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#1376 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 304306
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Connecticut
Vehicle:2012 Impreza-premium Ice Silver |
![]() Better looking wheels on the premium Impreza model. The current ones offered are ugly.
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#1377 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 88924
Join Date: Jun 2005
Chapter/Region:
South East
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Vehicle:2014 Cadenza, Sedona Past: Tribeca LGTx2 Justy |
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#1378 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 120244
Join Date: Jul 2006
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: Everett, WA
Vehicle:2006 Legacy SE Sedan 2006 Legacy GT Ltd Wagon |
![]() Please rework bundling on future option packages for Ascent. Adding a moonroof to a Premium costs almost $5k and also causes loss of MPG due to the bundled 20” wheels... too big of a price to pay.
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#1379 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 435619
Join Date: Dec 2015
Vehicle:2016 Impreza Black |
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#1380 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 238774
Join Date: Feb 2010
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Beverly, MA
Vehicle:The Black Legacy |
![]() Subaru, please please PLEASE build a TRUE replacement to the elegant, athletic, and premium 2005-2009 Legacy/Outback XT/Legacy GT. I know this was over a decade ago and the market has changed, but I have got to voice some opinions.
The forth generation Legacy/Outback was upmarket feeling and a unique proposition in the market. As an aside, I find it completely laughable that the marketing campaign for the successor in 2010 was against mediocrity. The models may have been similar on paper (or even improved in terms of space,) but the design and execution of the interior/exterior was bizarre and basic. A complete step backwards. Of course, it was based on a model of Legacy that was not at all premium feeling, and has never really returned to form. Please understand that the ONLY thing wrong with the fourth generation Legacy was that it was really too small to compete in the midsize segment. I understand you were after sales and wanted to go after the Camry's success, but you have created a huge missed opportunity by catering to that crowd only. We understand that the market is all about crossovers these days, so we wouldn't be upset if it was only the Outback XT and not a Legacy GT/Legacy wagon that came back. But really, you cannot only have the WRX as an AWD semi-sporting offering. What are people supposed to buy as soon as they out-mature the WRX or if they want a more refined/premium car? There is no next step in the brand to keep them in the family. Nobody else is really building a viable alternative. I don't want a VW. You love being niche and have resolved to stay as such, and this would bring tons of new buyers as well as allow people to stay in the brand as they did. Plenty of people want a relatively affordable, *nice* AWD car with some sporting pretensions. Not a big cushy cheap car. Your own studies have shown that buyers equate AWD as a more premium feature, so make the standard Legacy/Outback more premium again, mix in good driving dynamics (again,) and people will buy it regardless. If you honestly think people that want more premium AWD product are prepared to make the jump from a WRX to a BMW or Audi then that is an incredible missed opportunity. There is nothing wrong with building more entry-level, smaller, utilitarian transport and having slightly upmarket options in your portfolio. At the very least, make the WRX more premium inside or bring the Legacy/Outback "up" a bit again. Remember when the Outback generation in question was considered a viable alternative to the Volvo XC70, because despite being more expensive it wasn't a significantly better car to warrant the cost? That was saying a lot. In the meantime, there's a maniacal crowd of 05-09 Legacy/Outback owners (including myself) who are holding on to our cars for dear life and are unlikely to replace them in-house because there is no successor. ![]() Last edited by aac0036; 03-14-2018 at 05:34 PM. |
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#1381 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 191334
Join Date: Oct 2008
Chapter/Region:
SCIC
Location: Where the fires run wild
Vehicle:2017 e-Golf SE Deep Black Pearl |
![]() Hello SOA
My suggestion is pretty simple. I'd love to see a manual transmission mated to the H6 or EZ motors. I own and drive a 2015 3.6R Legacy daily, and I'm really missing a 3rd pedal down there. I would do anything for a manual option, please!!!! Also, a Legacy coupe in all available motor options as well. You guys did coupes in the past, bring them back please! A Legacy coupe 2.4 turbo and an 3.6R with manual option is basically our Porsche for a more reasonable price, and Japanese goodness. |
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#1382 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 88924
Join Date: Jun 2005
Chapter/Region:
South East
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Vehicle:2014 Cadenza, Sedona Past: Tribeca LGTx2 Justy |
![]() We probably won't be seeing a manual on anything but WRX & STI, and only with H4. Maybe try to import a used one from Europe.
