Back on topic (2008 redesign) Maybe a taste of things to come?

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/impreza/index.php

 

Release Date in Japan - June 2007

4 Door Sedan Model (STi will be this version)
5 Door Hatchback (no STi)

Engine will be 2.0 liters in Japan with a horsepower increase from 280 to 300. The torque will increase from 43kg to 45. 6 speed CVT transmission. Price 3.5 million yen ($34000 or so)

Dimension of the sedan:
4480mm long
1760mm wide
1450mm high

1/2" longer, 4/5" wider, 7/10" taller

This looks like the real info - more info sure to come in the coming months.

 

I'm still pushing for a bugeye retro look...

 

with the new shape the pig nose doesn't look so ugly, I like it.

 

I like it too....

 

Doubt that one since they fired the designer for that look because it caused such an uproar.

 

We will see. I don't like the idea, this car keeps getting bigger and heavier. Lack of good engineering if you ask me.

 

All cars are getting heavier. I guess we just have to deal with it. Hell, I was looking forward to getting a 2010 Camaro until I found out they were going to weigh nearly 4000 lbs. No thanks.

 

they FIRED the bugeye designer? I'm sorry but thats just ****ed up... couldnt they just ask him for a different direction? they are the ones who approved it, they then turned around and fired him? Thats f-ed up....

Maybe im just biased because I like to design cars too, i cant imagine a boss coming up to me and saying.. hey, uhh, you that one design? "um yeah the one YOU APPROVED>?" yeah, that one... youre ummm, fired for it...

wtf is that?

bleh, anyway

Those pics in the mag look kinda hot... but imo the door shapes, windows, etc, are still 02-06, they need to slicken that up and not just the front and rear panels.. this is just one major facelift above... and the grille is EXACTLY an 06 grille, im sure if that design above was real those would have been carved out more aggressively to match the front/rear lines

 

Yeah, but yet Chris Bangle still has a job. Go figure......

 

The BMW dude? Haha, Sin, you might find this interesting, Ive already signed...

http://www.petitiononline.com/STOPCB/petition.html

You know youve F-ed up designs when Sergio Mendez hops on his computer to sign this waiver... haha

Personally, I cant say I really dislike BMW designs, I just find them unprogressive/unmatured/unevolved? and instead SO different that they quickly tire from the eye... Only ones I think are really hot are the 6's and the Z4 coupes... All the rest have been F-ed up in some prison style fashion

I wish they were not so radical, but more aggressive, hard to explain, ive done some REALLY nice renditions of what BMWs should be looking like nowadays.. but again thats my opinion

 

Subaru Plant in Lafayette, IN:

I go to Purdue University, West Lafayette... maybe 5 miles away from the plant. I've been the plant before, and I think it's great that WRX is going to be built there.. their line up of Legacys, Tribecas, Outbacks is HUGE... not to mentionin building some Toyotas (Hondas?) there..

All in all I think it's a great plant.. But.

I guarentee 99% of the cars that are built in the winter times.. will experience beyond cold conditions (snow/ice/hail)... so I don't know how good that is for the freshly painted.. so whether that is a factor in your decision.. you might wanna consider?

 

Haha! Thanks for that! I signed it.

I have seen some spy photos in the current issue of Automobile Magazine of a "replacement" Z8, and I must say, it looks pretty sweet. If it came from Bangle's hands, he must've been drinking.

 

No, not all cars are getting heavier. Its the car company trying to be cheap with their engineering. Here is a great example of good engineering. Nissan is pulling the same crap with their new GTR.

Current corvette:
LS2
400 hp/400 tq
six spd tranny
18city/28hwy mpg

and the weight you ask? 3,179 lbs. Yes, there are some problems. But, all cars have at least 1 recall problem.

From just the stats, it looks like a good car to me.

 

all i know is that i love japanese writing in car magazines


just look at it, the words seem to be literally YELLING, hahahah it gets me SO FIRED UP, AHHAHAH