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09-10-2021, 08:47 AM
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#26 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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That's it ... 'all new"? Man, they need to hire some better designers ...
It looks 'all old'. Subaru is still betting on brand loyalty from the mid 2000's. 2006-7 was the last good looking Subaru that they made!
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09-10-2021, 09:13 AM
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#27 | | hoppity HOP HOP
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Those fenders are from the Lexus UX parts bin eh
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The new Impreza came out like two years ago and it took them this long to slap in an engine from its older brothers and the infotainment from the Legacy...
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09-10-2021, 09:13 AM
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#28 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Well that’s a big ol’ facepalm
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09-10-2021, 09:26 AM
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#29 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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The black cladding doesn’t look as bad as I thought it would look… but I wonder how it will do vs. The sun and if it will fade or not …
Give it some time.. I think it will grow on you lol (which seems to be the trend with subarus).
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09-10-2021, 09:38 AM
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#30 | | Media Officer / MOD
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I think the most exciting thing here is the fact they are using the FA24, it means tuning potential for not only the WRX but for the rest of the Subbie lineup. Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectre_Cdn  Those fenders are from the Lexus UX parts bin eh
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The new Impreza came out like two years ago and it took them this long to slap in an engine from its older brothers and the infotainment from the Legacy...
I think they forgot to put on the Wilderness Edition badging | Basically the same as the last WRX/STI
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09-10-2021, 09:38 AM
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#31 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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Lol what did you guys expect from Subaru, coming to more girls and see lais near you, every time I see a girl drive a WRX  but then I remembered they are all cvts  | |
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09-10-2021, 10:03 AM
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#32 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by !Aznboi128 I think the most exciting thing here is the fact they are using the FA24, it means tuning potential for not only the WRX but for the rest of the Subbie lineup.
Basically the same as the last WRX/STI | Little surprised it's on 271hp though. Only 11 more than in the Ascent and 3 more than fa20. Must be mostly unchanged engine from SUV duty.
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09-10-2021, 10:07 AM
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#33 | | Media Officer / MOD
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Originally Posted by vitaminG Little surprised it's on 271hp though. Only 11 more than in the Ascent and 3 more than fa20. Must be mostly unchanged engine from SUV duty. | Yea, hp isn't a big change but we should see the biggest difference within the torque band itself.
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09-10-2021, 10:40 AM
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#34 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by JDMDreams Lol what did you guys expect from Subaru, coming to more girls and see lais near you, every time I see a girl drive a WRX but then I remembered they are all cvts | My wife drives the CVT 
Just be happy it results in more of these cars being around. True "Purists" are a dying breed. All of the other "purists" have just moved the goalposts. Autos replacing manuals, drive by wire replacing drive by cable, acronym soup for safety features (let alone things like ABS, traction control, stability control, etc).
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09-10-2021, 12:52 PM
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#35 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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|   I didn't mind anything else too much in the design but....this rear bumper has got to go.
It seems they raised the suspension on the WRX and added body cladding for a more rugged/off-road look. New STi I would imagine would have all the plastic painted and have a lower ride height.
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09-10-2021, 01:12 PM
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Speed bumps and parking lot ramps / underground entrances are becoming steeper and sharper so raising it is beneficial.
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09-10-2021, 02:02 PM
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#37 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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That base infotainment centre.. holy hell lol.
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09-10-2021, 02:27 PM
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#38 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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They obviously are focusing more on a "rally" look.
The wheel arches just look hideous. Not to mention them not being round just makes them worse. How long before aftermarket companies start offering widebody fender flares?
At least now you don't have to do permanent bodywork to swap it. Then you can colour match them too.
The car really looks "lifted" with the black arches and the black side skirt.  | |
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09-10-2021, 02:52 PM
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#39 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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what is up with that swim platform on the rear?! Is it for crash reasons?
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09-10-2021, 03:38 PM
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#40 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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The back looks like a civic  | |
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09-10-2021, 04:35 PM
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#41 | | Performance Moderator
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Dat's an ass you could stack books on right thur
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09-10-2021, 04:41 PM
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#42 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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I really hope thats just the angle. That right there is a thicccc rear end and not in a flattering way.
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09-10-2021, 04:48 PM
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#43 | | Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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People complained the FK8 was ugly.
Here Subaru comes, "Hold me beer"
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09-10-2021, 05:55 PM
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#44 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by Alpine Give it some time.. I think it will grow on you lol (which seems to be the trend with subarus). | ya go back to almost every wrx reveal and there's harsh criticize
hawkeye ugh tribeca grille
hatch wow had too many doughnuts
2011 4-door rear looks like a corolla
2015 evo x copycat
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09-10-2021, 06:00 PM
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#45 | | Proud to be called a RS Regular!
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What in the crystal meth is that tumour looking thing sticking out of the rear bumper on the new WRX???
I am also not a fan of the unpainted body panels. That is a copy from the base model pickup trucks or SUV's playbook. If you upgrade to the STI, then do they paint them?
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09-10-2021, 10:58 PM
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#46 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Those unpainted fenders are really reminding me of 2007. The MK5 GTi. 
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09-10-2021, 11:25 PM
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#47 | | Need to Shave n Shower, but I CANT STOP POSTING ON RS
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Originally Posted by TypeRNammer Not a single word mentioning about the CVT transmission, which I'm pretty sure it is. | You want the manual.
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09-10-2021, 11:27 PM
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#48 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Man do I ever miss my hawkeye WRX but like someone said there's always criticism whenever a new model debuts but then it's aftermarket companies to the rescue
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09-11-2021, 03:26 PM
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#49 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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Originally Posted by forcedot I am also not a fan of the unpainted body panels. That is a copy from the base model pickup trucks or SUV's playbook. If you upgrade to the STI, then do they paint them? | They're really pushing hard to make this a crossover sports sedan.
In case people don't remember how a crosstrek looks like: 
It's literally why they infused all that black cladding on the WRX to make it look like a lifted crossover.
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09-11-2021, 05:27 PM
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#50 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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The more I look at it the uglier it gets - clearly they've decided that there's a more exciting demo to target that's focused on SUV like cars and that the WRX fits into that strategy. Why else would they mention that there's more ground clearance and add so much cladding?
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