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#1383 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 487561
Join Date: Jun 2018
Vehicle:MY16 WRX STI WR Pearl Blue |
![]() The standart my16 sti exhaust is quiet and has big mufflers that rust like hell....!
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#1384 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 100607
Join Date: Nov 2005
Chapter/Region:
AKIC
Location: Eagle River, AK
Vehicle:2019 STI-His 14 XT-Hers |
![]() Subaru of America announced that the 2019 Crosstrek base and premium trim levels will be available with 6 speed manual. I think the manual transmission will be around a little longer than rumored.
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#1385 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 22452
Join Date: Aug 2002
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Vehicle:2018 STi WRB |
![]() I real WRX wagon. Not a hatch. Do it!
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#1386 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 151171
Join Date: Jun 2007
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Siren, WI
Vehicle:02 Subaru WRX Blue |
![]() Take a look at the most common US speed limits when considering the gear ratios.
Having to choose 3000 rpm (Sti stumble territory) or 1900 rpm (lugging, or near) is not real great while driving through town. I don't have an answer here, was just hoping my 2012 sti 6 speed would be better in this dept than my 02 wrx 5 speed, but nope, it isn't. |
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#1387 | |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region:
SWIC
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Vehicle:2017 Impreza Sport Lithium Red - OLDKID |
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#1388 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 151171
Join Date: Jun 2007
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Siren, WI
Vehicle:02 Subaru WRX Blue |
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#1389 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 426430
Join Date: Jul 2015
Chapter/Region:
South East
Location: Birmingham, AL
Vehicle:2016 WRX Ice Silver Metallic |
![]() Adjustable rear camber for the wrx
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#1390 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region:
SWIC
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Vehicle:2017 Impreza Sport Lithium Red - OLDKID |
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#1391 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region:
SWIC
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Vehicle:2017 Impreza Sport Lithium Red - OLDKID |
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#1392 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 489697
Join Date: Aug 2018
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![]() Does it seem like subaru has taken any que's from this thread?
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#1393 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 88924
Join Date: Jun 2005
Chapter/Region:
South East
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Vehicle:2014 Cadenza, Sedona Past: Tribeca LGTx2 Justy |
![]() They probably just look at our suggestions and laugh.
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#1394 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 3251
Join Date: Dec 2000
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: WA
Vehicle:2009 WRX Hatch DGM |
![]() Just had a loaner Forester with Eyesight while the XT was in the shop... The Eyesight is neat, but for the love of all that is good... there has to be a way to shut off the BEEP every time it locks onto a car. I eventually had to turn on the normal cruise and forego the adaptive because the beeping was just too much.
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#1395 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 478236
Join Date: Nov 2017
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![]() Soa, Because rumors of a mid engine subaru sports car keep showing up.
Take the new Alpine A110 chassis, put a wrx or sti motor in the back and restyle. Sell them like crazy in the US. Maybe even add a hybrid option for the future? |
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#1396 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 88924
Join Date: Jun 2005
Chapter/Region:
South East
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Vehicle:2014 Cadenza, Sedona Past: Tribeca LGTx2 Justy |
![]() You mean like this? Probably only if Toyota funds it as a MR-2/MR-S remake.
https://www.motor1.com/news/276598/m...render-rumors/ |
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#1397 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 498668
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: NYC
Vehicle:2012 WRX Hatchback WRB |
![]() Anyone here still hoping for a Crosstrek with a turbocharged engine? With the Legacy and Outback getting the 2.4 DIT, I'm hoping the Crosstrek, or a WRX hatchback is next...
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#1398 |
*** Banned ***
Member#: 514847
Join Date: May 2020
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#1399 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 120244
Join Date: Jul 2006
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: Everett, WA
Vehicle:2006 Legacy SE Sedan 2006 Legacy GT Ltd Wagon |
![]() Onyx Edition Ascent, please, with StarTex.
(Also standing request to bring Levorg to US.) |
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#1400 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 528403
Join Date: Jan 2022
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: NorCal
Vehicle:22' WR-HikingShoe 24' F350 Tremor, 18' Q5 |
![]() 2022 WRX
Don't show us painted black glossy trim and fender pieces on a concept version, and then give us the same body cladding, easily sun-discolored plastic found on every other model. And why the exact copy of a Honda C-HR rear bumper? |
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