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Old 21 August 2009, 09:33 AM
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Thumbs up Good review shocker for new Impreza!!

Sounds quite tasty!

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Old 21 August 2009, 09:39 AM
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Well, lord knows they need a lift. As reviews have been pretty harsh/bad for the new shape.
Old 21 August 2009, 10:35 AM
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The reviews have not been bad for the new shape, if anything its been praised, the only critisism its had is that its now a hatch and more "main stream and steering lacks precision", just look at the evo review, uk 2.5 v lambo it still made 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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Old 21 August 2009, 01:51 PM
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Thumbs up I'm a fan of Spec C's ...

... this may even tempt me to purchase the "ugly" new shape

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Edit - heavy though, 1450kg

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Old 21 August 2009, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
The reviews have not been bad for the new shape, if anything its been praised, the only critisism its had is that its now a hatch and more "main stream and steering lacks precision", just look at the evo review, uk 2.5 v lambo it still made 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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??? all the reviews i have read have been very poor. soft and out of date etc etc
Old 21 August 2009, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by F1 CJE UK
??? all the reviews i have read have been very poor. soft and out of date etc etc

What bad reviews

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/dri...cle3209571.ece

2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Wagon reviews - CNET Reviews

2008 Subaru Impreza STI Review | The Truth About Cars

Subaru Impreza 2.5 WRX STi Type UK (2008) CAR review | Road Testing Reviews | Car Magazine Online

Subaru Impreza WRX STi Type-UK (2008-) | Car Review | Road Test | 4car | Channel 4
(this one uses an average star overall rating)

Subaru Impreza WRX STi expert car review verdict - BBC Top Gear

Subaru Impreza STI | Car Review | evo

Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type UK v Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera | Car Review Group Test | evo

Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type UK and Mitsubishi Evo X FQ300 SST | Car Review Group Test | evo

They all look good to very good to me not perfect but then again its not an audi S3 or golf GTI

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Old 21 August 2009, 05:26 PM
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We surrender Tone!
Old 21 August 2009, 05:57 PM
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Those were just the ones I looked at

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Old 21 August 2009, 07:03 PM
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Well defended Tony

It's not a bad car honestly. Yes it has some bits that are not too everyones taste but overall it is a very good car.

A good number of peeps are starting to warm to them
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Tonys Evo link doesn't sound that good:

"The new STI is trying to be all things to all buyers, and is thus in danger of shooting itself in the foot. And something is wrong when you have to neutralise all the gadgets before you can uncover the car beneath".

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They only look nice in blue me thinks, other than that i wouldnt even look at one.
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