2012 Subaru Impreza @ 2011 New York Auto Show - Inside Line

[blt308]

impreza was a production model of a rally racing car, it was never meant to be a family car and shouldn't attempt to be one now. this impreza has completely done away with rally racing spirit of early impreza and that's big shame. it will definitely loose lot of business from younger buyers who's not starting a family yet.

[blt308]

it's a shame because i was honestly looking forward to this new impreza but hatchback looks like a wagon with longer wheel base loosing the compactness and nimble appearance of old impreza. again this car will only be popular in snowy region and fail to win the hearts in rest of the country.

[crimsoninred]

Better choice than civic and corolla. Maybe if nissan will redesign the sentra it could be a pick too

[zachwingfield]

Check out my car tutorials in my sporty old legacy!

[zachwingfield]

I'm gonna cry I'm so upset :(

[JDM4U]

Wow, it completely lost its sporty side.

[gowthamgowreetharan]

i wonder wat the wrx and sti will look like. If it looks anything like this..it wont be my next car:(

[toyota420xp]

@Draxas333 DO YOU THINK IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A SMALLER VERSION OF THE LAST GENERATION LEGACY

[bradttu15]

@jusbus777 i have an 08 impreza 2.5i with a five speed and can easily achieve close to the 27 city 33 highway that subaru is saying. But, after doing more research subaru also claims that the 2012 is actually an upgrade because its a dohc 2.0 liter instead of a soch and it is the lightest and fastest base impreza made so we will see once its avalible. but i still do not like the trending toward economy that most companies are doing. i mean it also has a none visible exhuast thats really dumb.

[bradttu15]

why why would you downgrade to a 2.0 liter engine with less power they better add power to the wrx and sti

[jusbus777]

@bradttu15 Most likely for fuel economy seeing that its an AWD kinda hard to get the 30+mpg which most of it competitors have?

[MrMockeryMcFly]

Not aggressive enough. And why are the side mirrors so low and attached to the door? Hopefully the WRX looks better.

[toyota420xp]

its looks remind me of somewhere between a smaller version of a 2008 and a current legacy sedan

[toyota420xp]

@druddock the low center of gravity design of the boxer engines lead to better handling over competition

[AnotherNutJob]

My opinion

1992 - 2005 Impreza looked Awesome

2006 - 2007 Impreza looked ok

2008 -2011 Impreza looked terrible

2012 Impreza has the ugliest most plain and dull look

[tomatoe58]

ewwwwwwwwwww

[DualofChaos]

I don't think subaru understands progress: smaller engine, worse looks, automatic to CVT. My 1999 subaru is better than a car that is 10+ years newer, that ain't right.

[toyota420xp]

@DualofChaos and how is it better?

[rallistEVO]

god. subaru just keeps going downhill in their looks dept. fire that guy.

[toyota420xp]

@rallistEVO if the do keep going down hill people dont think so they have been gaining sales. had a record year in 2010 and are on target for a 2011 sales record.

[12valvepower1]

i am embargoed . i watch too much hardocore pawn

[Mawerik024]

@druddock I know what Impreza made. I'm talking about what Impreza is gonna make. I suspect the 150 bhp 2.0L engine he's talking about is the one we already have here in Europe, which has 145lb/ft at 3200 rpm. And with 4WD goes from 0 to 60 in just under 12 seconds. Now imagine putting your foot down in 6th gear at, say, 50 mph. That's why it's got 5 gears. Come on it ain't STI but the Impreza has to be a little faster than a Corolla I guess

[10yroldcarlover]

whats the difference between the bmw x1 and bmw 1 series?

[AdamC31415]

@10yroldcarlover The X1 is an SUV and the 1 Series is a hatchback. Very different.

[10yroldcarlover]

@AdamC31415 i know but the x1 isnt really an suv because it has horrible offroad ability

[philgecko]

It looks like a chrysler sebring 2010. sucks...

[philgecko]

Subaru is getting uglier with the years... 2005 was the best year for the impreza.

[dtaylorxdm]

The 4-door looks like a friggin Corolla.

[foford2010]

@dtaylorxdm and last year it looked like a kia rio.

[adj789]

I am disappoint 

[rs2p00nz]

am i the only person who thinks that the old model was so much better looking than this?

[macksh0224]

I hope for coupe model of Impreza to be put on the market

[gene978]

Kind of looks like the NEW Focus Hatchback which is a GOOD THING

[macksh0224]

2012 model looks better than before

[gene978]

@macksh0224 Agree! ALmost looks like the NEW FOCUS Hatchback

[H3rBz92]

Looks hideous just like the previous model

[LPWWE06]

Who cares abiyt the Impreza?

show us the STi :)

[Pratchaya21081]

NO EVO NO STI

[StingRayINC]

Pls dun compare elantra and Civic to the Legendary Impreza.......it's like comparing regular chocolate to Belgium Chocolate.

[nemesis3001]

@StingRayINC Legendary Impreza? Fanboy much? The civic has lead the Impreza on interior styling, engine power, refinement, oh and sales too :) for years.

[toyota420xp]

@nemesis3001 but so has the corolla and even the lowly kia rio sells more than an impreza. subaru is not realy a mainstream car manufacturer. there were more toyots camrys sold in the U.S. in 2010 than all subaru combined

[2004NissanSentra]

love the new design!!! Best looking Impreza ever!!!

