A hatch? No thanks. And only STi variants will get 300+HP here in the states.

i believe thats the wagon… also, why is a GTI following it? seems like Subaru is pulling a Mazda move and taking the characteristics from the GTI

Not liking the exterior and what is with the exterior lines on the doors not matching? I hope the sedan is much better than this current version.

I like that Subie is going to hatchback styling. I always thought the wrx wagons were nice.

Hatchbacks rule. That being said, I will hold out for something with a diesel, more than likely.

I like it…. i think.
Matt, those door lines look like just a coating slapped on to cover the vehicle’s body, not what it will look like later. It has the same sort of thing on the front corners of the grill.

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That’s not a Subaru……let alone a WRX.

Wanna bet?

those are subaru rims

I own a Nissan Pulsar GTi-R and have been waiting for a decent awd turbo hatchback for years. looks like this thing is the *^&!……..

i think it would be cool if they made it a 2 door
4 door hatch back doesn’t do it for me
bring back the GTi-R looks!

taht is the body of a Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. the grill and the rear door give it away, although its obvious they went to great lengths to hide it.

I think it looks cool, can’t wait to see more. It may come out just around the time I am looking for a new car too… convenient… then I will decide by driving.

Whoo, hey, looks like it IS possible to projectile vomit! The ‘07 model tested my loyalty but this is going too far. Seriously…this thing looks like my Dad’s Honda Civic with a bad Audi nose.

If this is the next Subaru that’ll be inflicted on us, I’ll be buying a Mitsubishi. This coming from a loyal Boxer fan! This looks like a car I’d buy for my grandparents so they could go pootling down the shops and back…not something I’d hit the track in!

One word.

TRAGIC.

i do not believe that this is subaru..it looks like something between a3 and c70…

That is a wrx and will be the only body style. Note the tail pipe location “some say” the production car will have dual 2 into 1………….

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looks nice. the grille is better than the current one. the hatchback is nice. i never really liked the wagon style of subaru but this is nice. i hope they offer a hatch and a sti sedan also

This thing is ugly as hell……Why make it a hatchback?????????????????? Keep the wagon and the sedan. The front end is good. I am very dissapointed !!!!

Everyone has an opinion about the looks of this masked prototype. Dont count you chickens before theyre hatched kids. When the production model finally appears we probably wont recognise it as what we see here at all. Im paitiently awaiting those press release photos before I jump the gun with a firm opinion. This coming from a design student…

Only Stevo seems to have actually seen spy shots before, with all the body masking. Don’t people realize all the dummy body trim is intentional, not wanting the final design out for public and competitor’s consumption - hence SPY photo designation? I suspect Subaru is going to hatch a real Audi A3 Mazda3 wagon competitor, or at least develope one for Saab to market. That, and I’ve heard that Subie is also revamping the Forester for 2008, which is based on the Impreza. One more piece to the puzzle…

That is terrible. I have been a loyal subaru fan for years, but like someone else said, the 2006 grill design disappointed me greatly, and really tested my patience with subaru. I have an 04 sti, and have been hoping to see a sleeker version of the same concept. i.e. wide open grill, 06 style headlights, new taillights, A FRONT MOUNT INTERCOOLER FOR CHRIST’S SAKE!, etc. The top mount intercooler was the worst idea ever, heat soak is terrible. Power delivery is inconsistent after motor is hot. DUMB, SUBARU, VERY DUMB. Please dont loose me as a customer. If you com out with that ugly hatchback crap, i will sell my current subaru out of disgust and buy something else.

strangely a little seat, ibeza and fiat looking. These are europian trashy cars.

i think if this is what the WRX is going to look like,less people would buy it.

Subaru would come out with a much better quality veichle than seat Ibeza and Fiat

(seat is pronounced Seyat)

I love it. I hope it’s light and has improved gas mileage over the previous WRX. Hatch’s rule; basically the same wind resistance but you can load your ski stuff or mountain bike. I think the styling, though not racer-boy STI, will stand up through time

Additionally, Subaru has been getting licked in WRC because of the old long wheel overhangs in the body style. This car could have Mini Cooper handling with AWD and 300plus HP, the perfect combination.

