Gire Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I read somewhere that that Clarkson always fancied being a race-car driver but the fact that he's 8 feet tall, and 300 lbs kinda ruined that for him. He went into journalism instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaycy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Despite what Clakson says, the car is ugly. It looks like an offspring of Kia Rio and 1 series and then the embryo implanted into a subaru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Exactly. I just can't get past the fact that it's a hatch back. Reminds me of a girl's car, probably since my sister drives a cute little Mazda 3 hatch, which is better looking than the new Impreza or WRX by a factor of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Best looking Imprezas are the MYs 04-07 w/ the 04-05 at a slight edge.. IMO. EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlJNgmail.com Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 She gets +2000 points for taking weekends with his girlfriend to drive his girlfriend's Lotus. (I think Jeremy is "stiffened and tuned" by this.) HAHAHA i meant "her girfriend to drive her Lotus" fixored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STG Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 If Subaru decides to "improve" the looks of the next Legacy, my 2005 will be the last one I'll ever buy. Without good looks in a Subaru, you're left with great performance and crappy customer care. Sorry, but great performance can't make up for shitty dealers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserpro2 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 i agree to the fact that the bugeye back then might have been thought ugly - i did. but, i changed my views when they released the S202. the yellow colour scheme with bronze wheels and the Racing like spoiler really caught my eye. but for the impreza...anything lower than the STi will be considered ugly in my view. i can't stand it looking like that. and the legacy...i just hope the front grille doesn't get any bigger and the rear bumper doesn't get reflectors or fake vents...still..even though they are not the sort of things i would hate the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4wantab Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I think the main problem is that the Impreza always looked different from the high performance models. Whether that was the RS or the WRX/STi. Even with the "bolt on wheel flairs" they gave the car character. Now the WRX looks like the Impreza, I would think that most won't pay more for the same look. When the other car companys were increasing content Subbie was increasing in baby steps. At least the new reviews don't dewell on the looks too much. The problem now is that on the inside it is an OK car, nothing else. It is a shame I wish it was received better but it is what it is. Peace, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 He's right it would be hard to have styled a much uglier car. Look at the Tribeca , did someone at Subaru think that was a hot look? Maybe their designer is blind and has to feel the shape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 If Subaru decides to "improve" the looks of the next Legacy, my 2005 will be the last one I'll ever buy. Without good looks in a Subaru, you're left with great performance and crappy customer care. Sorry, but great performance can't make up for shitty dealers! They've already tried to "improve" the current LGT's looks by making the grill opening taller (for the 07 or 08. I'm not sure). This went hand in hand with the Outback grill modification, making the OB look like a fugly truck from the front and the LGT just homely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Weird. I'm British and I'm the first person to ask what a "shooting brake" is? I figure it's a reference to the car's performance and handling?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Weird. I'm British and I'm the first person to ask what a "shooting brake" is? I figure it's a reference to the car's performance and handling?? Hmmm... To me it sounds like a brake system for trailers where the weight of the trailer pushing on the hitch enables the brakes on the trailer mechanically, but I'm probably wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlJNgmail.com Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I think shooting brake is a reference to a design of a wagon like shape that tapers in the end (or a coupe that tapers, not like a crossfire, think 1920s). I think that would ssomewhat describe our cars, or maybe hes talking about the exiga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlJNgmail.com Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Shooting-brake is a car body style originally used to describe bespoke versions of 2-door luxury estate cars built for use by hunters[1]. In modern usage "Shooting-brake" generally refers to any 2-door hatchback with a squared-off rear, although some manufacturers have referred to other types of vehicles as a "Shooting-brake"[2]. The body was usually custom built. An early manufacturer of shooting brakes was Albion Motors of Scotland. There are existing examples of custom-built Bentley S2, Mercedes 300, and also the Aston Martin DBS Shooting Brake. VG, a small US coachbuilder, offers a model named VGD Shooting Brake. Some modern manufacturers, such as Audi, have recently referred to some concept cars as shooting brakes, although today the term may be used to refer to any estate car and in Europe some motor manufacturers refer to the estate bodies of their line-up as the brake or break - the spelling depending on the country. The Ford Scorpio was a modern example of this usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsessotron Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 The more I looked at the last Impreza, the more I loved it. I came to appreciate the box fenders, and what was ultimately a uniquely handsome car. The new one doesn't have the subtle hints of genius that the last one had (in the looks department) and it isn't as ugly as it is boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 LGT wagon ain't no shooting brake, but it might be a shootin' brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Cars with long cabins and squared rear treatments. The specifics are well illustrated above, but the term has become more generalized. Most wagons are considered estate cars (cars for driving around on your estate, or "Huge tracts of land" with your hunting equipment) Volvo wagons, Subaru wagons, and even the Volvo C30 would be considered shooting-brakes. The P1800ES (precedent to the C30) was certainly, although not so bespoke, or luxury. Aston Martin-Lagonda made a few. Clarkson, as always is a master editorialist and satirist with his commentary. That was a fantastic article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Bah! It ain't a shooting brake if it's not a rich prick car. And I'm a prick but not rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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