Could this be it( 2008 STI)

Psychopat · 08-29-2007, 10:19 PM

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phoenix96 · 08-29-2007, 10:20 PM

If it was it, then... Most. Disappointing. Flares. Ever.

Psychopat · 08-29-2007, 10:21 PM

Please delete if its a repost

whitej34 · 08-29-2007, 10:21 PM

I just threw up in my mouth.

WRXMaster · 08-29-2007, 10:22 PM

That better not be the STI! Where are the extend fenders????

Edvig · 08-29-2007, 10:23 PM

Interesting...quad pipes, STI interior, but it's missing the wide fenders and big wing.

Suberman · 08-29-2007, 10:25 PM

it does seem to have the right gadgets. SI Drive, 6 speed tranny. hmm.....doesn't look like it has any flares at all.

looks like a WRX with STI powertrain.

maybe its the base model STI? I remember reading somewhere that the 08 STI will have a few trim (Base model etc) maybe this is it.

It even has the single rear foglamp as seen in this:

lil-bush · 08-29-2007, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edvig

Interesting...quad pipes, STI interior, but it's missing the wide fenders and big wing.

SI-drive too...

AllForSRT · 08-29-2007, 10:27 PM

powetrain mule?

either way thats not a production STI. Whoever snapped those pics definly didnt want people to know where that car was.

matt30 · 08-29-2007, 10:31 PM

I guess SI drive is confirmed.

Tim Quinn · 08-29-2007, 10:31 PM

I call Photochop on the shifter knob, sti emblem, and the steering wheels (note the fuzzy line around each item.)

The fenders look like;

a) bad home brewed fender rolls
b) like someone put on the wrong offset wheels and bottomed out on the inner fender (looks like some weird crease in the rear fender)

But hey, I could be totally wrong and this could just be a big disappointment. But really, I'm sure Subaru has something much more exciting for us.

Tim Quinn

P.S. "I am a Banana"

Psychopat · 08-29-2007, 10:35 PM

Damn: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1336026

I reposted

matt30 · 08-29-2007, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Quinn

I call Photochop on the shifter knob, sti emblem, and the steering wheels (note the fuzzy line around each item.

The fenders look like;

a) bad home brewed fender rolls
b) like someone put on the wrong offset wheels and bottomed out on the inner fender (looks like some weird crease in the rear fender)

But hey, I could be totally wrong and this could just be a big disappointment. But really, I'm sure Subaru has something much more exciting for us.

Tim Quinn

P.S. "I am a Banana"

I think we can be certain of two things,

1) This is not a photoshoped picture (except for the pixilated areas).
2) The exterior was changed for testing.

phoenix96 · 08-29-2007, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psychopat

Damn: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1336026

I reposted

A post in the Vancouver Impreza Club forum is not likely to be seen by most NASIOC readers. I wouldn't consider it a repost because we haven't had it posted in News & Rumors yet.

Edvig · 08-29-2007, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt30

I think we can be certain of two things,

1) This is not a photoshoped picture (except for the pixilated areas).
2) The exterior was changed for testing.

ding ding!

Tim Quinn · 08-29-2007, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt30

I think we can be certain of two things,

1) This is not a photoshoped picture (except for the pixilated areas).
2) The exterior was changed for testing.

Upon further inspection, i change my vote to "test mule" for the STI, SI-Drive, DSG, cappuccino grande, extravaganza, fancy pants, drivetrain.

Tim

darknightohio · 08-29-2007, 10:47 PM

Shifter trim and steering wheel look nice. I hope the exterior will be far more agressive in production form.

wchow16 · 08-29-2007, 10:53 PM

It looks like a STi with a test body to me. The flares look funny. They look like they were bent out ward with a hammer or something. They are crinkled out (look at the front flare especially) to accomodate what looks like bigger and wider wheels.

Snow Drift · 08-29-2007, 10:59 PM

Its 100% an STI. Quad exhaust, black brembos, wider tires, wider flare (you can see they flared them a little), and the interior is different.

