stilover

Just what Pete needs.

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=15094

Varboy

that is absolutely grotesque. I just sincerely hope that this doesn't further destroy the Subaru brand by cheapafying it further. (we already have the Neds doing that)

ads00

I really hope that is some sort of sick joke that subaru is playing on us and they will never release that poor excuse for a wagon.

flynnstudio

You should be relieved - there is no way Fuji HI were going to stay in business selling £20K supercars to 0.2% of the population in a 'supercar' saturated market. This is called 'the times they are a changin'.

At least this way they can make bread and butter cars for the masses and keep you guys happy with a little amber nectar....

Another FASTER more POWERFUL Impreza IS not going to save the company when it can't sell the one's it's making now ? ?

This should be regarded as good news and should hopefully mean Subaru don't have to pull out of the UK like Alfa did in the eighties....

BTW- FYI - Subaru UK new car registrations last month were about 300 cars - would have been about 100 without the free fuel promo...Ford and Vauxhall together were about 30,000!!...

WHEELSHOP0_0

OH MY GOD! tell me it aint so.

Generic User

What on earth are you lot on about

Subaru have ALWAYS made Shopping variety Imprezas. Nothing has changed.

Impreza 1.6GL ...anyone have one of those as a courtesey car? I know I had many when my car was constantly in for warrantee work with new engines, clutches etc etc.

And it was a horrible car to drive, I can't imagine how any car manufacturer could use such a flimsy wobbly chassis as a basis for a turbo-charged sports car (but then, I suppose Ford did, as did Renault amongst others).

On the flip side I noticed a brand new shape Impreza 2.0GS (I think - I didn't look at the badge) and it looked quite nice. The car looked far less ugly without the bonnet scoop, Turbo front grill/bumper, large rear spoiler and gold wheels. I'd even go as far to say I liked it. The bodykit and bolt on bits on the current Turbos just doesn't suit the styling of the current cars, which is a contrast to the old classic shape cars which made a bland car look more purposeful, on the current car it just makes it look more worthy of tackling the local drive-thru.

Paul3446

A lot of rubbish being posted here IMO, what's wrong with a manufacturer making a bread and butter run around, it's what Subaru have based their brand on for years, the sporty cars are a recent thing.

Generic User

Exactly. The Turbo went into production after the non-turbo versions. And has been so since 1991/1992 when the model was put into production.

The 1.6/1.5 engined 2wd versions have been in production almost throughout the model's life, but International Motors decided to stop importing them in the later years, even though it was still being produced in Japan.

andythejock01wrx

Hmmm .............. 38 mpg is much better than the 23mpg I get.

~ but 104bhp wouldn't be much fun !

Yep, fine for those on a budget !

T123VOR

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I saw one yesterday - a silver wagon 56 in Wrotham Heath parked in a layby mind



Trevor

BlueSimon

Waits for the 1st post on scoobynet of 'im 17 and bought a 1.5 imprezzza, which turbo do i need to get 350 bhp?'

Simon

C2forWRX

that is a disgrace

BlueSimon

104bhp at the fly, 4bhp at the wheels

Jay m A

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It doesn't even have the burble, poor thing.

Sweepickit

last month all prospective scoob owners were waiting for the new '56' plate that came out this month....

Having worked in car sales at both Vauxhall and Mitsubishi I would say you cannot compare mainstream manufacturer's results with those of niche markets. At least at Mitsu we had L200 pick-ups to make up some ground as Evo sales were a very small % of total sales.

A fairer comparison would be to see how many VX220's and VXR Monaro's Vauxhall have sold... From experience I would say Impreza sales were higher.

Vapid

Looks no worse than a lot of other cars on the market and might fill a niche for someone. Shame no diesel option as ever though.

billythekid

EBRWRX

Just seen a piccie in AutoExpress of the Imprezza hatch - Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo, what have they done ? Presumably they've researched it to death but they clearly cannot have asked existing Scoob owners why they buy the car. Performance is one thing but looks are just as important.

Also disappointed to see that the Scoob didn't make in AutoExpress 20 biggest performance car test of the year.

flynnstudio

All 300 of them!!!...woohoo - the company is saved!!!!

Subaru's problem is that figure should be 30,000 NOT 300!!...

This is why Subaru is always in a multi-dealer franchise scenario with other such glorious notables as Kia, Hyundai, Tata, Proton cos it's volume can not support a single dealer franchise.

Mitsubishi is not even comparable to Subaru...they have a lot of good cars...Subaru has ONE and it's not currently selling!!

Seriously this kind of 'everyday' car *may* mean the WRX/STI has a future in this country.

You should look on it as a GOOD THING!.

ScoobyDoo69

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one good car????
have you been in a legacy or forester? both great cars

SPEN555

So Subaru is selling a bog standard Impreza, why is this the end of the world according to some of the posts above?

evil.soup

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Great car!! A cheap reliable work horse with goodies and alloys too!!! If i was a focus driver i would buy this!!!!

Vegescoob

If IM need to shift more metal so be it. It might be the dealers needing this for them to stay on board. Expand the customer base and some customers may move onto Turbos later. That spec might suit some who live and work in remoter areas and for whom AWD is useful but who don't want or need the larger 4x4s.
We were in New Zealand in August and there were far more N/A Imprezas on the roads than Turbos. Many Jap imports of course.
In some ways I'd like a Turbo that looked totally plain and not obviously a performance car. A true Q car if you like.

TonyBurns

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Yup and most of the ford/vauxhall were probably fleet/hire cars.

Tony