is with a facelift every 2 years.
There has only been one facelift on any Subaru vehicle, and that was likely due to the cold reception of the original bug-eye headlights and poor international sales. It's not a trend since it only happened once.

(in US model years)
1st Gen Legacy 1990-1994 (5 years)
2nd Gen Legacy 1995-1999 (5 years)
3rd Gen Legacy 2000-2004 (5 years)
1st Gen Forester 1998-2002 (5 years - based on Impreza platform)

I see Subaru's latest trend to be a 5 year life span per platform. The Impreza was not redesigned for the 2004 US model year... only the sheet metal was altered and the platform remained the same. MY2006 will mark the 5th year of the New Age Impreza in the United States. Unless Subaru ran out of money/resources in developing the Tribeca, a new Impreza platform can't be too far off.

wha?
GC Impreza was 93-01
First "new age" Impreza was 02-03, now 04-05 for the facelift, and a likely facelift to soften the blow from the new design in 06-07(guessing of course). The only trend I see is with a facelift every 2 years.

You missed one... there was a pretty significant facelift on the Impreza in '97, right on time for the 5 year refresh. Remember the car was launched in Japan in '92.

They changed the hood, the grille, the headlights, the bumper, the front fenders, the rear bumper, an all-new interior including a very different dash, and there were a number of structural changes to stiffen the car. I believe they also changed the taillights, but I can't remember exactly.

Can someone photochop the new forester with the impreza? The new forester looks so nice! I mean, the Tribeca should use that front end instead of Alpharomeobuckroger grill. I mean the new JDM forester.

If the real deal turns out to have a front end like that,I can live with it.If they MUST have that damn horsecollar grille deal,then at least make it small and subtle like that and have some smooth curves for the front end.

Please Subaru,don't go for radical like BMW has and screw everything up...keep going in the direction of the Legacy,which has a nice basic simple design that can be embellished and made more aggressive if need be.

Any one wonder where the triangle in the grill of EVO9 went?