MY07 Impreza - Auto Express today
13 April 2005, 12:02 PM
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MY07 Impreza - Auto Express today
Picked up a copy of Auto Express at Lunchtime. It has the photographs of the 2007 Impreza, which will be a hatchback, offering engine sizes of 1.5, 2.0 and the Sti producing 300bhp.
It looks like an Alfa 147 with a Subaru badge.
Undecided!
It looks like an Alfa 147 with a Subaru badge.
Undecided!
13 April 2005, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Topcat1
Picked up a copy of Auto Express at Lunchtime. It has the photographs of the 2007 Impreza, which will be a hatchback, offering engine sizes of 1.5, 2.0 and the Sti producing 300bhp.
It looks like an Alfa 147 with a Subaru badge.
Undecided!
It looks like an Alfa 147 with a Subaru badge.
Undecided!
13 April 2005, 12:37 PM
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The only reason I can think of is that they are sharing the platform with another car in the group. Any other smallish hatches that would suit the profile?? Also saves the dilema of the functionality of the estate or the style of the saloon.
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13 April 2005, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by corradoboy
Daily Sport of the motoring world 
Never a truer word spoken, can't believe people waste money on it, at least there's some bigger knockers to ogle in the Daily Sport amongst all the made up stories
13 April 2005, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Bartop
Any links to pics ?
Here ya go chum.
Looks like a rite photo chop to me. Sure the side bodywork is based on the Celica. I like the front tho
Err I think 
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13 April 2005, 02:06 PM
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13 April 2005, 02:09 PM
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Sorry - am I just being dim ? I can see the article but no pics. A search on impreza brings up some like this one ?
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture...l_pic_8896.jpg
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture...l_pic_8896.jpg
13 April 2005, 02:10 PM
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ah ok - you mean this one..?
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture..._pic_19383.jpg
Shame it's not the white one as below though - looks fantastic ! - whats that from ?
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture...l_pic_8894.jpg
Edit - looks like a show car - real pic below. Now thats what they should have gone for imo !!!
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture...l_pic_9153.jpg
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture..._pic_19383.jpg
Shame it's not the white one as below though - looks fantastic ! - whats that from ?
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture...l_pic_8894.jpg
Edit - looks like a show car - real pic below. Now thats what they should have gone for imo !!!
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture...l_pic_9153.jpg
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13 April 2005, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Bartop
Sorry - am I just being dim ?
13 April 2005, 02:40 PM
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That picture is basically an alfa 147 merged with a Seat Altea. In the article they mention the designers roots as being these 2 companies. Either he ran out of ideas for the design and copied his last 2 or its a blatant photoshop.
13 April 2005, 03:28 PM
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Quite frankly that is the most ****-poor excuse for a front page article I have ever seen!
Earlier comments about the Daily Sport are unfair to the Daily Sport. At least it knows that it talks complete **** (quite literally most of the time) and doesn't try to pass itself off as serious journalism.
Nice photoshop picture on the front. Looks like it was knocked together by some 12yr old in MS Paint.
Earlier comments about the Daily Sport are unfair to the Daily Sport. At least it knows that it talks complete **** (quite literally most of the time) and doesn't try to pass itself off as serious journalism.
Nice photoshop picture on the front. Looks like it was knocked together by some 12yr old in MS Paint.
13 April 2005, 03:38 PM
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If its going to have a FMIC why does the picture show a bloody great big scoop on the bonnet ?
Dont think its going to look anything like the front cover, except for the crap grill that is.
Dont think its going to look anything like the front cover, except for the crap grill that is.
13 April 2005, 06:17 PM
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It's such an atrocious photoshop it's not even worth talking about....but I will anyway!
The rear looks like a new Ibiza with the spoiler from a STi reduced to fit, it just looks pathetic. They say it is official Subaru pictures/announcement, although they couldn't actually quote anyone from Subaru.
The rear looks like a new Ibiza with the spoiler from a STi reduced to fit, it just looks pathetic. They say it is official Subaru pictures/announcement, although they couldn't actually quote anyone from Subaru.
13 April 2005, 08:40 PM
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The talk about it being built on a cut down Legacy platform but that it is smaller than the current car. Can you cut down a Legacy platform that much????
Also why on earth would you put a 1.5 engine in it and where is the supposed 2.5 engine.
Also why on earth would you put a 1.5 engine in it and where is the supposed 2.5 engine.
13 April 2005, 10:33 PM
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autoexpress is full of ****, every time, the penny will drop soon enough lol
gotta laugh at how they have mounted that rear spoiler on that crappy photochop
gotta laugh at how they have mounted that rear spoiler on that crappy photochop
