[cococly]

Pictures of the actual car:

http://image.motortrend.com/f/auto_shows/new_york/2010/1003_112_2011_subaru_impreza_wrx/28615873+w750+st0/2011-subaru-impreza-WRX-sedan-front-three-quarter.JPG.jpg

http://image.motortrend.com/f/auto_shows/new_york/2010/1003_112_2011_subaru_impreza_wrx/32813652+w750+st0/2011-subaru-impreza-WRX-sedan-rear.JPG.jpg

http://image.motortrend.com/f/auto_shows/new_york/2010/1003_112_2011_subaru_impreza_wrx/32813670+w750+st0/2011-subaru-impreza-WRX-hatchback-front-three-quarter.JPG.jpg


http://www.thetorquereport.com/2011_subaru_wrx.jpg

EDIT: A picture of the rear of the 2011 WRX hatch just came out.

http://photos.newswire.ca/cnw-bin/image_preview.cgi?id=201003230008_Subaru_EN_201003 23_112652.jpg

Subaru has decided to give the popular Impreza WRX models a similar wide-body design like that of the WRX STI for the 2011 model year. The new wide-body design gives the WRX a 1.5-inch increase in front and rear track.

In addition to the new wider track, the 2011 WRX gets firmer rear subframe bushings and wider 17-inch wheels.

"The new wide-body designs mark another major step on the continuous evolution of the WRX to give driving enthusiasts an even more compelling all-wheel drive performance package," said Tom Doll, executive vice president and COO of Subaru of America, Inc.

The 2011 WRX models are powered by a 265-hp turbocharged 2.5L 4-cylinder engine that is mated to a five-speed manual transmission.

PRESS RELEASE:

SUBARU INTRODUCES 2011 IMPREZA® WRX® MODELS WITH NEW WIDE-BODY DESIGNS AND ENHANCED HANDLING PERFORMANCE

New WRX 4-Door and 5-Door Models Adopt Wide-Body Design
Wider Track and Tires Enhance Grip.

NEW YORK, March 23, 2010 - Subaru of America today introduced the new 2011 Impreza WRX models, which for the first time use a wide-body design like that of the brand's iconic WRX STI® performance flagship model. The wider body designs give the 2011 WRX an aggressive road presence and also allow wider track dimensions.

An approximately 1.5-inch increase in front and rear track, firmer rear subframe bushings and wider 17-inch wheels and tires deliver improved grip in the 2011 WRX. The standard wheels are now 17 x 8-in. vs. 17 x 7-in. in the 2010 model, and tire size is now 235/45R17 vs. 225/45R17.

"The new wide-body designs mark another major step on the continuous evolution of the WRX to give driving enthusiasts an even more compelling all-wheel drive performance package," said Tom Doll, executive vice president and COO of Subaru of America, Inc.

The 2011 Impreza WRX models arrive in Subaru dealerships this summer. Both are powered by a 265-hp turbocharged/intercooled 2.5-liter 4-cyl. Boxer engine teamed with a 5-speed manual transmission. This highly responsive engine produces 244 lb.-ft. of peak torque at 4,000 rpm.


The original press release is too long. For further info: http://www.thetorquereport.com/2010/03/new_york_10_preview_2011_subar.html#more

[bob_chan]

DAMN that looks good. I feel bad for current GR sedan owners.

[cococly]

^I have a 08....guess how I feel right now...

[TOPEC]

wow looks good, this is what the new style sti should look like. not sure how the rear end looks tho.

[BEEB]

that's sick !! now, Zerosports' wide body STi bodied WRX sedan is screwed !!

[EX-R]

i always thought those fender flares were the only thing missing from the current impreza to actually make it look like an impreza and not a focus

[AVS_Racing]

wow this is more like it

[RollingStone]

Looks cool!

[TRD Rs200]

why dont they just offer sti in non hatchback

[Shun Izaki]

they just keep pwning their previous owners :P

[124Y]

Wow I really feel bad for those that actually decided to spend the extra money to get the STI instead of the WRX. I would be kinda pissed too if the Lancer Ralliarts receive the wide-body design the EVO Xs have.

