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04-20-2011, 05:31 PM | #1526 |
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... yeay it's a "wagon" again. and return of the roof rails. It sorta looks like the trunk is extended back to the GD days. Maybe now that they don't have to comply with "short length" for WRC.
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04-20-2011, 05:33 PM | #1527 |
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I hate to say it but the hatch looks better than I expected, sans roof-racks. It's still got some strange issues with the rear lights and those mirrors are f-ugly. People keep saying it is for side visibility but I have never found myself saying "gee, those side mirrors are really obscuring my vision of the road". Never.
Hopefully, Subaru cleans up the front grill, loses the Chrylser big chunky grill bits and go more with a mesh like the latests WRX and STI. I'd love to see Subaru unify the STI line and bring the JDM-spec motor over here, hopefully with DI and twin-scroll. I'm sure with the appropriate tuning we would see good numbers for people with 91 and for those with access to real gas, we'd get a nice amount of power and higher revs. Last edited by Digitalfiend; 04-20-2011 at 07:01 PM. |
04-20-2011, 05:33 PM | #1528 | |
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04-20-2011, 05:34 PM | #1529 |
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That's cool.
"Sport" is the 5-door model. The "Limited" versions get moonroof as options for this year. Upper models get 17" wheels. Are the 17" wheels new for base Imprezas? |
04-20-2011, 05:37 PM | #1530 |
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http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-...-2011/#4074526
FYI Autoblog has shots of the Impreza 5-door, without roof rails etc. at first glance it seems less chunky than the OBS. |
04-20-2011, 05:39 PM | #1531 |
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yes my guess is Wrx will be DI 2.0 turbo, thats where everybody else is going. They can easily get 240-260 hp out of that engine.
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04-20-2011, 05:40 PM | #1532 |
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egmCarTech report | by omar rana
New York 04/20/2011:
2012 Subaru Impreza takes title for being most efficient AWD car in America Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:23 PM PDT 2011 New York: 2012 Subaru Impreza Subaru debuted its all-new next-generation Impreza today at the 2011 New York Auto Show. Featuring more dramatic styling than the outgoing model, the new Impreza is still a little hard to swallow in terms of aesthetics. But the looks aren't the only things that changed. Subaru said that the new Impreza provide a 30% increase in fuel economy in addition to more agile handling and more refinement. Power comes from a redesigned 148hp 2.0L flat-four that's mated to either a five-speed manual or a Lineartronic CVT and of course, standard Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. EPA guesstimates are 27/36 city/highway, making it the most fuel-efficient AWD car in America. Trims are offered as followed: base, Premium, Sport Premium, Limited, and Sport Limited. No word on an STi yet, but one is probably secretly in the works. The 2012 Impreza will arrive in dealerships this fall with prices being released closer to the launch date. Click thumbs to enlarge All Photos Copyright © 2011 Nikolina Kostrevski - egmCarTech. Slideshow http://www.flickr.com/photos/egmcart...41224256/show/ Click image above to view slideshow |
04-20-2011, 05:41 PM | #1533 |
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So there will be no 2012 WRX/STi ? Or there will be 2012 WRX/STi , BUT with only minor chnages- no major changes. Am I correct?
Correct me if im wrong, thanks |
04-20-2011, 05:43 PM | #1534 |
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i like the hatch... can't wait for the wrx/sti versions, definitely will be my next purchase!
i have to see the road tests to see if they really based it on the mazda3, it's a very good benchmark to emulate. i just hope they'll add these toys on the wrx/sti... adaptive HID projectors, push-button start, dual-zone auto-climate and please please bring back the LED tails on the wagon. |
04-20-2011, 05:46 PM | #1535 |
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Same people who said exactly the same thing about the forester, when it was within a couple inches of its predecessor...
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04-20-2011, 05:46 PM | #1536 |
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Somewhere they stated that the front doors are 5" longer for easier entry/exit. That doesn't compute for me. Longer doors = harder to open in tight parking spots and my garage. Even with plenty of room, I don't see how longer doors make anything easier.
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04-20-2011, 05:47 PM | #1537 |
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Interior look soooooo much better. And those stupid bluetooth controls on current gen vehicles look soo out of place and ugly. Glad they moved them onto the steering wheel. I was going to get a 2011 STi but I think I might wait a bit and see how the STi looks.
I do have to agree that door mounted mirrors look like crap -my .02 cents |
04-20-2011, 05:52 PM | #1538 |
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If that's the worst thing we can find to pick on, then I'd say Subaru's off to a great start with the new Impreza.
Maybe they can move the door-mounted mirrors to the front wings on the first refresh?!?!? |
04-20-2011, 05:54 PM | #1539 | |
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04-20-2011, 06:00 PM | #1540 | |
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04-20-2011, 06:03 PM | #1541 | |
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04-20-2011, 06:05 PM | #1542 |
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Absolutely atrocious. The hatch looks the best and even it looks like a Toyota Matrix.
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04-20-2011, 06:07 PM | #1543 | |
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04-20-2011, 06:08 PM | #1544 | |
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04-20-2011, 06:11 PM | #1545 |
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meh...
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04-20-2011, 06:14 PM | #1546 |
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I agree with you about longer doors being a pain in tight parking spots but I think the theory is a larger door means a larger opening for us to squeeze our huge American bodies through.
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04-20-2011, 06:24 PM | #1547 | |
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04-20-2011, 06:29 PM | #1548 |
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Imagine this...
Next Subaru STI Direct injection twin turbo 3.0L boxer six with the trusty 6 speed MT. To hell with conforming with WRC regulations like its 1993. Who's with me? Or is this a future Subaru Legacy STI spec I'm dreaming about. |
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04-20-2011, 06:34 PM | #1550 |
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Then he wakes up and remembers the new CAFE levels are coming and realizes there's just no place for a 400hp, 18 mpg car in the lineup that has to average 36!
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