2008 Wrx *pics*

[RODSCALIP5]

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/09/13/spied-2008-subaru-wrx-hatchback/

[ZoomZoomH]

looks less ugly and more 'bleh' now

[CRZbrussian]

eh i'd still buy the older ones.

[RODSCALIP5]

330 hp takes away the BLEH :D

[Donas64]

these are early spy shots and it looks far to disguised to judge but I gotta tell you I like what it hints at a lot more than the current WRX.

[seanmcsean]

hatchback eh? I'm listening.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

its called the WRX wagon...they've made it for some time now LOL

hatchback eh? I'm listening.

[RODSCALIP5]

The guys over @ NASIOC believe this is a Mazda and not a WRX. Possible 6 Wagon?

[k-lea]

The 6 wagons are gross.

If this is a 6, I'd be impressed with the changes but I doubt it is.

[Turtle of Time]

can't be... has the hood scoop

[k-lea]

it's like a Subaru watermark. ZOMGGETTHEHOODSCOOP@#%

[Turtle of Time]

Kristin FTW!

[seanmcsean]

The 6 wagons are gross.

If this is a 6, I'd be impressed with the changes but I doubt it is.

I like the 6 wagon :(

[FlipandFunk]

i sware some of you guys are the most biased and retarded people walkin the earth. How the hell can you make any opinion with basically the whole car coverd to hide any lines or details?? Everyday I wonder how some of you guys even feed yourself being so redicuouly mental.

[vindication]

it's not a 6 wagon. I like it....well not really, I cant even tell what it really looks like. But the front end is an improvement. Any change to the fron end would be an improvement. Looks like it's in a straight jacket. Menacing :D

[k-lea]

I like the 6 wagon :(
To each his/her own.

It just doesn't catch my eye. There are very few wagons around here. We had ONE on the lot and it just sat there. Finally we got a dealer trade and it left the lot, but no one even took interest in it. If anything the customers were confused with a "what the hell?" look on their face.

[k-lea]

i sware some of you guys are the most biased and retarded people walkin the earth. How the hell can you make any opinion with basically the whole car coverd to hide any lines or details?? Everyday I wonder how some of you guys even feed yourself being so redicuouly mental.

and from left field is FlipandFunk...

[bigcc63]

Could it be the legacy, the legacy has that small scoop.........

[Phoenix5]

The body reminds me of a 3 (w/ a hood scoop).Should made it into a 3dr.

[RODSCALIP5]

The body reminds me of a 3 (w/ a hood scoop).Should made it into a 3dr.

STI will be a hatch as well as the WRX non wagon.

[seanmcsean]

i sware some of you guys are the most biased and retarded people walkin the earth. How the hell can you make any opinion with basically the whole car coverd to hide any lines or details?? Everyday I wonder how some of you guys even feed yourself being so redicuouly mental.

its a car board. we discuss cars and new concepts like this one, despite disguising. you don't like it, don't post here. simple as that..

moving on!

[Phoenix5]

STI will be a hatch as well as the WRX non wagon.

Oh...I C.Wonder if they are finally gonna liven up the interior??(lol2)

[Donas64]

it's not a 6 wagon. I like it....well not really, I cant even tell what it really looks like. But the front end is an improvement. Any change to the fron end would be an improvement. Looks like it's in a straight jacket. Menacing :D

It's just waiting to bust out and put a whuppin on fools!

[InFlames]

Looks more like a 3 hatch then a 6 wagon. If it is a wrx it's looking like the grill is gonna looking a whole lot better.

[sandspeed]

I read in some magazine that subaru was going to make an STI hatchback which would be noice!
It's crazy how many time the wrx has been redesigned these past few years but, my fav suby is still the old 2.5rs impreza body style with the big fogs and also my dads old 92 legacy wagon.(yes)

[tunersteve]

I'd say the wheels are a pretty obvious thing that they came off the current WRX. If this is gonna be 330 hp thats gonna really be a screamer! It's still way to early to tell what the body is gonna look like, but from what little i can tell, it seems to be a step in the right direction. I saw a new STi the other day and wasn't impressed at all with the front end. I would still take a 2002 any day of the week. I do like the LED taillights, hopefully the sedan gets those as well. Give it 3 or 4 months and we'll see a less covered version and we can make our remarks on looks.

