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Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 8:25 pm
by Mr Kleen
Hire Him: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
autoblog wrote:It's fair to say that Subaru has enjoyed a run of strong product in recent years, as well as an exponential credibility increase in enthusiast's eyes, essentially ever since the automaker began shipping over the Impreza WRX back in 2001. Those considerable achievements aside, it's likewise fair to say that Subaru has yet to well-and-truly crack the aesthetics portion of the modern carbuilding equation, having produced some daring (if ungainly) entries like the origina B9 Tribeca and a series of aggressive yet unpretty Impreza variants. And while we applaud originality, we think the folks at Fuji Heavy Industries could use a consistent design force, a man (or woman) with a mission that's out in the public eye as something of a known quantity. Think: General Motors' Ed Welburn, former Mazda-turned-Tesla wunderkind Franz von Holzhausen, former BMW lightning rod Chris Bangle, etc.
All of this is not to say that the man behind the WRX STI rally car renderings shown here has the answers, but we know one thing: When passing these images around Autoblog's (virtual) offices, we all couldn't help but say something to the effect of: "Oooooh, damn that's hot!" – a phrase we can't remember associating with Subaru, much as we love driving the vehicles themselves. In any case, these images come courtesy of one Lars Martensson (apparently better known on the interwebs by his handle 'GRID)', a man who spends his days crafting 3D renderings for videogames (Rallisport Challenge 2 for xBox, Battlefield 2 for PC). To us, this Swede has a handle on what the STI needs to be: Squat, mean, and purposeful. Okay, so perhaps the cut-down greenhouse wouldn't leave much room for taller folks (much less a helmet), but if one of these were parked in our driveway, well... we'd happily squat a little.
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Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:05 pm
by complacent
Hey look - a two door gallardo coupe. with a big wing.
(canihaveoneplz?)
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:40 pm
by chicken n waffles
meh.
and by meh, i mean it's much better than the 08-09 imprezas.
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 7:43 am
by Sabre
The back reminds me a lot of the old Honda hatches. I like the look a lot actually. Much smaller and purpose built. I'm not a fan of the rear lights, but it's an artists impression, not something tangible.
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 9:42 am
by scheherazade
I like it a lot, especially if the 'small appearance' is matched with 'light weight'.
-scheherazade
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 10:24 am
by ElZorro
It looks better from the front and back than it does from the side... I do like the short/wide look. Kind of why I like the Miata, but this has harder lines. It'd be interesting to see someone chop and turn it into a hardtop.
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:04 am
by Libra Monkee
It looks like a Transformer.
I'll call it "Ricochet"
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:23 am
by snaab
I masturbate to this photo. Furiously.
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:32 am
by ElZorro
:Bans snaab's IP address:
:Bans snaab's entire state just to be on the safe side:
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:36 am
by snaab
hah, Ben says worse things than this on an hourly basis. Please don't discriminate against Californians.
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:38 am
by ElZorro
Point taken.
:bans Ben's IP address:
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:46 am
by Sabre
getting
, hahahaha
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 12:04 pm
by complacent
snaab wrote:hah, Ben says worse things than this on an hourly basis. Please don't discriminate against Californians.
I do think we're all a little sore about you Californians hogging all the beautiful weather.
If the weather in NoVA was the same as it is in your neck of CA, I would move 50 miles away from work
specifically for the commute.
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 2:11 pm
by chicken n waffles
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 2:38 pm
by zaxrex
Hmmm
Please attach an air supply line to the pneumatic nail gun.
KTNXBY
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 2:38 pm
by Libra Monkee
complacent wrote:
I do think we're all a little sore about you Californians hogging all the beautiful weather.
Well at least we don't get the annual county-wide bonfire.
Re: Next-gen Subaru WRX STI is privately rendered awesomeness
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 2:57 pm
by snaab
Libra Monkee wrote:
Well at least we don't get the annual county-wide bonfire.
Just keep telling yourself that while I ride through canyons year round with the top down or on two wheels. But honestly, I've been majorly homesick recently. If it weren't for the weather, I'd be back in a heartbeat.
