New Forester Teaser Site

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:32 am

Hmm...looks like there may be hope for the new models. Looks a lot like the toyota matrix from that rear shot...wonder how much influence toyota is having on subaru?

Sport version XT:

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:37 am

^ i can work with that. needs some nicer wheels and a hood scoop though (i'm starting to think i'm the only subaru fan who *likes* the raised scoops). why is subaru insistent on dual tailpipes though?

WRXWagon2112 · Post by **WRXWagon2112** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:51 am

What's with the rear view mirrors sticking out of the front fenders, though? That seems to be a "thing" in a lot of Asian countries. You see some of the luxury models in Japan and Korea with those.

I just don't see how they'd be desirable as a luxury feature.

--Alan

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:44 am

WRXWagon2112 wrote:What's with the rear view mirrors sticking out of the front fenders, though? That seems to be a "thing" in a lot of Asian countries. You see some of the luxury models in Japan and Korea with those.

I just don't see how they'd be desirable as a luxury feature.

--Alan

I think front fender mirror is hot...kind of like a big juicy pimple on your face ready to explode!

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:27 am

WRXWagon2112 wrote:What's with the rear view mirrors sticking out of the front fenders, though? That seems to be a "thing" in a lot of Asian countries. You see some of the luxury models in Japan and Korea with those.

I just don't see how they'd be desirable as a luxury feature.

--Alan

the mirrors help with the blind spot but I think they're ugly. when I finally got an old Z car in Gran Turismo (my first car was a 280ZX

) I was really upset that those ugly mirrors were on there. they really disrupted the flow of the body lines IMHO...

this shot of the new Forrester is the best I've seen. I can work with this.

and for the record: I like the small Subaru hood scoop. functional FTW!

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:12 pm

New real life pics not drawn or in Magazine:

Phibs · Post by **Phibs** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:15 pm

That sir, is not a Subaru.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:43 pm

it has the trademark subaru weirdness, but in a bad way

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:47 pm

come on guys, that's not even the second worst looking new Subaru.

is that a bad thing?

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:55 pm

well it would look worlds better with a drop. it needs one more so than any other forester model yet.

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:26 pm

Okay, most recent shot of the new forester:

Kidding!

Here are the latest:

And yes, they are all crap-lousy shots!

Post by **complacent** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:00 am

i think i dig it... it's easier to stomach than the STi was at first...

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:34 am

too much chrome on the front end

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:42 am

^^^ Agreed, it looks like a Ford for gods sake!

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:40 am

More Pixs:

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:53 am

ok, we get it. the base model = fail. i want xt pics, and hopefully ones with a less-blinged grille.

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:09 am

Why are they making everything so shiny?!?!?!

GaToR · Post by **GaToR** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:45 am

Libra Monkee wrote:Why are they making everything so shiny?!?!?!

It's Retro-Fail. Chrome steel has given way to chrome plastic. And its EVERYWHERE!!

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:52 am

legasleeper wrote:
Libra Monkee wrote:Why are they making everything so shiny?!?!?!
It's Retro-Fail. Chrome steel has given way to chrome plastic. And its EVERYWHERE!!

And the subaru chrome plastic is nearly impossible to paint or at least to get the paint to adhere well/properly to the plastic.

...ask me how I know...on multiple occasions

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:25 pm

New interior shot (lousy as usual):

And of course the two trim choices:

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:32 pm

looks like the impreza interior.

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:46 pm

chicken n waffles wrote:looks like the impreza interior.

Well, it is still off the same platform.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:47 pm

yeah but it literally looks like the same interior, from dash to floor. at least in previous models the forester had a more rugged (looking) choice of trimmins.

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:42 pm

chicken n waffles wrote:yeah but it literally looks like the same interior, from dash to floor. at least in previous models the forester had a more rugged (looking) choice of trimmins.

Seems not just the interior. New forester engine bay:

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:44 pm

Some more pics of the JDM XT: