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10-13-2000, 09:40 AM | #1 |
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WRX pre-release info from down under
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:27:17 +0100
Reply-To: Subject: [iwoc] Further New Age Impreza details 4 door vs 5 Some interesting facts which I have gained before the official launch. The biggest for me was confirmation that the 5 door body shell is different to the 4 door by some margin. The 4 door saloon has wider wheel arches, and a resultant wider track but the 5 door looks more normal and is not as wide. So there is a definitive different marketing angle on the saloon being more sporty. Conversely (and strangely...just going to show we can not predict what these marketing types are really on) the 5 door gets the more sporty seats and no side air bags but the 4 door gets seats with less side support and side air bags! The 5 door also gets something called an umbrella storage rack. The 5 door also gets a full sized spare whilst the 4 door gets a space saver. The 4 door gets the flat aerofoil wing. Both cars now come with proper middle seat belt in the centre rather than a lap belt. There is also a drop down arm rest on the back seat too. I seem to remember a ski slot too. In car entertainment is courtesy of a CD-radio-cassette...yes all three. It could be double DIN height not sure but it is higher than standard DIN. There is an outside temperature gauge. We might be surprised and pleased by the headlights we'll get. Although still bugeyed I understand they'll look like the gas discharge items on the STi but just not gas discharge. Colours to be available... Mica red Deep blue mica Silver Green Black (with blue flecks) Sonic blue Power is the same. 0-60 is given as the same but then specified as 5.9sec...which was undersold on the outgoing models. Price? How about 500 pounds more for the turbo than the MY2000 but you now get 17in wheels, CD player and air conditioning thrown in for free. Cars will be out with journalists next week and if you tune into Driven on Tuesday on Channel 4 the whole 3 min advert break has been bought by Subaru for the Impreza. Cars are set to being in the showrooms in November. Regards Steve ps I forgot to ask about the "bright switch". pps there is a 3 litre H6 coming soon for the Legacy Outback.
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10-13-2000, 10:42 AM | #2 |
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What? the sedan has no sport seats? Yuck! That sux....
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10-13-2000, 10:54 AM | #3 |
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What we get will probably be very similar, but the biggest differences will be in the trim areas.. seating, CD, wheels.
I noticed that white was not listed with the available colors. Maybe we'll get that choice. |
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