We got our first official look at the redesigned 2008 Subaru Impreza back in April at the New York Auto Show. At that time we saw the standard and WRX variants and assumed that there would probably be more to come. It now appears that another shoe has dropped in the form of a new Impreza Outback model. How well the traditional Outback two-tone treatment comes off on the new Impreza design is debatable, but we were generally more impressed with the other Imprezas in the metal than in photos so hopefully that will carry over to the Outback.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Cip @ Jun 27th 2007 3:13PM
I am not trying to offend anyone but from the side view in the top picture, it sorta resembles the current Saturn ion.
Peter @ Jun 27th 2007 3:14PM
Surprise, another ugly Subaru. The new impreza is the worse styling job since the Aztec. Some lame two tone paint won't help that. The body lines are just all wrong and poorly proportioned.
ZenerDiode @ Jun 27th 2007 5:36PM
How you can honestly say that with a straight face is beyond me.
Don't get me wrong, that Outback looks crappy, but nothing even remotely compares to the ugli-osity of the Aztek.
The Aztek: Looks like ass, drives like a donkey. Or maybe it's the reverse.
Peter @ Jun 27th 2007 8:16PM
While technically I guess the Aztec is uglier. This is the poorest styling job since and it commits a cardinal sin for it's market. It is wimpy-ugly not tough-ugly. The styling says: Ghey 3rd world economy car.
I like Subaru and was thinking of one in ~2009 when I retire my current car, but a big no dice with this redesign. The managed to make it smaller,heavier, wimpier and uglier. Yipee!
1337 @ Jun 27th 2007 3:28PM
The two-tone paint actually helps to offset the odd proportions. It missed its mark on being rugged, but it seems to make the car look a bit less like a Kia Spectra. It's not great, but it's a step in the right direction.
srivendel @ Jun 27th 2007 4:23PM
I agree that the 2-tone paint improves the Impreza's looks. Those wheels help, too. The bottom line, though, is that this is not a great design. It wouldn't stop me from buying one, and I do like the interior, but nothing about this design screams "Gotta have it."
1337 @ Jun 27th 2007 5:11PM
Having said this, the Outback styling improves the appearance, but the Mazda3 is far superior.
Deezee @ Jun 27th 2007 3:38PM
Ugly as sin.
Will somebody please tell Subaru that Tu-Tone got played out in 1985? That is one stubborn company. They must have a 70 year old japanese man leading the design team.
ZenerDiode @ Jun 27th 2007 5:36PM
I disagree, the two-tone plays out beautifully on the normal Legacy based Outback as well as the Audi All-Road.
Richard @ Jun 27th 2007 5:39PM
I think the two-tone works too!
Thankfully there is no massive amount of lower door cladding. I think that helps to visually lengthen the body, which - to me - appears too short for the hood.
Whatever!
Either way, I am STi bound in 2009!
Ligor @ Jun 27th 2007 7:13PM
I have to agree with #2.
this is the worst design and maybe comparable to the Aztek
how it dirves has nothing to do with how it looks, and I wouldn't drive this car if they payed me to do so.
for those STi lovers - you'll just have to look UGLY as sin to get the drive, but the Mitsu EVO has always been the better car between them so I don't see how you could possibly settle for somethign this UGLY
subaru needs to fire the retard that penned this design adn move on to the next generation ASAP.
jgp @ Jun 27th 2007 8:01PM
The Outback's styling fits the Impreza's tall height better than the base design.
And I still maintain that the only problem with the new Impreza's design is the height; drop both the beltline and the overall height by a few inches, and it'd be perfect.