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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:32 am
by sirwilliam
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:
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:37 am
by chicken n waffles
^ 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?
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:51 am
by WRXWagon2112
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
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:44 am
by sirwilliam
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!
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:27 am
by Mr Kleen
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!
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:12 pm
by sirwilliam
New real life pics not drawn or in Magazine:
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:15 pm
by Phibs
That sir, is not a Subaru.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:43 pm
by chicken n waffles
it has the trademark subaru weirdness, but in a bad way
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:47 pm
by Mr Kleen
come on guys, that's not even the second worst looking new Subaru.
is that a bad thing?
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:55 pm
by chicken n waffles
well it would look worlds better with a drop. it needs one more so than any other forester model yet.
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:26 pm
by sirwilliam
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:00 am
by complacent
i think i dig it... it's easier to stomach than the STi was at first...
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:34 am
by chicken n waffles
too much chrome on the front end
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:42 am
by Sabre
^^^ Agreed, it looks like a Ford for gods sake!
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:40 am
by sirwilliam
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:53 am
by chicken n waffles
ok, we get it. the base model = fail. i want xt pics, and hopefully ones with a less-blinged grille.
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:09 am
by Libra Monkee
Why are they making everything so shiny?!?!?!
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:45 am
by GaToR
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!!
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:52 am
by sirwilliam
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
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:25 pm
by sirwilliam
New interior shot (lousy as usual):
And of course the two trim choices:
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:32 pm
by chicken n waffles
looks like the impreza interior.
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:46 pm
by sirwilliam
chicken n waffles wrote:looks like the impreza interior.
Well, it is still off the same platform.
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:47 pm
by chicken n waffles
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.
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:42 pm
by sirwilliam
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:
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:44 pm
by sirwilliam
Some more pics of the JDM XT:
