2006 STi

[Tom]

 

[Kirby]

Subaru has done a great job with this car and I respect that, but the car does nothing for me.

 

[Chesty Bonds]

I dunno about the new look front end but I'm sure that the Impreza will be, as always, an unbelieveable drive. I'd have one....but not before a BMW

 

[hosagod]

I'd have to see it in person...

 

[Militant-Grunt]

Wow what were they thinking when designing the front 0_o..

 

[Big Daddy]

And does that gaint shopping cart handle (wing) do anything...ugly!

 

[Average Jae]

i thought the back lights of the wrx was straight from the 5, now i know the front headlights too are inspired by the 5!!

 

[epj3]

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT!!!!!1!1one

 

[tool fan]

Subaru has done a great job with this car and I respect that, but the car does nothing for me.

DITTO

 

[Wadula]

surely a great driving machine, but the front got worse with every model. this wing just has to be on that car. w/op the wing it would not be a WRX. love it!

 

[deutsch100]

Sorry, but I cannot even get remotely excited about that thing!!!

 

[DRWWE]

It's a car for rice rocket wannabe's who don't want to mod their own Civics...

Also does nothing for me.

 

[///M SPEED]

I happen to like the car and it's predecessors. I think it looks good except for the large wing in the back. Those cars are fast as hell too.

A guy at my workplace has one (an 05 model) and I have driven it. They do have a bit of turbo lag, but once it kicks in it is a rocket. You can manually or auto set the weight distribution. He wants me to race him all the time, but I don't race on the streets. He also has a heavily modded Civic Si, wich he takes to the drag strip and does runs with.

I like the new model even the front end but that is my opinion. The do need a smaller spoiler in the rear though....

 

[Big Daddy]

I could live with Scott's review, and I agree the wing on those things has always been fulgy and it needs to go.

 

[Kirby]

... You can manually or auto set the weight distribution....

I'm not familiar with that? What do you mean? Do you mean AWD power distribution?

 

[///M SPEED]

I'm not familiar with that? What do you mean? Do you mean AWD power distribution?

Ooops, my bad Kirby that's what I meant. Thanks for catching that!...

 

[Kirby]

Maybe you have hit on something - Automatic weight distribution. As you corner, weight is automatically transferred to the inside tires to keep traction equal on all four tires!!! Woohooo!!!

 

[Chesty Bonds]

^^Hey, such a sophisticated mechanism wouldn't be THAT much of a weight penalty to the car

 

[mclarensmps]

=( from one of the biggest subaru fans, the front end of this car is a complete disaster. I really liked the spyshot mag pic of what it shouldve looked like, but this is just plain horrible.

I can see that they are just making a "more aggressive legacy" with this look, but honestly it just looks like a mishmash of the last E36 330Ci headlamps, combined with a touch of SAAB and a touch of Lancer. Its like they took a little bit of all their main rivals, added a touch of their parter, and came up with the ugliest combination in the pot.

Sad to say, but it really is quite ugly from the front, the grille i dont mind too much, its not too bad. but those lights.... sigh.... wake up subaru. I think it will go through a facelift 1/3 way into its life... just like the current impreza did.