[spike blue]

ugly whats up with the hacth??

[Blue Batmobile]

not bad.

Bat™

[mountjonas]

if it didnt' have wrx wheels, i would've mistaken it for the next corolla.

[miss_steele_msp]

i sware some of you guys are the most biased and retarded people walkin the earth. How the hell can you make any opinion with basically the whole car coverd to hide any lines or details?? Everyday I wonder how some of you guys even feed yourself being so redicuouly mental.

What the hell are you talking about? Its a PROTOTYPE. We can give our opinions on prototypes if we please.

I love the fact that their making a hatch. I think this may be my next car.

[smo0f]

you're all wrong. That's the '08 MSP. Yeah. They're re-releasing it, and only I know about it.

[Coolhand]

Could it be an Outback or Forrester?

[jadonP5]

that car is ugly. why would anyone in their right mind buy a car with paper all over it. it looks like it got tyvek home wrapped. that's just stupid. maybe if it had normal paint, then it would look *alright* but even then I don't know. It's gotta make wind noise at highway speeds almost unbearable too. also, i just don't understand the weird windshield and rear glass banners that they applied. just makes no sense.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

(rlaugh)

that car is ugly. why would anyone in their right mind buy a car with paper all over it. it looks like it got tyvek home wrapped. that's just stupid. maybe if it had normal paint, then it would look *alright* but even then I don't know. It's gotta make wind noise at highway speeds almost unbearable too. also, i just don't understand the weird windshield and rear glass banners that they applied. just makes no sense.

[Coolhand]

that car is ugly. why would anyone in their right mind buy a car with paper all over it. it looks like it got tyvek home wrapped. that's just stupid. maybe if it had normal paint, then it would look *alright* but even then I don't know. It's gotta make wind noise at highway speeds almost unbearable too. also, i just don't understand the weird windshield and rear glass banners that they applied. just makes no sense.

Dude, they were testing in Cali. That's reactive armor on the car in case of highway shootings.

[Gaboost]

Look at the second picture, you can see the rear differential. Also, different muffler layout: current wrx exhaust exit on left side of car, this has a "sideways" muffler with right side exit.
Also, the control arms looks different, they look almost like the chevy malibu and saabs with the gm platform. Although, I highly doubt it is on any gm platform since gm sold it's shares of subaru.

[Donas64]

Dude, they were testing in Cali. That's reactive armor on the car in case of highway shootings.

NAw man it's active camo!! Someone tries to pull a drive by and BOOM! You blend right in.

[Rickman]

'02/03 Bugeye owns all (in aesthetics). I've been driving my brother-in-law's '03 for the last few days and it's sooo much fun. We just drove up to Greensboro to buy his mom a Baja yesterday.

The grill does look MAZDA, but overall the front end looks like the current legacy.

[jadonP5]

Great another hatchback, they dont look good now they didnt look good before and there never going to look good. How can people think a car that is similar to a station wagon can look good. Its the worst design a car could ever come in.


boo to you. yay for function.

[WildChild]

The next generation of mazda 6 is supposed to be larger than the current one. And in my opinion that prototype isn't any bigger. The hood scoop looks like a scooby to me. That car is way too heavily disguised to tell much. The new grill looks kinda nissan-ish to me.

[jadonP5]

weight that allows you to fit your family in a fast car

[nate0123]

you can fit a family in a sedan easier than a short 5-door... the tall, narrow trunk is perhaps less practical than a full size one with a lid

[SugarShane04]

thats the ugliest fuckin car EVER :wtf:

[jadonP5]

you can fit a family in a sedan easier than a short 5-door... the tall, narrow trunk is perhaps less practical than a full size one with a lid

i don't know what else to say except that's just not true. i have both, hatch is easier. hands down

[dmitrik4]

and either way, we're not talking about Lotuses here. it's a little odd when the "hooray for sedans" crowd is cracking on the "added weight" of a hatch design.

after all, everyone knows that if you want REAL performance, you go with a 4-door sedan b/c a 5-door is soooo incredibly overweight in comparison...right?