Definitely a mule body tho

Hondaslayer · 08-29-2007, 11:02 PM

Looks like 350Z wheels....

thatsilver2.5rs · 08-29-2007, 11:09 PM

Eww... if it looks like that, but it's a test mule so nvm.

Phew.

Corkfish · 08-29-2007, 11:13 PM

The tail lights are very poor, but the rest of it isn't bad. Put 320 horses in that and you'd have an awesome sleeper and there's nothing better than a sleeper.

Hondaslayer · 08-29-2007, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thatsilver2.5rs

Eww45.

Read the thread, look at the pics.

STI drivetrain in a WRX body.

It's just another test mule.

Real question is, where do those mules end up at? Would be pretty cool to add to my collection (especially since I'm down to 3 Subies now, I have never been this low!)

Ray_STi · 08-29-2007, 11:27 PM

Test mule for sure.. interior looks very nice.. love the silver sti logo on the steering.

Garwin · 08-29-2007, 11:33 PM

Bad photochop!

08-29-2007, 10:19 PM	#1
Psychopat Scooby Newbie Member#: 34536 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: south-west of Montreal in QC C Vehicle: 2008 Impreza WRX STI Aspen White	Could this be it( 2008 STI) * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

08-29-2007, 11:09 PM	#21
thatsilver2.5rs Scooby Specialist Member#: 142268 Join Date: Mar 2007 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Maryland Vehicle: 2015 GTI pp bye WRX & 2.5rs ;(	Eww... if it looks like that, but it's a test mule so nvm. Phew. Last edited by thatsilver2.5rs; 08-29-2007 at 11:21 PM.

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Suberman Scooby Specialist Member#: 82487 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Singapore Vehicle: 2007 WRX STI Spec C	it does seem to have the right gadgets. SI Drive, 6 speed tranny. hmm.....doesn't look like it has any flares at all. looks like a WRX with STI powertrain. maybe its the base model STI? I remember reading somewhere that the 08 STI will have a few trim (Base model etc) maybe this is it. It even has the single rear foglamp as seen in this:

08-29-2007, 10:27 PM	#9
AllForSRT Scooby Specialist Member#: 97181 Join Date: Sep 2005 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Cape Cod, MA Vehicle: 1991 GMC Typhoon 1999 Kenne Bell Cobra	powetrain mule? either way thats not a production STI. Whoever snapped those pics definly didnt want people to know where that car was.

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matt30 Scooby Specialist Member#: 97330 Join Date: Sep 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: California/New York Vehicle: 2003 WRX	I guess SI drive is confirmed.

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Tim Quinn Scooby Specialist Member#: 16961 Join Date: Mar 2002 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Downtown Vancity Vehicle: 2011 Kawi Ninja 400R Kawasaki Green	I call Photochop on the shifter knob, sti emblem, and the steering wheels (note the fuzzy line around each item.) The fenders look like; a) bad home brewed fender rolls b) like someone put on the wrong offset wheels and bottomed out on the inner fender (looks like some weird crease in the rear fender) But hey, I could be totally wrong and this could just be a big disappointment. But really, I'm sure Subaru has something much more exciting for us. Tim Quinn P.S. "I am a Banana"

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08-29-2007, 11:02 PM	#20
Hondaslayer Professor PuddinPop Moderator Member#: 4562 Join Date: Feb 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Auburn, WA Vehicle: 1995 Legacy LSi 2005 Chrysler Town & ****	Looks like 350Z wheels....

08-29-2007, 11:13 PM	#22
Corkfish Scooby Specialist Member#: 39503 Join Date: Jul 2003	The tail lights are very poor, but the rest of it isn't bad. Put 320 horses in that and you'd have an awesome sleeper and there's nothing better than a sleeper.

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Garwin * Banned * Member#: 105621 Join Date: Jan 2006 Chapter/Region: International	Bad photochop!