2008 WRX pictures from Japanese magazines

By Phil, February 8th, 2007 · Filed under 2008 Subaru WRX

Straightline has posted photos of the new hatchback 2008 Impreza taken from Japanese magazines. The pictures show a hatchback version of the 2008 Subaru WRX STI, which will probably also be offered in a sedan version, with the ugly grille that was introduced in 2006 gone.

2008 WRX concept picture from Japanese magazines
Picture from Straightline (magazine unknown)

I like the front grille on that one, but I preferred the old hood scoop.

2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI picture from Japanese magazines
Picture from Straightline (magazine unknown)

Now, remember: these are only concept pictures. They’re not necessarily the real thing. For example, look at past concept pictures of the 2006 WRX taken from Japanese magazines:

2006 WRX concept pictures
Picture from Flickr
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI concept picture.jpg
Picture from Flickr
Artist's impression of the 2006 WRX
Picture from Web Wombat

And this is how the production car finally turned out:

2006 WRX STI (production car)

It’s true that there are a lot of similarities between the concept pictures and the final product, but they still have time to change this. I guess Subaru will keep the suspense high until 2008. I can’t wait to see the next generation Impreza in April though!

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2 responses to “2008 WRX pictures from Japanese magazines”

  1. Francois Hamel says:
    February 9th, 2007 at 11:37 pm

    The blue concept car on the second picture is not bad, but I wish it wouldn’t be that conservative. Just as with the Evo in the background it seems both companies hinted at new drastic changes yet they both seemed to come out with pretty conservative shapes. Let’s hope this won’t be the final model…

  2. Phil says:
    February 10th, 2007 at 12:28 am

    I kinda like it for a hatchback. I’m eager to see a sedan version though, and I sincerely hope Subaru makes one! Jumping in the hatchback market and leaving the sedan market open for Mitsubishi with the new Lancer EVO X would be just stupid.

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