[DE31]

"added weight" in the protege and protege5, ex vs p5 there is an 80 lbs difference, 2634 vs 2716, the msp is 2843. but i didnt compare that since im sure the turbo and whatnot adds a bit more weight.

There is also the arguement, some use, of how the weight distribution is more balanced with a hatch front vs rear.

O and can you fit a 6foot table in a sedan :)

[lasermp5]

The guys over @ NASIOC believe this is a Mazda and not a WRX. Possible 6 Wagon?

Don't the wheels give it away?

[Mikey444]

If that's really what it's going to look like, I like it a lot.

[DE31]

i like it from what i can see.

[nate0123]

O and can you fit a 6foot table in a sedan :)if you can in a p5, you can in a protege sedan (assuming it's a folding table) ;)

[DE31]

:)

[jadonP5]

lol..at work i put a 3/4 height dresser, 5 foot table, twin size mattress folded in half, and an ottoman in my car, and had a passeger. it was.....interesting.

[Newf]

I can't see a thing from that so I'll reserve judgement. But chances are an ugly grill and headlights are possible :)

[dmitrik4]

I guess those are great ways to rationalize driving a wagon

not really; the usual rationale behind choosing a 5-door hatch over a sedan is the added versatility. what it really does is point out that you don't really give up any meaningful performance by doing so.

[KIJIMA]

Looks like a Mazda to me, the grille is very Mazda. I still have no idea why any of you are making comments on if the car looks good or not. How can you tell?

Considering every panel is covered in padding and tape to throw your eyes of the lines.

[CanMP5]

It actually looks too conservative, too much like the Legacy. Hopefully it was way too disguised and we'll see something much better.

[nate0123]

I think they missed the big round fog lights and/or openings below the headlights... it seems pretty clear that they are there, despite the camo

[clicknext]

The shape of the back end looks nice. I've always thought the impreza wagon's back end looks like they just decided to take a regular sedan, take off the trunk lid, and slap a liftgate and windows on there.

[.paul]

Looks like a new daewoo lanos :)

[benben84]

I will disown subaru if they make the STi and WRX a hatch!! Why would anyone want a fast hatch?? Actually, why do people insist on putting there family into a fast car?? Do you love your family?? The car is not made for a family car, you want a family car with balls go buy a Magnum. I think Subaru is just looking at sales with this and not sticking to heritage and because of this the Evo will own and Sti competition will be MS3! Im a HUGE fan of STi's but if they do this than EVO PWN'S!! It kinda like making a hatch Corvette and adding two more seats just because stupid people want to drive fast cars with there family in it!! Geez, whats happening to the world!!

Anyways.... (sad2) (flame)

[kapps28]

I will disown subaru if they make the STi and WRX a hatch!! Why would anyone want a fast hatch?? Actually, why do people insist on putting there family into a fast car?? Do you love your family?? The car is not made for a family car, you want a family car with balls go buy a Magnum. I think Subaru is just looking at sales with this and not sticking to heritage and because of this the Evo will own and Sti competition will be MS3! Im a HUGE fan of STi's but if they do this than EVO PWN'S!! It kinda like making a hatch Corvette and adding two more seats just because stupid people want to drive fast cars with there family in it!! Geez, whats happening to the world!!

Anyways.... (sad2) (flame)

haha, you know there is an evo hatch, well, wagon, but non the less, its by far the worst looking of any of the cars mentioned above

[dmitrik4]

I will disown subaru if they make the STi and WRX a hatch!! Why would anyone want a fast hatch?? Actually, why do people insist on putting there family into a fast car?? Do you love your family?? The car is not made for a family car, you want a family car with balls go buy a Magnum. I think Subaru is just looking at sales with this and not sticking to heritage and because of this the Evo will own and Sti competition will be MS3! Im a HUGE fan of STi's but if they do this than EVO PWN'S!! It kinda like making a hatch Corvette and adding two more seats just because stupid people want to drive fast cars with there family in it!! Geez, whats happening to the world!!