[Andrei1900]

started to look booring!!!

[lilPat]

The hatchback kinda looks like a Caliber from the side. The sedan looks like the 2012 Civic but cheaper :\ ....Dislike. I want the 2004-2007 design ideas back!

[Cactaceae33]

.... don't really like it.

I think it lacks the aggressive/sporty look of the previous models.

[impreza0109]

i love the impreza (judging by my username) but this design... err...

the good thing is it's still boxer engine AND has better mpg. :)

[ellomirza]

I've got nothing against a five speed. Every stick shift I've ever owned has been/is a five speed. But the new cheaper-than-a-motorcycle Hyundai (bless their heart) Accent has a six speed auto or stick. Therefore by the power of logic I forbid any auto journo to say that it's a five speed to keep costs down.

[Mawerik024]

@ellomirza The boxer NA engine is quite low on torque and has the power higher in the rev range than normal engines. So a 6 speed 'box would kill in-gear acceleration in higher gears. With a 5 speed trans the ratios are shorter and the problem is partially solved. That's why.

[deedundone]

I wish Subaru would come out with a Stunner. Is it not in the cards? An incredible new Baja, or something simply eye catching - ie sport like???? Sure the new Outback is a millions leaps forward, and the Tribeca is okay at best until they unveil the price. Not to mention at a distance some of the new badging resembles ford or Chrysler.....t is not distinct at all......? Unfortunately If I am going to drive a Subaru, I want people to go - "Damn - Look at his Subaru!" But that wont ever happen!

[kazzemg]

great for people that live in northern states where AWD is mandatory. 37 mpg is as good as a lot of 2wd compact sedans

[obscuresword]

man having 6 car channels being subscribed too you see the same video a lot.

[igeekone]

It's no looker but with a very fuel efficient AWD boxer engine, it should be great fun and frugal at it.

[2stroketurbo]

ehhhh looks so so

[TheBob0416]

UGLY!!!!

[vettey4ever]

wow, that guys was EXTRA SEXY and EXTRA UGLY at the same time. i would totally suck his dick for a week!

[dacarfreak2000]

Is it me or is subaru lost it's great reputation on rallying. Atleast Mitsubishi is getting better every year.

[krazydrummer285]

@dacarfreak2000 i thought mitsubishi was dropping the evo brand all together... how is that better?

[dacarfreak2000]

@krazydrummer285 Until the Evo 10 it became to go south.

[AWDfreak]

@dacarfreak2000 Hmmmm, I wonder who's been doing really well in Group N, oh wait that's right!

Subaru's been dominating the Group N category. Well, more like they've been doing better since the switch to the hatch. As for Mitsubishi, RALLIART isn't even really active anymore.

[2004NissanSentra]

@dacarfreak2000 Mitsubishi is going out of business, subie owns everyone at rallying now

[bloximonkey]

@2004NissanSentra Now wait for the WRX

[dacarfreak2000]

@2004NissanSentra I just said earlier that after the Evo 10 everything just went south for Mitsubishi.

[nemesis3001]

@dacarfreak2000 What was wrong with the Evo 10? It was more refined, more powerful and has made more sales than any of the previous generations. Thats a win in my book.

[dacarfreak2000]

@nemesis3001 Yes it does. But not really as fun to me as my Evo 6.

[toyota420xp]

@dacarfreak2000 only to say that the evo is no longer made and that mitsubishi will sooner or later have to leave america because they are to put it bluntly failing miserably.

[Jabid21]

@toyota420xp Mitsubishi unfortunately forgot what made its cars great. American models out of Normal, IL were horrible after the DSM era. They once made cars that were fun to drive and had superior handling. They screwed up after killing its best models like Montero and Galant. The future of Lancer apparently is uncertain. Their supposedly "green" approach with i-miev isn't gonna save them.

(I know this is a subaru video and I'm commenting about mitsubishi)

[toyota420xp]

@nemesis3001 WHATS WRONG WITH THE EVO IS THE SEATS. THEY ARE SO MUCH MORE UNCOMFORTABLE THAN THE IMPREZA SEATS

[2004NissanSentra]

@dacarfreak2000 not only that, they started going down the toilet in 04 with the "new" galant and in 06 with the eclipse, pos cars that just got pos not to mention uglier to look at

[NotSoFastDriver]

Man... I really hope that this is not how the next WRX will look.

[botboy1]

is there going to be a wrx version?

[ricepaddy69]

@botboy1 If there is no WRX version, Subaru might as well go out of business or sell itself to another company.

[botboy1]

@ricepaddy69 yeah no shit aye. i love wrxs

[SubaruCrazyMax]

@ricepaddy69im pretty sure a WRX version will come out later

and the WRX is a very popular performance car as well as the STi Version

[ricepaddy69]

@SubaruCrazyMax Oh yeah. I'm pretty sure, too. No way they wouldn't develop their bread and butter models on the next generation of cars.

[gasfgiop]

Ugly pant suit = ugly car.

[extremeheadbanging]

looks like the same chassis... just ugly front end

[kchiem]

Looks like the current Accord.

[LTF85199]

but it isn't very attractive looking :-(

[2JAYAKATHEBEAST]

How Come They Never Show The Rears Of The Cars..

[Josephalosaurus]

wtf