First Look! Subaru WRC Concept heading to Frankfurt

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:13 pm

Autoblog post

Next month in Frankfurt, we'll all get our first looks at Subaru's new WRC car in the form of the Subaru WRC Concept. The automaker will have driver Petter Solberg on hand for the introduction of the racer, which for all intents and purposes shows us what the next-gen Impreza WRC car will look like. It should also offer a very strong hint at the styling of the forthcoming Impreza STI. The STI grille, big wing and bulging bodywork do the new Impreza some good, as this looks worlds better and far more aggressive than the soft-looking standard car. Subaru has released no details other than the two images you see here. Rest assured, our Frankfurt team will bring you the full scoop from the floor in Germany next month.

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Post by **Sabre** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:07 pm

The concept drawings look good, but I'll wait to see it in person before making any judgment call!

snaab · Post by **snaab** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:27 pm

I admit that the new design is growing on me with each viewing, and in the end, it's still a Subaru, so you gotta love it!

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:43 pm

I'm sorry. I'm still prejudiced and the hatch just isn't cuttin' it for me. It looks like a Peugeot.

snaab · Post by **snaab** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:45 pm

Libra Monkee wrote:I'm sorry. I'm still prejudiced and the hatch just isn't cuttin' it for me. It looks like a Peugeot.

And what, pray tell, is wrong with a Peugeot??

Nevermind, don't answer that. I have peculiar tastes. And after driving a Peugeot, I would never own one.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:13 pm

snaab wrote:...and in the end, it's still a Subaru, so you gotta love it!

going down this road leads to "my daddy only drove a Ford [GM, Subaru, whatever] so I only drive a..."
I have ZERO brand loyalty. you make a good product, I'll buy. you stop making a good product, I stop buying.

and just for the record, I like several Peugeot products.

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:23 pm

I like.

More interesting to me is... why the hell does that car have BF Goodrich tires... did Michelin win the lawsuit?

drwrx · Post by **drwrx** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:35 pm

The words "Hot Hatch" have never been used more appropriately!

zaxrex · Post by **zaxrex** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:39 pm

This does not get me excited.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:55 am

I can't decide if this thing gives me a boner or if I want to go strangle a room full of infants.

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:12 am

chicken n waffles wrote:I can't decide if this thing gives me a boner or if I want to go strangle a room full of infants.

I'll vote for the latter.

Post by **complacent** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:18 am

I kinda like teh WRC version...

MrC@ptuning.com · Post by **MrC@ptuning.com** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:17 pm

The WRC version looks nice. The new WRX looks plain though, but i guess nothing that a good set of rims couldn't change. I wish Subaru's would stick to one design. Let's see...the impreza was once a two door coupe, then it became a 4-door sedan with bug eyes, then the sti came out with no bug eye, then it gets a alfa romeo front grill. The 06-07 front grille took 6 months to grow on me. Now that i finally like the new sti, subaru turns around and chops off the rear trunk and turns it into a 4door mazda3 with a buick front-grille. What next, an evo with an audi front-end

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:33 pm

my biggest complaint about the new design is that the hood is entirely too long to pull off the "hot hatch" look. the grill can be fixed. hopefully the ricer tail lights can be fixed. but the hood will always throw off the proportions.

but I'm not too upset: if history holds this design won't last 4 years.