[cococly]

Some colors:

Blue
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs493.snc3/26964_412655485258_716120258_5545052_6094479_n.jpg

RED
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs493.ash1/26964_412655490258_716120258_5545053_6540650_n.jpg

AND unoffical WRX 5-dr hatchback:
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs493.ash1/26964_412655945258_716120258_5545062_7778209_n.jpg

[BEEB]

http://image.modified.com/f/18501945+w750+st0/modp_0905_12+2009_tokyo_auto_salon+zerosports_suba ru_sti.jpg

zerosports did the market research and STi free rided the idea !!

[triplexcel]

man, the similarities are getting bigger and bigger = STi lower price!

[What_the?]

wtf! i have a 2010... *facepalm*... i want widebody... :(

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

blue one with gold rims
woot! :thumbsup:

[hotong]

damn the blue is nice.

[skillznrice]

i laike

[bob_chan]

They need to kick the STI up a notch or else they are completely cannibalizing it's sales. There are so many left on the lots nowadays.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

^I have a 08....guess how I feel right now...

how you feel?
:haha::haha::haha:


sell it before it hits the market, and get the 01

:D

[cococly]

how you feel?
:haha::haha::haha:


sell it before it hits the market, and get the 01

:D

Subaru had me before in 2009, when they introduced the WRX265... :cry:
The 09/10 is a much better car than the 08.

And I guess I know how the new 2010WRX owners are feeling right now.:thumbsup:

I think I am on the list of getting this 2011WRX now:)

[VK79]

Now next step is to make the STi sedan, will upgrade mine in a heartbeat as the wagon is not really cutting it for me.

[!Aznboi128]

Wow.... I really want one
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[q0192837465]

lol, my frd just got a '10. He's kicking his balls

[AzNightmare]

dunno.... still looks like a mazda3 to me.
Well maybe not, since Mazda decided to ruin their 3's.

[wasabisashimi]

is this a concept wide body or for sure looking like that? Why cant every car company make aggressive designs to their econo-cars too? Does it cost alot more to flare out alittle fender? Is there a conspiracy that a civic or neon should not have curves or bulky fenders?

[Jackygor]

SO...they gave the STI's wide body to the WRX model or am I missing on something here?

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

dunno.... still looks like a mazda3 to me.
Well maybe not, since Mazda decided to ruin their 3's.

indeed, the new 3 is an eyesore to look at

[Leopold Stotch]

^I have a 08....guess how I feel right now...

you would have had 3 year of fun before this came out. who can wait that long ?

[AzNightmare]

is this a concept wide body or for sure looking like that? Why cant every car company make aggressive designs to their econo-cars too? Does it cost alot more to flare out alittle fender? Is there a conspiracy that a civic or neon should not have curves or bulky fenders?

Well... one thing that comes to mind is:

They make money by making basic trims, and sports trim.
You make all the cars sporty, then aftermarket business will lose customers.

And not everyone is into the sporty look. Some people rather not have their cars look like sports cars or something.
And if it cost more to make bodykits, then the cost of cars will go up at stock price. And then the people that don't
want it will have to pay more for it, and then sales will go down.

[68style]

So what exactly is the purpose of the STI model?

It doesn't even really look significantly different anymore... and I saw a recent Road&Track or whatever with hot hatches being tested the WRX 265 tested with better acceleration numbers than the last STI they tested (they made a point of mentioning that in the article)......... Subaru really needs to step up to the plate with the STI because it's totally pointless as it stands right now. I wouldn't pay that much more for some tech and seats and badges... especially if it doesn't translate into actual performance numbers.

[hk20000]

Well... one thing that comes to mind is:

They make money by making basic trims, and sports trim.
You make all the cars sporty, then aftermarket business will lose customers.

