Comments on: Official 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX pictures released

By: oliver

oliver — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:35:27 +0000

a new subaru woo

By: hossam

hossam — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:55:30 +0000

i love this car so muchhhhhhhhhhhh and i will buy this can sooon coz i love her really i love her

By: JP

JP — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:56:23 +0000

I find this somewhat comical that everyone is bashing the car that already has one. The whole idea of this car line was to introduce the car to a newer crowd (particularly female drivers), since all the previous versions were (and ask any girl I dated) ugly. Just like 80s mustangs, or an 87 Monte Carlo…guys thought they were pimp, and girls, well…not so much. What does a Monte Carlo look like now? Trust me guys, driving around a 2006 wrx isn’t going to get you chicks like in Tokyo Drift. None of you fanboys can drift anyways (ok, that’s not fair, it’s AWD lol)Oh yeah… I actually like the car for the plain and simple reason that there are tons of different body kits, moldings, gps nav and other things available, subaru will do top to bottom service and change my oil like I owned a BMW…and the 2 girls I took with me liked it best :) So again, if you want a 2006, buy a damn 2006 and have people wondering why you blew money on it, while I enjoy a roomier, more comfortable ride. Quit comparing it to older models, because traditional Rally cars are a dying breed. The new Evo if not for the front end looks about the same, just the front bumper has any flavor to it. That and it also has the lowest durability rating in the class. I suppose practicality is taking over in sports cars. Heck, the new Camaro is slated to do 28 or 30mpg highway. But if you have a car you’re happy with, quit wasting your time bashing a car that wasn’t made for you in the first place…it was made for everybody else.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:39:46 +0000

What the hell is this? Its UGLY!

By: Ha Ha Ha

Ha Ha Ha — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:26:50 +0000

What a fecking ugly piece of shi*t.

They really have shot themselves in the foot with. When I saw first thing I thought was ford focus but the focus actually looks beeter than this.

By: axlegrease

axlegrease — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:47:48 +0000

Hey guys,

You need to look beyond your own noses.

I agree, the new Subie looks tragically boring, in fact it looks like a recycled Civic if you follow the silhouette.

But it’s quite obvious Subaru is trying to attract a wider audience, the ones you all hold so dearly are too aggressive for joe mama and gang.

Case in point, the WRX Sti at least maintains a different fascia than the Impreza.

And hey, don’t think i’m playing the piper, so to speak. I’m in the awkward position of buying a new car, and I think i’m leaning towards the new Impreza wrx. Drawback? Styling of course, but I’m putting my faith in the handling.

And it’s either the Subie or the Mazda 3Speed for me. Mazda3speed is a great bargain and powerful etc.. but it’s basically a stuffed 3, and the handling capability shouldn’t be the same caliber as the Impreza. I say shouldn’t, since I’ve yet to wring the speed through a test run yet

By: john smith

john smith — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:47:15 +0000

sad sad,…i am thinking of switching my favorite car to the new evo,…the new sti is pathetically ugly,….! subaru i was expecting more from you,… the 2006-7 model was the best looking of all time then you guys go to this, argh,….!

By: shangoob

shangoob — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:23:46 +0000

I have to say this
((It’s the WORST Subaru I ever seen . It’s just a big joke))
I’m glad I bought the previous model Impreza 06″.
As I’m a big fan of Subaru’s car .
I will say,,,
change it people….change it.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:24:41 +0000

guys!!!! this car is actually very kool! i think people wouldnt be happy with it no matter what it looks like. Just like the evo 10! people are staring to love it. what idiots thinking they can citisise multimillion dollar designers