Anyways.... (sad2) (flame)

um, yeah! everyone knows that sedans are teh fastAr3r than hatches...besides, sedans aren't family cars at all. i've never seen any familires riding around in sedans, b/c sedans are waaay too fast for families. (poke)(first)

and why would a company ever try to maximize sales, when they could stick with "heritage" and make less money?

[Foolish]

I really hate what the new pedestrian safety laws are doing to car design.

[Donas64]

um, yeah! everyone knows that sedans are teh fastAr3r than hatches...besides, sedans aren't family cars at all. i've never seen any familires riding around in sedans, b/c sedans are waaay too fast for families. (poke)(first)

and why would a company ever try to maximize sales, when they could stick with "heritage" and make less money?

+1

My wife and I never ride in her Protege sedan together for fear that it's ludicrous speed could get us both seriously hurt.

Thats why we drive my much slower P5 so we can be safe.

[.paul]

um, yeah! everyone knows that sedans are teh fastAr3r than hatches...besides, sedans aren't family cars at all. i've never seen any familires riding around in sedans, b/c sedans are waaay too fast for families.
You're right, sedans aren't family cars. Ginormous suburbans and expeditions are the family vehicle of choice of mom's and dads with 1 to 2 children everywhere (in the US).

[Kansei]

dude dude dude dude.. got this weeks Autoweek mag and it has 2008 WRX renderings and they look AWESOME I'll see if I can find them online.

[dmitrik4]

+1

My wife and I never ride in her Protege sedan together for fear that it's ludicrous speed could get us both seriously hurt.

Thats why we drive my much slower P5 so we can be safe.

:)(mswerd)i drove home tonight in my sedan, and i thought i was going to pass out from all the speed. ;)

[altspace]

http://i14.tinypic.com/2r3i3qs.jpg

[nate0123]

Toyota WRX?

[Donas64]

http://i14.tinypic.com/2r3i3qs.jpg

Tell you what, I don't mind the looks of it one bit. It's lost some edginess that the current one has but it's gained some class. If it's fast as well then I'd take one in blue or black.

[Kansei]

hmm that's interesting. not a big fan of the front grille, but at least the headlights, fenders, grille, hood etc all tie togethre as one cohesive unit FINALLY

[Donas64]

at least the headlights, fenders, grille, hood etc all tie togethre as one cohesive unit FINALLY

Thats what I'm saying. Now if they could just inject a bit of attitude into it. Some swagger or something. It would be perfect. I reserve judgement until I see the final version.

[Kansei]

Yeah, the car completely lacks substance currently. it needs atitude, edginess.. something

[Phoenix5]

Tell you what, I don't mind the looks of it one bit. It's lost some edginess that the current one has but it's gained some class. If it's fast as well then I'd take one in blue or black.

With that stance,it looks like that Mercedes R-class mini-van.

[mikeyb]

The front looks like a blend of the previous Toyota Camry and Dodge/Chysler minivan.

[Donas64]

It almost looks like a Saabaru

[mikeyb]

It almost looks like a Saabaru

Kinda.....

[benben84]

As Simon Cowell would say: "What the bloody hell is that?? That is utterly the worst 'subaru' I have ever seen! But everyone has there own opinion and is entitled to it. Is America going the euro-hatch direction?? I just may have to convert to Muscle someday...

[SilverBulletES]

Yep, looks like some sick boring blend of the Mercedes minivan and a Camry. Bleh....

[clicknext]

Ugly. The current one isn't a great looking car by any standards, but at least it has some real edginess and personality. What I see there, on the other hand, as other people have mentioned, is the Toyota Camry Wagon.

I still like the 2005 version. I thought that one didn't look too bad at all.

[Phoenix5]

I prefer the older and sleeker GC coupes over the bulkier 4dr GDs now.

http://www.extreme-machines.nl/images/22b/22bd.jpg

FTW!!!