And not everyone is into the sporty look. Some people rather not have their cars look like sports cars or something.
And if it cost more to make bodykits, then the cost of cars will go up at stock price. And then the people that don't
want it will have to pay more for it, and then sales will go down.

what? I cannot make even one bit of logic out of this gibberish.

do you think realistically the cost to the manufacturer to make slightly wider fenders and bumpers are significant?

Like.... the factory flat chest bumpers and fenders aren't exactly free. So let's say it costs $50 more for each car to equip them with wider fenders they can charge you $500 more for the aggressive looks of course they'd do it coz there's extra $450 to be had (especially when the bulging fenders are of old design there really isn't much cost difference with the wide bodies. I believe the WRX won't get those extra bracing found in the STi though).

That's why all makers are going for this "hey look my car looks SPORTY! Now give me more money!" approach. And to compensate for those who don't like it they are still selling the 2.5i piece of shit.

To screw over the aftermarket market is exactly what the manufacturer is out to do....If you are going to throw money away anyway they want you to throw it their way.

[optiblue]

wow... if they had originally just went with the sedan STI with these stylings, I would have gotten it instead! Wide fenders FTW!

[Inaii]

I like! Especially in the blue. Would be nice to see what the back end looks like though.

[TOPEC]

just saw the updated rear end shot, it looks EXACTALLY like the sti's rear. haha i feel bad for ALL those who bought an sti.

[124Y]

wow... if they had originally just went with the sedan STI with these stylings, I would have gotten it instead! Wide fenders FTW!

LOL I'm thinking of the same thing as well!

[TOS'd]

just saw the updated rear end shot, it looks EXACTALLY like the sti's rear. haha i feel bad for ALL those who bought an sti.

post pics?

[Mancini]

Needs to be a hatch.

[TOPEC]

post pics?

dude look at the first post, op updated with a rear end shot.

[bcedhk]

damn, smart move by subby. prepare to see a swarm of wrx's in Richmond next year :noob:

[TOS'd]

dude look at the first post, op updated with a rear end shot.

lol my bad, when the page loads it shows up to the bottom of the first picture, then i go to the right, and drag all the way to the bottom so i missed the picture.


now that the wrx hatch pretty much looks like the sti, wil the sti get like wings? or a jet engine?

[CivicS]

So what exactly is the purpose of the STI model?

It doesn't even really look significantly different anymore... and I saw a recent Road&Track or whatever with hot hatches being tested the WRX 265 tested with better acceleration numbers than the last STI they tested (they made a point of mentioning that in the article)......... Subaru really needs to step up to the plate with the STI because it's totally pointless as it stands right now. I wouldn't pay that much more for some tech and seats and badges... especially if it doesn't translate into actual performance numbers.

I think the Chuck Norris proof 6-spd tranny, the 4/2pot brembo, rear LSD and aluminum suspension parts truly worth the extra penny. It just comes down to if you want to track a car or not, if yes, STI, if no, WRX.

However, I agree with you, the gap between STI and WRX are getting closer and closer. Someone on NASIOC ran a 13 sec flat 1/4mile with a stock 09 WRX265. :eek:

[AzNightmare]

what? I cannot make even one bit of logic out of this gibberish.

do you think realistically the cost to the manufacturer to make slightly wider fenders and bumpers are significant?

Like.... the factory flat chest bumpers and fenders aren't exactly free. So let's say it costs $50 more for each car to equip them with wider fenders they can charge you $500 more for the aggressive looks of course they'd do it coz there's extra $450 to be had (especially when the bulging fenders are of old design there really isn't much cost difference with the wide bodies. I believe the WRX won't get those extra bracing found in the STi though).

That's why all makers are going for this "hey look my car looks SPORTY! Now give me more money!" approach. And to compensate for those who don't like it they are still selling the 2.5i piece of shit.

To screw over the aftermarket market is exactly what the manufacturer is out to do....If you are going to throw money away anyway they want you to throw it their way.

Okay, I don't even know what you're talking about now.

I'm simply addressing to the guy why all cars don't come pre-stock with aftermarket looking bodies.

Thanks for typing gibberish that had nothing to do with my post.

Trim levels exist for a reason, and this is exactly what happens when they make a lower trim car with all the cool packages and bodykits.
(read below)

So what exactly is the purpose of the STI model?

It doesn't even really look significantly different anymore... and I saw a recent Road&Track or whatever with hot hatches being tested the WRX 265 tested with better acceleration numbers than the last STI they tested (they made a point of mentioning that in the article)......... Subaru really needs to step up to the plate with the STI because it's totally pointless as it stands right now. I wouldn't pay that much more for some tech and seats and badges... especially if it doesn't translate into actual performance numbers.

Now no one gives crap about the STI anymore. It's probably a bad idea for Subaru, unless they were planning to make the STI even more spectacular now so it separates it from the WRX.

[RabidRat]

my god, Subaru sure loves repeatedly shafting their WRX loyalists hahaha

I would buy an STI purely on the premise that at least the STI will always be the STI. While with the WRX, it comes closer and closer to the STI and as an owner you get fucked more and more as it happens.

[TOPEC]

So what exactly is the purpose of the STI model?

It doesn't even really look significantly different anymore... and I saw a recent Road&Track or whatever with hot hatches being tested the WRX 265 tested with better acceleration numbers than the last STI they tested (they made a point of mentioning that in the article)......... Subaru really needs to step up to the plate with the STI because it's totally pointless as it stands right now. I wouldn't pay that much more for some tech and seats and badges... especially if it doesn't translate into actual performance numbers.

ur an idiot if u think the sti is just badges and seats over a wrx.
do u think a M3 is a 335 with badges and wide fenders?
do u think the c63 is a c-class with 4 exhaust pipes?

u seem to be the kind of guy that only cares abt the 0-60 figures, and if a car can do it with a cheaper price, u'll be sold all over it.

[twitchyzero]

08-10 WRX were all hatchbacks correct?

[VK79]

08-10 WRX were all hatchbacks correct?

Nope they only force you into a hatch if you want a STi. :swear:

They are rare but I have seen a blue and a white 08+ wrx while in Richmond.

[TOPEC]

^ i think only 08 had wrx in sedan and hatch, 09+ wrx r only hatches.

[cococly]

^ i think only 08 had wrx in sedan and hatch, 09+ wrx r only hatches.

08-10 WRX were all hatchbacks correct?

Incorrect. All 08+ WRX sold in Canada come in 2 body-styles. The 4-dr sedan and the 5-dr hatch.

Although, I have never seen any 09+ WRX sedans on the road in person.

[twitchyzero]

but the current wrx sedans looks like a corolla without the widebody treatment

[!Aznboi128]

I've seen some wrx sedans but with this widebody kit... is there a big enough audience for the sti after they have widebody for their wrx

[RabidRat]

I've seen some wrx sedans but with this widebody kit... is there a big enough audience for the sti after they have widebody for their wrx

I think so. I doubt anyone who was going to buy a STI would change their mind and get a WRX instead because it was "close enough". With the pricing being a whole ten grand apart, the cars are in two different markets imo.

[cococly]

I think so. I doubt anyone who was going to buy a STI would change their mind and get a WRX instead because it was "close enough". With the pricing being a whole ten grand apart, the cars are in two different markets imo.

Actually for the Canadian Market, the price differences of a 2010 WRX LIMITED and a 2010 STi Base is about $3500 ONLY.

As of March 2010, the MSRP of WRX Hatch Limited is $36,395, while the MSRP for the BASE STI is $39,995.

I know the 08+ Canadian STis are relatively cheaper than 04-07.

But, if you factor in insurance costs in BC, the coverages for the WRX are much cheaper than the STI.

[RabidRat]

holy crap i had no idea the new STI was so cheap!

[Qmx323]

oh god, i want the sedan

[VK79]

holy crap i had no idea the new STI was so cheap!

STis were always in the sub 40k price range, so are the EVOs (41k), if they were any more expensive 50-60+ they are entering M3/C63 money which is stupid.

