I like it..

but it barely fits asian people inside.. what happens if a wog family of ginormous asses decides to buy this?? hehe,

I think the Mazda CX9 or whatever it is, is the clear winner by far

Subaru are F*cked.

WRX looks like a Corola, and that abortion looks like a late model Camry....

Did someone reverse the display model in to a wall at high speed or something? It's just a vertical surface!

Aside from the rear end, I don't think it looks too bad...

Oh god, this is ****, sooo ****, subaru has thrown its intergrity down the toilet and their designers and engineers have bowed to the pressure of the mainstream (ie toyota oreo, etc) subaru.....you used to be cool, but now, this new look, this shiny ricey ****ty shinny stuff every where (i mean a people mover with a huge tmic scoop...pfffft....) LAME...anyone who says this looks good is either 1) a massive meat cigar smoking ghey...or 2) reasonably disabled....the new evo x...that is cool, the new imprezza, that sir, is shat...and now this...i only hope they redeem themselves within the next few years because the only model that looks remotely attractive is the lib...(and its not far off from having its face mangled by panty sniffing oreo fanboys)

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CAZB4;142363 wrote:

LAME...anyone who says this looks good is either 1) a massive meat cigar smoking ghey...or 2) reasonably disabled....the new evo x...that is cool

They are not replacing the WRX with it you TIT...............it's just another car in their line up, it's called expansion into the market.

The tribecca is a hideous American invention. I think perhaps the Exiga is Japan taking the reins back by making their own 7 seater instead of putting up with the ugly piece of sh1t that is the tribecca.
If any tribecca fans take offense, tough luck. Go get some eyes.

I've seen the new WRX and Forester in the flesh.

They are slab sided, window framed, pig dog ugly abortions.

Car manufactures may well value economy over performance these days and for good reason.
But do you think Ferrari would make a 440 look like a Daihatsu Mira just so they'd sell a few more units?

Its the same deal with the WRX.
The WRX was what it was because of how it looked and performed.
It was what it was because of the kinds of people that owned and drove them.

Making it appealing to grandma and grandpa is backwards...

The same can be said for the entire Subaru line up.
People have always been attracted to them because they're different.
Because they had an Boxer motor, because they had frame less doors.
Because they had out there aggressive styling.

Making the WRX look like a f*cking Toyota has almost in one strike destroyed what was so appealing about them in the first place.

My point on the styling issue was, that it isn't a "Beautiful" car.
Nor should they be.
If it wasn't so different to anything else. Why would not all the performance orientated people look towards a Lancer Evo or another Japanese sports car?
Most all of which perform as well if not better. (Speaking of the early model WRX or "Classic")

This may seem  a little odd, but i would make the connection to those who bought an A9X Torana in the 1970's and those who bought the WRX in the mid 1990's. I would believe for much the same reasons.

While I'm at it, this may be getting off-topic but it relates to what Subaru are doing.
You say that people went and bought the WRX because it a true performance car. You are correct. It was.
It was a real sports car.
They're rough as guts, When you hit a bump the car shakes, and you feel it through your arse.
The gears are short, and the steering direct. Your constantly working.
If you made a mistake, it was yours and the car did what ever you told it to do.

So why, 13 years on from the original WRX, has it evolved into a cushy POS it is?
Stability control - What happened to being a sports car?
Leather seats - Because that's really nice for holding you down in the high g-force corners.
Sat Nav - All race cars need that...
Air-con - Wind the bloody window down!

Now I've driven an 1998 model and an 2005 model.
They are two totally different vehicles.
One makes you feel like your really connected to the vehicle. The other makes you feel as if your merely along for the ride.
The later model is more comfortable, but why would you buy one if you wanted comfort?
Why would you buy a WRX if you wanted to travel along and never even notice whats going on outside?
Why does a "Sports" car need  all those bells and whistles?

In the same note as,
Why does a people mover need a massive bonnet scoop, and high powered turbo charged motor? 
One would think it would be better off when a larger displacement NA engine which is smooth and easy to drive, which builds large amounts of torque just off idle.
Why does a people mover need to bare any resemblance to a sports car at all?
In the same note as why does a sports car need to bare any resemblance to something your grandmother would drive?

Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.

So how many people you know, that follow motor sport to that extent, that would want to own something that looks like their mums car?

Exiga looks like an epileptic designer had a fit, forgot what it was he was making and that's what were left with...

Why not just put a H6 in it?
If not to play on the WRX performance linage?

Is it released in japan yet ?? might a display model be @ STI melb  ????

I was at STI docklands on Tuesday this week, as i drove out, i saw a new wrx.
It did not have 4 spot front brakes on it, at the time i thought that's weird.
On my trip home i wondered if the 08 wrx has dropped the 4 spotters.
I checked subi australia web site for details, under the specs section it did not mention 4 spot front brakes.
So do the 08 wrx have 4 spot brakes  ????

I wonder if I saw the new Exiga in the flesh   ???   

Beckers1330   :ninja:

I'm just stumped as to why the kind of person in the market for a people mover is going to want something with a big f*ck off bonnet scoop.

I mean, without wanting to sound like a total arse hole.
There's a good reason nearly all the people movers look relatively the same, I.e: Chrysler voyager, Honda Odyssey etc etc.

Which is what i was getting at about the WRX.
There's a reason sports cars look the way they do, and not like common shopping trolleys.

Body styling is part and parcel with power and performance.