I hope that they don’t destroy the inpreza’s sexy curves by trying to make it a family cruiser

Fuggglies…………………I’ll keep my stoout 2005 wrx thank you.

I think Subaru will make the same lines as the current venue ya bunch of playaz!!!!

The GTi is following to try and fool people into thinking that it is 2 GTi’s on the road or alternatively the next model GTi. Doesn’t really fool anyone with any know how but we all know how paranoid manufavturers are with new models and the tricks they will try to disguise them.

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looks like my lowered new forrester

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that is not a subie…that is def a VW…look at the front grill there is a large circle in the middle covered in black tape…and it is in the same place as on the GTi following it…

also that car seems to be somewhat black in the front, esp if you look directly around the grill area there are parts not covered in white that are way to large to be part of the design (cause it’s ugly as sin)…so i think what we are looking at is a new GTi turbo or something (isn’t that the GLi when it is a hatch?)

Don’t like it the classic shape rules and is nice in my mind!!

Hi all,

To alleviate any more assumptions that this is a Subie I agree with Stevo and ask that you all wait out.

If you want to have a look at the 2008 STI (Impreza - Australian version) Hatch take a look at wheels.com.au - December [Current Issue].

Enjoy,

Blacky

I don’t think this is a WRX Sti Sedan for the matter becuase if you look up in google the 2008 Subaru WRX Sti, it has different headlights but the taillights look very similar.

Should be interesting with this Subaru WRX hatch, i think they are trying to compete with the Mazdaspeed3 Hatch. Shoots

I like the bonnet scoop… it looks to be built into the bonnet, apposed to be stuck on top. The rear lights look very nice in the after burner L.E.D’s, BUT!!!!! i agree with the other comments. Even though this is a new car (prototype) and the 2000 bugeyed impreza took a long time to grow on me, i dont think this 1 will. The HUGE power is very tempting but i feel they have given/offered the power to cammoflage the looks and to make people more tempted to buy it. This does look like a Hatch back, and even though here in the UK Hatch’s rule the roads… this isnt how subaru should follow. Just look how Subaru’s hatchback the Justie turned out… i have mixed feelings about the 2008 impreza, and i think most people will do to. Thanks edd

please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! offer sedan and two door models.any true wrx lovers would love a stripped interior model no radios power windows full spare tire and best of all at least a intergrated front roll cage.

There will be both a sedan and a hatchback! The reason for this is because of the groing popularity with hot hatches esspecially in europe where the wagon struggles to sell. personally I will be buying a 2008 wrx sedan!

unless there is 500hp in that thing I don’t want it. It’s fugly.

Is that the next generation for the future subaru, the 2006 model discust me and now they are bringing this this. If that’s the case i’m going with mitsubishi then, that new Evo X looks sick

The Current shape look nice but the only thing that it required is more modern dash with the option of sunroof & navigation. Hatch car’s are for females or nards.

Check out this web site for the other shapes of WRX http://www.scoobyblog.com/2008-impreza/.

i believe when this is revealed at the tokyo motor show this year it will look cool as!! the japanese spec version will probably look cool but like always the us spec model will look shit (us specs always have those shit orange inserts in the headlights coz us doesnt get the indicators on the wing mirrors)!! and it will probably burn da shit out of da focus rs and volkwagen gti or r32 coz the r32 doesnt even make 200kw out of its 3.2 v6!! and this is only a wrx model so we can expect much more from the sti version!!

i dont like the overall look of the car, though i do like some features of it, like the lights are freakin beautiful, and the size of the car…i dont like the hatch..are all the wrx gonna be like this? or are they going to make the sedan? i WISH they would keep the sedan model of the wrx cuz i have the 04 model and i was hoping to trade it for the 2008 wrx if it was sedan..but if not,,then i’ll get n sti.. BTW,,is it gonna have paddle shifters, if yes then im keeping my current car. paddle shifters are the STUPIDEST IDEA EVER THOUGHT UP.

That’s ugly!