[n3w8ie-aler]

when i dropped by subaru to see some wrx/sti they said all the wrx are sold out "hot cars" and new shipment wont be in until couple of months. This was couple months ago, i even see older ladies driving wrx

[EX-R]

STis were always in the sub 40k price range, so are the EVOs (41k), if they were any more expensive 50-60+ they are entering M3/C63 money which is stupid.

sti's used to be around 50k

[RabidRat]

sti's used to be around 50k

Yeah, that's what I remember it to be as well. I also remember G35 coupes were about $52,000, and S2k's were an exorbitant $54,000 hahaha. You wonder who would pay that kind of money for these cars, and yet they're all over the streets. *shrug*

[originalhypa]

sti's used to be around 50k

Yup.
My 04' STi msrp'd for $48,500, while my my 06' STi msrp'd for $49,900.
It's amazing to see what they've done with the pricing making it more affordable, until you see what they've taken away to get to that price point.

This is a step in the right direction for the STi. I'm just tired of new designs every two years. As an owner of every GD style they released, I've seen first hand the values drop when they release a new model. Other than the GR change, there was nothing ground breaking either. Just change, for sake of change.

rabidrat said it best,
my god, Subaru sure loves repeatedly shafting their WRX loyalists hahaha

[wasabisashimi]

Whats difference between base Sti and a "loaded" sTi?
Last time i checked the 2010 EVO MR is still MSRP 52000-54000$ with GPS and SST tranny

[TOPEC]

^forged rims, sunroof, navi w/ bt
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[cococly]

Whats difference between base Sti and a "loaded" sTi?
Last time i checked the 2010 EVO MR is still MSRP 52000-54000$ with GPS and SST tranny

Loaded STI, aka "STI Sport Tech package" has a MSRP of $45,995, as of March 2010.

Am I becoming a salesman for Subaru? lol

I was ordering a 2010 WRX limited, but I thought I should wait for the 2011 WRX now :D [3 months counting]

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4675/wagonj.jpg

I like this Original WRX wagon Concept. [Not from Subaru ]

[umpadupa]

FKKK i wat the new wrx.. white.. wif gold rims.. god damnnnn

[cococly]

Some new pictures:

http://image.motortrend.com/f/auto_shows/new_york/2010/1003_112_2011_subaru_impreza_wrx/32813673+w750+st0/2011-subaru-impreza-WRX-hatchback-rear-three-quarter.JPG.jpg

[TOPEC]

wtf thats a wrx? it looks exactly like a sti if it was the brakes and the exhaust that gave it away.

[Jackygor]

Nice STI! ^^^

[joquio]

Pictures of the actual car:



http://image.motortrend.com/f/auto_shows/new_york/2010/1003_112_2011_subaru_impreza_wrx/32813652+w750+st0/2011-subaru-impreza-WRX-sedan-rear.JPG.jpg







HOLY SHIT!

That wrx sedan is :h5::drool:drool:drool
Look at those quad exhaust on the sedan!!! SEXY TIME!

[bcedhk]

wow, that red looks fugly

[Bender Unit]

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/31/2011-subaru-impreza-wrx-wide-body-new-york-2010/

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/lead1subaruwrx2011nylive.jpg

[VK79]

Humm looking at those pics, they better make the new STi Sedan look more badass or come stock with 350hp or something crazy. Then again they gonna raise the price to something stupid like 50k+ if that happens.

[wasabisashimi]

wider fender = bigger tires? on a WRX? and with quad exhaust (probably will never see production)

[TOS'd]

wider fender = bigger tires? on a WRX? and with quad exhaust (probably will never see production)

I guess you havent been paying attention.

[umpadupa]

holy shit.. i cant wait for the STI

[cococly]

holy shit.. i cant wait for the STI

There you go,

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr229/Vtramixzzz/1270080417494imagejpeg_2.jpg

[skyxx]

^ I still prefer the Hatch back! Gun Metal Gray looks the best!

[hk20000]

sedan looks kind of bulky it visually feels like it doesn't want to turn and stuff....

although that probably isn't the case.