Subaru Impreza coupe coming in 2010
Subaru and Toyota's rear-wheel-drive lovechild is on its way, and AutoExpress has tapped Larson to render the new coupe to give us an idea of what we'll be saving up for come 2010.
As previously reported, both versions will be sporting separate sheet metal to differentiate the two coupes from one another. We'd suspect that the Toyota version will be fitted with a traditional trunk, while the Subaru version will get a hatch similar to that found on the WRX/STI. The image above takes all the right cues from the current Impreza, particularly the aggressive roofline and hunkered stance, and ratchets it up a notch with a new front bumper, swept back headlamps and bulging fender flares.
As we're already aware, both the Toyota version (which supposedly won't make it to U.S. shores) and the Subaru variant will be powered by a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter boxer, sending around 180 hp to the rear wheels. AutoExpress claims that a 300-hp version equipped with the turbocharged 2.5-liter flat-four is also destined for production, along with an all-wheel-drive version further down the road. For those of us that have been dreaming of an STI-powered GC8 coupe, this could spare us the considerable headache and expense when it goes on sale in 2012.
[Source: AutoExpress]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Michael 1:02PM (6/04/2008)
I know it's just a rendering, but that looks pretty awesome.
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Torrent 1:44PM (6/04/2008)
I know. The Impreza just got a whole lot more attractive.
Xcountryflyer 2:56PM (6/04/2008)
Lopping off the ugly rear end of the Impreza sedan and 5DR hatchback has definitely improved things.
rai 2:58PM (6/04/2008)
I was about to say, that thing caught my eye... and ate it too..
but considering it's coming in 2010... something in 2009 might steal my money before this... :(
hoosker_doo 3:00PM (6/04/2008)
UMM...DO WANT.
tbyron 12:37AM (6/05/2008)
If it is RWD and a new platform, why does it have all of the front overhang? Keep trying.
Kowell 1:04PM (6/04/2008)
Now THAT is a thing of beauty
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Kaptain75329 3:26PM (6/04/2008)
Seriously. Amazing what a few simple tweaks to the fascia, headlamps, and fenders can do.
Just damn. That looks good enough to even put it my short list.
Too bad this rendering is a fantasy and nothing more - Subaru's been hanging out at all the Honda/Acura styling parties lately, and with Toyota paying their tickets, there's nothing to really see here. Just more squandered potential.
Kris 1:07PM (6/04/2008)
The 'Blue Genie' would definatly call this car 'Humpable'....at least I do!
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John Johnson 1:07PM (6/04/2008)
Looks like a Vauxhall.
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tankd0g 1:35PM (6/04/2008)
I assumed it was until I read the headline. Somehow I doubt "chrome" will be an available color :)
ken_aisin 2:08PM (6/04/2008)
I agree. It definitely looks more Vauxhall than Subaru.
Cam 3:48PM (6/04/2008)
@ John Johnson
It looks like a Vauxhall because the photo-chopped picture is based on one. That's where the license plate comes from!
VXL = Vauxhall
Kotse 1:07PM (6/04/2008)
Whatta transformation...a Subaru Impreza "Ugly Duckling" turned into a looker!
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John Johnson 1:07PM (6/04/2008)
And where'd 40HP go? Thought it was supposed to be 220HP out of the NA 2.0
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djSyndrome 1:12PM (6/04/2008)
Did anyone honestly thing the NA boxer engine would even come close to approaching 100hp/L? That engine is about torque, not hp.
djSyndrome 1:13PM (6/04/2008)
Argh, think, not thing. Sorry.
John Johnson 1:35PM (6/04/2008)
Yeah, I wish it were like forums where you could edit for typos :p
xpolarx 1:08PM (6/04/2008)
Great job on the rendering! Someone should send this to the Sube design department.
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ML 1:13PM (6/04/2008)
Larson's rendering is just a guess but if anyone can - and usually does - come close to the real thing, it's Mark Stehrenberger. Mark has inside connections in the industry, and his renderings are always nearly 100% accurate. I'll wait to see his version of this car in pen and ink.
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