[mikeyb]

You all know Toyota bought GM's holdings in Subaru. So that might be why this Impreza looks like a Camry. Toyota is building Camrys at the same plant that builds Subaru Legacys and Outbacks.

Toyota and Subaru are looking into building a joint vehicle. Maybe a Matrix replacement?

[Donas64]

I prefer the older and sleeker GC coupes over the bulkier 4dr GDs now.

http://www.extreme-machines.nl/images/22b/22bd.jpg

FTW!!!

I so wish they brought this bodystyle turbocharged to the states! Best bodystyle EVAR!!!!

http://members.nasioc.com/UserPics/2234/after9.jpg

[benben84]

I so wish they brought this bodystyle turbocharged to the states! Best bodystyle EVAR!!!!

http://members.nasioc.com/UserPics/2234/after9.jpg

ditto!

[Hambino]

I think we can all agree this is the best Subaru ever made.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Hambino/suby360.jpg

[Kansei]

^^ pwn3d by the internets.

no direct linking off that site :P

Oh and.. yeah I definitely plan on have a turbo GC8 2.5RS someday.. mmmmm It would be like my P5 just less sexy, much crappier interior, older, worse gas mileage, harder to work on, but 4X4 (ftw!).

[RODSCALIP5]

As some of you may or may not now, there are some leaked pics of the actual car from a german site:
http://home.arcor.de/subaru-impreza/images/1.jpg
http://home.arcor.de/subaru-impreza/images/2CA6OODS4.jpg
http://home.arcor.de/subaru-impreza/images/5k.jpg
http://home.arcor.de/subaru-impreza/images/61.jpg http://home.arcor.de/subaru-impreza/images/hatchkl.jpg
http://home.arcor.de/subaru-impreza/images/9.jpg http://home.arcor.de/subaru-impreza/images/8.jpg
http://home.arcor.de/subaru-impreza/images/hatch.jpg
http://home.arcor.de/subaru-impreza/images/5l.jpg

[nate0123]

maybe it's the graininess talking, but it looks a bit like a Kia Spectra/Spectra5

http://www.amny.com/media/photo/2006-03/22678047.jpeg

[misbehave]

:eek:

http://www.taberwest.com/images/wrx003.jpg
http://www.taberwest.com/images/wrx2.jpg
[img]http://www.taberwest.com/images/wrx4.jpg/img]

[Donas64]

......the jurys still out on this one.

[mikeyb]

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/2007/newyork/08.subaru.impreza.wrx/subaru.wrx.fullsize.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/2007/newyork/08.subaru.impreza.wrx/subaru.wrx.rally.review.500.jpg

[Donas64]

Something about the chrome part of the grille rubs me the wrong way and those taillights? Ugh! With some tweaking its got real potential. Just not coming together for me quite right.

[mikeyb]

Its all wrong.

[misbehave]

How come I keep feeling it looks a lot like our Mazda3 hatchback.

[Kansei]

oh dear the higher res pics.. just make it even worse. go back to the tiny pics so at least I can't see that ugly mug and ass :P

[Donas64]

How come I keep feeling it looks a lot like our Mazda3 hatchback.

I was thinking the same thing. At least its got AWD!

[benben84]

I have a feeling that 04-07 wrx's will be getting a better resale value once this ugly duckling hits the market...

Things to change:
1. NO CHROME!!
2. needs fender flares like current models
3. where did the trunk lid go???

[mountjonas]

Things to change:
1. NO CHROME!!
2. needs fender flares like current models
3. where did the trunk lid go???

1:yes
2:yes
3:suby says the sedan is still there. this will be replacing the wagon.

it's starting to grow in me, at least the basic shape. then again, i didn't like any of the 02-07's when they first came out, but after a while, the uglyness went away.

and yes, the gc, gm, gf body styles were and always will be my favorite.

[VermZ06]

The scoobydoospeed3 front chrome emblem resembles a chrysler emblem. This thing is just one ugly mut. Hopefully the performance will at least still be there.

[bradicus18]

Here's a bit more reading. Not sure if anyone else has seen it:

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/AutoshowArticles/articleId=120172?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..3 .*