curious about the 2007 impreza [Archive]

anstis

12th January 2007, 22:44

i was chatting to a rally mate the other day and he reckons that SWRT's new car they have homologated from Mexico onwards is the wagon version of the impreza. he told me they were doing it because the wagon needed to be marketed more than the sedan.

I told him i didn't reckon so, but he says the wagon has the same weight and just has a slightly different COG.

i know it all sounds a bit far fetched, but this guy does know his stuff and he was adamant. He has told me heaps of things previously and hasn't been wrong.

So has anybody else heard this? or should i go tell my mate he'd had a few too many beers...

cheers

Glee

12th January 2007, 23:39

The Subaru Impreza wagon needs a new back end, not a WRC version, it is a brilliant example of bad design, and the sole reason that I have 2 Legacy wagon and not a Legacy and a Impreza...

koko0703

12th January 2007, 23:40

Are you sure your friend is talking about 2007??? There are countless rumors that Impreza will be a hatchback in the near future when the production model has full model change. But I've never heard that Impreza WRC2007 will be wagon/hatchback, and all the testing pics I've seen this off-season have had the conventinal sedan based rally car.

J4MIE

13th January 2007, 01:03

It will be a completely new model from 2008.

bennizw

13th January 2007, 01:18

Yes, the one that'll be in Mexico will be the S12B. An upgrade of last years version, so no bodyshell differ.

anstis

13th January 2007, 03:18

Yes, the one that'll be in Mexico will be the S12B. An upgrade of last years version, so no bodyshell differ.

yeah this is what i always thought.

i made sure he wasn't refering to the future impreza model change to a hatchback (for 2008?). he was specific about mexico 2007. but if nobody else has heard this i think he maybe just has his facts wrong.

cheers

Simmi

13th January 2007, 12:47

Lousada

13th January 2007, 14:35

Yes, the one that'll be in Mexico will be the S12B. An upgrade of last years version, so no bodyshell differ.

Does anyone have a rough idea what they will upgrade? Judging from last year, you'd almost guess they need to upgrade everything about it.

Jaanus

13th January 2007, 14:57

The S12B that will make a debut in Mexico 2007 will look exactly like the S12, all the changes are in technology. The major difference will be newly homologated passive differencials that will improve the handling. They allready solved the problem late last year, but can't use it before Mexico beacuse of the one homologation rule per year.

Rally Hokkaido

13th January 2007, 15:07

Yeah he was wrong go rip him for it. I cant wait for the 2008 car to break cover. According to Autosport last week they cant run it until the production car is launched, so the first day of testing should be some time in August.

The 2008 production model is due to be released here in October. Despite all the rumours, the photos I saw in a new magazine yesterday were of a 4-door sedan. It's front was more pointed and angular than current model. It even looked similar to Lancer Evo X which will also be released in October. I expect we will see GpN versions of both used as course cars at Rally Japan.

Brother John

13th January 2007, 15:51

I hope this is the New Subaru Impreza wrc 2008! :D

http://paultan.org/archives/2006/08/06/2008-subaru-impreza-to-be-a-hatch/

cut the b.s.

13th January 2007, 16:06

I hope this is the New Subaru Impreza wrc 2008! :D

http://paultan.org/archives/2006/08/06/2008-subaru-impreza-to-be-a-hatch/

Looks like a Subaru has mated with an Alfa....

Brother John

13th January 2007, 16:17

Looks like a Subaru has mated with an Alfa....

But better then the taxi 4 doors which they use now! :p

Tom206wrc

13th January 2007, 16:42

Does anyone have a rough idea what they will upgrade? Judging from last year, you'd almost guess they need to upgrade everything about it.

Yep...and not only tyres change as stated several of you !! :rolleyes:

koko0703

15th January 2007, 10:32

I hope this is the New Subaru Impreza wrc 2008! :D

http://paultan.org/archives/2006/08/06/2008-subaru-impreza-to-be-a-hatch/

The picture looks really weired.....it looks like somebody photoshoped it more than real artist drawing. The taillight looks like VW while bumper looks Focus.

koko0703

15th January 2007, 10:41

I googled for an image of Impreza 2008 and hit this pic.

http://blogs.edmunds.com/.ee91e5f/cmd.233/enclosure..ee91e60

If this is the design, I must say I really like it!

Simmi

15th January 2007, 12:47

I dont think thats what it is going to be. I think they actively want to move away from that look to compete with other manufacturers.

WRCfan

17th January 2007, 04:58

Seems thats going to be coming out within a year from when that magazine was produced.....

Rally Hokkaido

18th January 2007, 00:49

Seems thats going to be coming out within a year from when that magazine was produced.....

Well, it's the same 4-door photo that I saw in the latest issue of Best Car last week. Unfortunately, there's no photo on their website.
Perhaps you could check out the newstand at a 'combini' WRCfan?

Daniel

18th January 2007, 01:33

I hope this is the New Subaru Impreza wrc 2008! :D

http://paultan.org/archives/2006/08/06/2008-subaru-impreza-to-be-a-hatch/
WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP ON POSTING THIS??????????? It's quite clearly a photoshop. Please stop posting this because this is NOT what the Subaru Impreza will look like.

L5->R5/CR

18th January 2007, 01:58

There have been numerous spy shots of heavily camoflauged vehicles that were hatch backs using Subaru's assigned road testing license plates.

Brother John

18th January 2007, 08:55

WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP ON POSTING THIS??????????? It's quite clearly a photoshop. Please stop posting this because this is NOT what the Subaru Impreza will look like.

BECAUSE I LOVE THIS CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p

http://paultan.org/archives/2006/08/06/2008-subaru-impreza-to-be-a-hatch/

http://paultan.org/archives/2006/08/06/2008-subaru-impreza-to-be-a-hatch/

http://paultan.org/archives/2006/08/06/2008-subaru-impreza-to-be-a-hatch/

WRXedUSA

20th January 2007, 05:15

Looks like a Subaru has mated with an Alfa....

They did.

They hired thier lead designer years ago.

leno

30th January 2007, 00:25

i found some pic on net how will impreza 2008 look like

http://www.worldcarfans.com/spyphotos.cfm/spyphotoid/6060915.002/country/other_jcf/subaru/spy-photos-all-new-subaru-impreza

Brother John

30th January 2007, 09:12

i found some pic on net how will impreza 2008 look like

http://www.worldcarfans.com/spyphotos.cfm/spyphotoid/6060915.002/country/other_jcf/subaru/spy-photos-all-new-subaru-impreza

Yes a hatchback! :D
This street version converted to WRCCAR will look this way!

http://paultan.org/archives/2006/08/06/2008-subaru-impreza-to-be-a-hatch/

And I know, Daniel don´t like It. ;)