By: Chris Powell

Chris Powell — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:15:30 +0000

Interesting list of quotes from the trade magazines, even more interesting comments from the readers of this blog. My only question is, do you own one? Well I do! I think the car is great. Iâ€™ve had it a week now and traded in my 2003 WRX Wagon for the 2008 5 door. The previous blogger Timis posted â€œmake a comparison with latest VW Golf / Audi A3 / BMW 120i / Opel-Vauxhall Astra modelsâ€. Well he is right, only one big difference, itâ€™s a Subaru! I upgraded the car with STI metal pedals and a short-throw shifter. Unfortunately that is all you can get right now from SPT at Subaru. Iâ€™ll add intake and exhaust upgrades from the dealership as soon as they become available. The first thing you notice (apart from the more stylish and mature look of the car) is the sound of the doors when you close them. They sound and feel much more like a BMW or Audi rather than that â€œtinâ€ door feel of my 2003 WRX. As soon as I took off from the dealership I immediately noticed the lower end torque of the 2.5 Liter engine versus my old 2.0 liter block. You also notice much more of the hood out the front windshield in the new version of the car. The handling is completely legendary Subaru. Just yesterday I flew in to a 90 degree left turn on the way to work. I remember quite distinctly in the old wagon that I tried the same turn some years back â€œa bit too fastâ€. In that â€œincidentâ€, I under-steered and nearly slid off the road on the right hand side of the corner as I came out of the turn. This time in the 2008, I hit that hard left (well in to the oncoming lane), and only slid a half lane to the right. I was in much better control of the situation. I was probably well over 100-110kph around the turn in third gear and I mean a two lane, hard 90 degree left (we drive on the right here in the US just in case you havenâ€™t been here). It was only then that I noticed the car also has additional traction control and I saw a wonderful little orange indicator light come on in the dash to let me know I had lost traction. Iâ€˜m going to light up that baby more often! I didnâ€™t have any indicators like that at all in the 2003. All in all, the car is very impressive and with the new quiet in the cockpit, the 6 C/D stereo sounds much, much, better. Buy one if you can, we only had five, 5 doors here in Houston (Sept. 07) and the charcoal grey one is smoking tires on the street as you read this!

By: Sevy

Sevy — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:08:58 +0000

After lookin at the 5door, the 4 door doesnt look half bad, but its still a major letdown. Looks like Civic SI, here I come

By: yusuf

yusuf — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:50:12 +0000

i agree with all. the new car hasnt impressed me much!they need to take a serious look at redesigning the car interior and exterior. I own a impreza hatch back 1994 model mean looking machine.i also believe they should take view from all subaru loyal owners and even ask some talented individuals out there to throw in design and m sure fans would throw in design and ideas so much that they could come up with a better looking car!

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:00:31 +0000

I still don’t like the “bug eye” Impreza. As several people have mentioned above, the 04-05 WRX looks great. I won’t be buying the ‘08 P.O.S.

By: NJ guy

NJ guy — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:21:47 +0000

You guys have got to be kidding bashing the new Impreza look. When the “bug eye” first came out everybody hated them, now everybody likes them .LOL The new look is sleeker and sporty looking the 2007 looks like a VW throw back. The dealer I went to can’t even keep the 08 instock, and they are have a bunch of 07 WRX they can’t get rid of.

By: Mark Henderson

Mark Henderson — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:14:03 +0000

I have to agree with everyone here, Subaru have become a joke, you only need to speak to thier sales people. they’ve started started running away from their rally winning heritage in favour of the ’school run’. It all seems like a bad dream. Subaru deserve to crash and burn for doing this to the impreza. You dont see porsche turning the 911 into a sensible hatchback do you?

By: Trevor

Trevor — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:16:44 +0000

I have been waiting for the release of the new wrx, I have never been let down so much by any other manufacturer, not even Ford. To think, mitsu realeased their new Evo linup (very sexy) a long time ago, and there were spy photos a long time before that. Its too bad Subaru not only didn’t raise the bar, but dropped it on the floor instead. My wife said she wouldn’t be caught dead in one of these wrx’s. Looks like Mazda is going to have a new customer, mazdaspeed6 here we come. I have officialy switched.

By: mark

mark — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:21:53 +0000

Looks like any other run of the the mill ordinary bland, boring 2000 something car, where is the unique styling of the 2004 wrx, this is a disgrace.

By: ukrainian

ukrainian — Tue, 22 May 2007 15:24:12 +0000

I think I should have killed the manager at a local dealer who convinced me not to buy the ‘06 WRX and wait for a ‘07 one. That one turned out to be crap and no way I would buy it. But now, wait! If I haven’t seen the logo, I’d say that Chinese are finally making cars that look nice (though resemble kia a bit). But! Holy crap! Why on Earth would THIS get called Impreza??!!

By: Carlos

Carlos — Mon, 07 May 2007 21:49:05 +0000

soy de argentina, estuve en este rally viendo los subaru de solberg y atkinson, van a tener que trabajar mucho para mejorar, no es como en aÃ±os atras, la escuderia se ha quedado sin potencia con respecto al C4 de citroen y el FOCUS de ford.
espero mejoren para los proximos aÃ±os

By: dan

dan — Sun, 06 May 2007 12:49:57 +0000

what a load of S**t subaru i think i would look as tough driving your new 08 wrx as i would on a push bike with trainer wheels.
take a good look at ur design crew they need to be sacked bring back the mean look as you had in 99 2000 iam back to mitsubishi this year