Looks like a Saab or Mazda 3.

arnt subaru’s spose to be fused with the wind or some shit i dont think this is a new subaru it would have be designed more aerodinamic or i could be wrong lol i am just guessing but dont trust me cuz i am only 14

I say its a pic of a new VW concept…the location for the badge is way too big and round to fit the Subaru badge. The car they are testing it with is a GTi…why would they compare a WRX to a GTi? The whole thing stinks.

subaru exauhst aint like that aswell still could have changed

they r making sedan by the way

I went to the Montreal international autoshow and I spoke with a subaru canada representative. She said that the STI will not be in hatchback form. But the current imprezda hatchback will look like the top picture.

awesome

this is awful there used to be only one car for me (subaru).
looks like mitsubishi are going to have an extra customer on there books.
there is no way on earth i will ever buy another subaru if this what they plan on giving to us.
DON’T FIX WHATS NOT BROKE !!!!!!!!!
listen to your loyal customers subaru

Yuck, What were they thinking. This is the worst Subaru WRX ever. First they f*ck it up with a nose job on the ‘06 WRX and now this. This is hard for me, I have a 1999 WRX and I really want to upgrade my car, have always wanted to stay in the WRX family, but I think I will save my cash and buy the Mitsubishi EVO X. That car looks absolutely fantastic, which is odd, as only a few years ago I wouldn’tve looked at any Mitsu’s (other then the Evo, but I use to look at the WRX instead).

Wait, we havn’t seen the interior yet! Maybe Subaru have improved that, but… oh wait, its a peformance car, ok then, no more Subaru for me

There is a rear differential and those are Subie wheels however, take a moment to expand the picture. The front grill is taped off but you can almost see a large “V” in the center as in VW. Also Subaru may have totally rerouted the exhaust system seeing as it is on the right side. All of the subies (first one a 1984 wagon) I have owned have had the tailpipe on the left side here in the North American market. That is a CA plate on there and it is a left hand driver so I can only conclude it is a car for the N.A. market.

We know from the literature that Subaru was trying to make a partnership with Toyota to develop a diesel engine for the lineup as well as a hybrid (per the 2006 LA Auto Show). Is it possible Subaru has joined forces with VW? Saab wanted the WRX wagon…perhaps VW did as well?

In any case I only ask one thing. Don’t make the Impreza any larger than it is. Its practically the size of the Legacy currently…I miss the GC8 size.

Having leased a 2002 WRX wagon and on the last year of a lease on a 2005 Legacy GT wagon, this looks very exciting….almost exactly what I’d ask for…something between the two in size, with cleaned up 5 door styling. I just hope they can keep the weight down.

I never understood my fellow Americans’ dislike of hatchbacks…to me, the Audi A3 5 door is one of the most attractive cars on the market today. If Subaru can approach their styling and workmanship with WRX perfomance and value, this will be a slam dunk for me, as long as I can get one by the time my lease is up in Nov 2007.

Subaru takes winning the World rally championship VERY seriously. The winners lately have had something in common, they were hatchbacks! The 2008+ Subaru Impreaza line will be faster on the race track, and also on the street. A lighter weight WRX/STI with more horsepower will make more Subaru’s show up on the front covers of Car & Driver. Who cares what a car looks like when it can accelerate like a super car? Horsepower = Fun.

Ummmmmmm…. no thanks for the ugly ass hatchback(wagon). Who would take you seriously in a wagon? 2008 STi= bad idea

Im a big fan of the STi, but after seeing that picture, i might buy a evo X instead.

Can anyone tell me what these are?
http://www.fhi.co.jp/about/english/outline/index.html

Those are beautiful!! (link in the last post) I hope those really are the new wrx…I will be first in line to upgrade from my 04 wagon!!

NO NO NO !!!! Dont go hatchback… the impreza’s are known for sedans (+ wagon) dont ruin its reputation by making it a hatch!

i think that the impreza wagon is an interesting and welcome new platform but you all know what we really need…. the FORESTER STI!

Hey Dave the idea behind the top mount intercooler is very simple and actually smart. The WRX is suppose to be a rally car driven on dirt and grave roads. What would happen to your front mount intercooler if you started bouncing rocks off the front of it. Maybe that’s why the rally versions also have TOP mounted intercoolers. And Dominic I think paddle shifters would be awesome as long as they make the transmission work like the rally cars and not a cheap version like the automatic cars that have the sporttronic shifter like on a maxima for something like that. But this comes from a guy who is a die hard WRC fan and could care less about comfort and styling if it sacrifices performance. If I had the money I would put a dog engaged gearbox(it’s the high pitch whinning noise you hear in the WRC cars) in my car and would love how much nosie it makes just because it’s better for performance.

dont care much for the one u are showing but i seen the blue one that had the dress up kit it’s nice. the wing in the back looks great on it

has no one heard of “body armor”???? they cover test cars with random crap and unfinished exteriors to throw people like us off. Garunteed itll looked way different and much cleaner when released.

