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Old 04-02-2007, 12:43 PM   #126
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Well as I told Rip earlier - looks like a Mazda and it sucks.

Well 2 years from now we will see something new and hopefully it will look a lot better!
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Old 04-02-2007, 01:14 PM   #127
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We've all gotten to like nearly every version of the car over the last 10 years.

Everyone likes the GC era.

A lot of us like the bugeyes.

Most people were happy with the 04/05 changes.

We've warmed nicely to 06/07.

Stop whining. Let's wait until they're on the road.
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Old 04-02-2007, 01:35 PM   #128
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I see "Ford Focus" though the Focus is actually more attractive. I'd like it alot better if it even had Focus sized fender flares.
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Old 04-02-2007, 01:44 PM   #129
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Personally - I thought the 04 looked very RSX when it was released - didn't like it much. It grew on me when I heard the STi was coming for 04... I still don't like the WRX 04 since the side splitters the STi comes with seem to complete the front end...


I never really warmed to the 06/07 though, and the 08 is too much like a Chrysler Mini-Van front so far. Maybe the STi version will be sexy.


Not whining; just saying it seems fugly.
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Old 04-02-2007, 02:35 PM   #130
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Here is a pic of the Sedan
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Old 04-02-2007, 02:41 PM   #131
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other than that mini-van "wing" I kinda see a Legacy GT there...
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Old 04-02-2007, 02:42 PM   #132
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I just can't get past the fact that the 5 door looks like a Kia and the sedan looks like a Corolla. I guess I had higher expectations from a "re-design" you know.
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Old 04-02-2007, 02:56 PM   #133
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Toyota has Subaru shares - maybe they had some influence on the design...corolla styling w/ a subie heart
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Old 04-02-2007, 02:58 PM   #134
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Oh, interesting. Sedan definitely has a Corolla S look about it... which isn't really a terrible thing, if you don't mind a generic econo look. Not much character evident there tho.
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Old 04-02-2007, 03:01 PM   #135
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other than that mini-van "wing" I kinda see a Legacy GT there...
the lower bumper is straight JDM Spec B.
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Old 04-02-2007, 03:02 PM   #136
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Dual exhausts on the sedan?

Doesn't make up for the lack of big ole fender flares.
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Old 04-02-2007, 03:02 PM   #137
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Old 04-02-2007, 03:05 PM   #138
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Also, is it me or has the hood scoop gotten like 50***37; wider?
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Old 04-02-2007, 03:28 PM   #139
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oh dear
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Old 04-02-2007, 03:30 PM   #140
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Old 04-02-2007, 03:35 PM   #141
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I don't think the wagon looks that bad (with the exception of the grill and tailights). The sedan is just plain sorry though.

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Old 04-02-2007, 03:36 PM   #142
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Im gonna have to go with....not so much! The sedan is alright but i cant get over the 5 door...it made me a little sick.
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Old 04-02-2007, 03:39 PM   #143
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The sedan could be so much better with a kit and different grill. And a chopped roof. And fender flares. And...yeah.
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Old 04-02-2007, 04:15 PM   #144
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This link shows all the "spy" photos and chops of the 2008 impreza...
http://home.arcor.de/goep3/indexStudien07.htm
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Old 04-02-2007, 04:34 PM   #145
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Yeah, definitely looks like the Corolla S. Not as offensive as before, just meh.
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Old 04-02-2007, 05:10 PM   #146
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Here is a pic of the Sedan
wow. that's going to take some getting used to. It looks like a Corolla.
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Old 04-02-2007, 05:50 PM   #147
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I like the sedan more than the hatch. I didn't think we were getting the sedan? I always liked the looks of the Corolla. Reminds me of a bull-dog.
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Old 04-02-2007, 07:13 PM   #148
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That hoodscoop almost looks like muscle cars of old....I KIND off like it. That's it. The rest of the car just looks heinous.
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Old 04-02-2007, 07:56 PM   #149
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I like the sedan! All you need is an aftermarket grill and it'll look A-OK!
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Old 04-02-2007, 08:11 PM   #150
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At this point I think that the car stinks, and I don't like it.

Usually, the newer models of vehicles have been, on the whole, more attractive to me. The Supra, Integra, 300ZX, NSX just to name a few. Those got better with age, like a wine I guess.

The WRX though...

Maybe I just need to go back to the 90's, becauase it appears that those are my favorite styles.
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