AndiThompson

From AutoCar on the 17th May 2000. The big scoop was that this was the new style Impreza due to be unveiled at British Motor Show a few months later, so what happened?? I really like it, and this pictures must have come from somewhere, so was this the original design or a complete fabrication or what?? I really, really like it...

Fosters

Autocar actually had pictures of the real car, but were reluctant to induce mass widespread shock to the motoring world. They photoshop'd it into a... decent car.

Scooby Dooby Blue

Front end's really nice. Miles better than the bug-eyed look (even if the fog lights are a bit big)
Can't say i like the **** much, or the Focus wheel arches.

Paul

AndiThompson

Indeed, who says we e-mail Prodrive these pics ask them to use this front end??

muppet paster

You can't tell this is a muppet reject thread?

MichelleWRX1994

Front end is okay, - cross between a Lexus, Skyline and scoob.

but the rear end?????NO!!!!!!! It is a Neon!!! they stole the Neon design

Back to the drawing board

Dream Weaver

I still believe my MY01 re-design is the best, and think Prodrive should use this (whilst giving me a 1% royalty fee on all sales )



DW

chiark

New exclusive - Lexus breeds with Ford Focus??

Reffro

The pictures that all magazines use are based on real photos, that are photoshooped to remove the disguises that manufacturers use, to give a likely look of the new vehicle.

If you have a look here they got most of the details of the MY01 correct, look at the rear lamp shapes, the boot spoiler and the flared wheelarches. Obviously the roof line is out a bit, but I guess even Autocar couldn't belive that bug-eye look was for real. I remember them reporting that they had pictures of the cars with the bug-eyes, but didn't believe they would make production as they looked awful, and were just there to disguise the real cars look.