Based on these pictures actually being the Hatchback WRX, here is a link to a drawing that is closes to these pictures.
http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/automotive-news/140304-2008-subaru-wrx-sti-hatcback-aims-at-new-evo-x.html
now if you don’t think that looks awesome, go buy a EVO, lol.

I’ll take it; went from WRX wagon to Legacy GT wagon; would like to see a real sport wagon in a legacy gt wagon STI… no more wagon; i’ll take the five door

Why all the hatch bashing? Sedans are completely worthless - hence why they’re so rare in many countries. Sedans (with a trunk or boot) really only work on large cars.

A Hatchback?

This concept looks like a VW Jetta or something…

Ugh… NO NO NO

Here guyes I found another pic to back up what I believe really is the WRX in the top picture and what I found before.
Here is on pic I found before.
http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/automotive-news/140304-2008-subaru-wrx-sti-hatcback-aims-at-new-evo-x.html
Here is the one I just found.
http://www.nihoncar.com/en/news_gallery.php?id=457&img_name=001.jpg

Finally, down the poop shoot with Subaru. First they put an Edsel Grille on the wrx and now copy another POS the focurse. Which looks like a bloated tick. Sedans Rock! I’d be willing to suffer the inflated ego of an STi sedan, before I’d climb in that monstrosity. The only hatches worth driving were the 323GTX and the Skoda felicia/golf (both of which in the fun form are extinct). Any more car design has become a Booty Call.

Subaru Sucks

here it is guys…
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?p=17581959#post17581959

i’m happy with my 07

What were they thinking??? thats aweful. I was under the impression new models were meant to be an improvement of the previous!

I really don’t think that’s a subaru. In the one picture you can see a VW rabbit or jetta following and the styling is alot more lika a wierd VW than a WRX. It also has the huge round VW symbol all leather clad but come on. Just because it has a hood scoop doesn’t mean it’s a WRX.

well, it is the new wrx, i just picked up the new motor trend, it is shown in there

Goddam the STi better not be a hatch!!!! If it is then me and many others will proudly buy and EVO X. If I wanted a hatch I would get a VW GTI. GET A CLUE SUBARU!!!!!! IF THE STI IS A HATCH THE EVO X SPANKED THEM LIKE A 4 YEAR OLD IN WALMART!!!!

subaru rules! i will buy my 10th.

quit talking shit people. I work at a subaru dealer and i’ve seen the new wrx at the ride and drive. seeing the car in person will change your whole outlook. I ordered the new 08 STI and will be driving one of first one’s in Northn California. anybody who talks crap about the STI is just broke and uninformed

I just got done checking out this car from all angles. Regardless of the power ratings, this car is cool. I’m sure it’ll be a hit, and become a big seller. Check it out up close now and you’ll see. Of course, I’m a family man, but way back since I”ve owned an 89 Civic Si, this is a dream come true. I’m glad I didn’t go after that VW!!

by the way for greg, you just bought an 07, where’s the relevance here??

this car is cool but what is with the pricing i thought these where the affordable car choices

this car is cool but what is with the pricing i thought these where the affordable car choices. I am trying to find a cool affordable hatchback but they are few and hard to find.i like the toyota yaris but they are only selling two door without turbo. Sometimes i wish my family still lived in europe. any thoughts toyota matrix, mazdaspeed 3, what else subaru wrx

i prefer 2007 subaru Impreza wrx sti spec c type R-Ra.
I dont like 2008 subaru Impreza sti Hatchback . If there is new generation of Sti
Sedan version will come back again to market in world wide . I will buy subaru Impreza sti
sedan version . now im prefer mitsubishi lancer evolution X GSR 5mt
I hope new Subaru Impreza Wrx Sti Sedan 4 doors will launching also !

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