You’re looking at the 2017 Subaru Impreza.
I mean, you’re looking at the Subaru Impreza Sedan Concept with skinny mirrors, quasi-ridiculous tires, no door handles and a few front bumper throwaways. But you’re looking at the 2017 Subaru Impreza.
Subaru unveiled its Impreza Sedan Concept on Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show and everything appears to be in order. The headlights get a a little touch, the wheels look a little sharper and the roof line seems a little more aggressive, so let’s build this thing already.
As a concept car, the Impreza Sedan Concept obviously runs on plutonium and empty Coors Cans. Obviously.
But in the real world, the Impreza will be the first new car on Subaru’s new platform that’ll likely carry some iteration of its FA engine in everything. The WRX STI still uses the old EJ (which is still pretty good, in my opinion — Aaron) so that’ll likely go away in a couple years.
Subaru will build this Impreza in Indiana for the first time (Imprezas are currently imported from Japan) in an effort to keep pace with exploding sales. Subaru says by 2018 its Lafayette, Indiana facility will churn out 400,000 models, including Impreza, Outback and Legacy, and has hurried its schedule by six months to accommodate sales.
Back to the Impreza, er, Impreza Concept. We’ll see you in showrooms soon.
Or make the rest of the car less bloated
Whatever. Not falling for it again.
+1000.
Besides, this concept looks nearly identical to the last Impreza concept from 5 years ago.
Agreed. Got fooled last time, getting all excited and then the production car looks worst than the last Camry inspired Impreza.
My favorite Scooby was the hawkeye STi. What a cool looking car!
Just another variation of today’s trendy derivative “soap bar” design cue.
No thanks. I’ll pass.
I can’t imagine having any decision-making share in the financial responsibility for a mainstream car’s global production.
I would be so freaked-out, scared-ass timid that I’d oppose with a shotgun any suggestion of change to an already successful template.
They appear to want cookie-cutter blobmobiles? By gadfrey, that’s what we’re gonna keep making!
That would make a beautiful wagon.
Alas
The EJ is susceptible to ring land failure. The FA is waiting on the wings.
Well there’s always some major issue with a Subaru here or there, be it in the engine, drive train, or other bits. I can’t think of anything outside their H6 which does not have a reputation for destroying a major component. Maybe the 2.2L from the late 90’s.
If it still has an opposed engine, no thanks.
It’s funny that the wildly sporty Subaru Concept that everyone is drooling over is actually no more sporty looking than the now more conservative 2017 Hyundai Elantra. Same thing with the current Legacy. Everyone calls it sporty (for a Subaru) but really it now looks identical to the current Hyundai Sonata, which everyone criticized for becoming too conservative. Everything is relative..
Please put a suitable powertrain in this bloody thing! (And yes, the current powertain is not adequate.)
Hey its the latest Buick!
I can’t imagine the back seat being too comfortable with that roofline. And that grill, jeez, with that blue oval I figured we’re looking at the new Ford Focus.
I can’t put my finger on it, but there is something almost cartoonish about the Impreza. It is strangely attractive and unattractive to me at the exact same time. It has nice lines, but at the same time looks like a block to me. The beltline seems ridiculous high with a low greenhouse, but not Camaro grade.
I would definitely have to see in person to form a true opinion. The lines of the current batch of cars seems to photograph very poorly – and many appear better in person.
I think once Subaru got rid of their advantage in good all around cockpit visibility with thin pillars and frameless windows, they lost it with the styling. The only relatively good looking Subaru now on the line-up is styled by Toyota.
….and the windows are smaller and pinched in the back, just like virtually every new car introduced this year (at least the beltline doesn’t slant skyward in back). The Gangsta look is back?
FORD Taurus front/grille anyone? or is it just me…