Subaru Impreza Concept to be introduced at Tokyo Auto Show 2015

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It's too bad they don't offer the current 2.5 engine in the upper trim levels, to sort of bridge the gap between the base 2.0 and the WRX.
 
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America's semi-fascination with Subaru even though they've not produced anything worth buying, BRZ aside, in the last 15 years, continues to baffle me.
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You know how America likes to watch girls kiss? Same reason why Subarus sell. Lesbians.
 
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I was going to make that joke myself but wondered if it actually applied any more.
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The only 'traditional' lesbian I know is a long time Subaru owner. Her other half has a Saab convertible.
 
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America's semi-fascination with Subaru even though they've not produced anything worth buying, BRZ aside, in the last 15 years, continues to baffle me. The availability of AWD for those in the snowbelt states must be the extent of it, though if any other manufacturer decided to produce relatively affordable cars with AWD the market for Subarus would disappear overnight.
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A while back, must have been 2010 or 2011, I was having a conversation with a Subaru rep about the then new Impreza and we got to talking about Volkswagen. According to him, and I'm guessing Subaru, both brands (at the time) were sharing a lot of shoppers who were younger, more active, and more outdoorsy than other buyers, and a lot more of them were starting to go to Subaru over VW. Maybe it has been the collapse of VW's US portfolio over the years that's helped to bolster Subaru's sales, but, it isn't exactly like all these recent AWD contenders have taken them down, either. I mean, aside from the new Jeep Renegade, I can't think of a single "mainstream" AWD car that's sold as well as a comparable Legacy or Impreza around me.
 
Didn't know where to put this but Subaru America are seeking to break the Isle Of Man TT car record using a Subaru Impreza WRX STi tuned by Prodrive. Only problem is they have chosen the most horridly amateur and boring livery in history IMO.

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Looks good all white though :sly:

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http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/82EF56CD7966F9E4CA2580910016A770
SUBARU is believed to be working on a family of smaller horizontally opposed boxer engines for its new Impreza range as it broadens the line-up to take on Europe’s best small cars.

Expected to be between 1.2 and 1.6 litres in size, the engines would be offered in various outputs in naturally aspirated and turbocharged configurations to help the company’s smallest model address ever-more stringent emissions regulations surrounding carbon dioxide pollution.
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Nothing can fix the expanse of sheetmetal between the base of the C-pillar and the rear wheel arch. It's always going to look like a blob in profile because of that.
 
The front looks great, just like you'd hope of an STI. The rest of it is tedious.
 
STI still in Australia

AUSTRALIAN Subaru fans can relax – the WRX STI is here for the long haul, despite an announcement by Subaru UK that the performance flagship is reaching the end of the line in Britain.

The ageing STI with its port-injected 2.5-litre turbocharged boxer engine has fallen victim to tightening green-vehicle rules in Europe where a Euro 6 exhaust emission standard is mandatory and car companies must achieve average carbon-dioxide emissions of 130 grams per kilometre across their new-car fleet or face financial penalties.

In Australia, the Euro 5-compliant STI can continue on the market until a replacement happens along, probably about 2020, unless new mandatory Euro 6 laws intervene. By that time, the engine – code-named EJ257 – will have been around for about 12 years.
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Starts at $48,995, $13k more than a normal STI.
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Hell naw. The standard WRX STI is already too close to being on the expensive side when compared to its rivals (at least in Canada). $13K for the RA is hard to justify.
 
It's justified if one has the money for it.
Carbon roof, Recaros, rear wing, gold wheels. If anyone can acquire those factory bits on the cheap and get a local garage to do a quality installation, more power to them.

10-15 years from now, will we see it as a cool used car to own? Does the value go up because it had those bits from the factory?
It's like a then new FD or Supra. Was way too much to justify spending money on those. Now they're coveted.

It's like any car that we think is too much to spend money on. For someone else, it's not.
 
VXR
Each one gets further away from what an STI should be...
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You're gonna love the latest news surrounding the next generation WRX, the Boxer engine may be scrapped altogether.

Personally, I'm not against this - The current turbocharged EJ Boxer unit is inefficient and outclassed by engines found in modern hot hatches. If the new Hybrid setup makes the WRX STI one of the fastest C-Segment cars around, I'm interested.
 
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It's justified if one has the money for it.
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That's not exactly what I'd call a strong justification. The Recaros can be had on the regular WRX STI too. The only item you listed that I would want from the factory is the carbon fibre roof since I can see the difficulties in installing an aftermarket one. Of course you can also risk the chance that it will go up in value in the future, but that's only if you have enough money to waste.


Also, there's already a thread for the VIZIV concept. I don't suggest getting it mixed with this thread.
 
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VXR
Each one gets further away from what an STI should be, they're ugly as sin and the don't have UELs. Just do like they did with the Levorg and let it be something else.
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To each their own. I happen to think the current WRX STI is a really appropriate modern successor to the GC8; it looks mean and still drives great. Obviously, the car still has some issues, but I'd rather Subaru/STI attempt to rectify these things and improve the product rather than killing off the firm's only existing automotive icon.
 

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