IwannaSportSedan Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Sorry, I should have been more specific.. Going back to the previous posts in this thread... the Impreza GT being auto only and the current WRX power level, but the WRX nameplate getting slight refreshing, and manual-only ~265 power unit. But the UK gets 330S or 380S special editions... I don't see those coming to the US, but perhaps two more imprezas would do well. As opposed to more Legacy options of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Sorry, I should have been more specific.. Going back to the previous posts in this thread... the Impreza GT being auto only and the current WRX power level, but the WRX nameplate getting slight refreshing, and manual-only ~265 power unit. But the UK gets 330S or 380S special editions... I don't see those coming to the US, but perhaps two more imprezas would do well. As opposed to more Legacy options of course. Thanks for clarifying. Believe the 330S or 380S are Prodrive built correct? - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psucaptainkickass Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 ^ Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Thanks for clarifying. Believe the 330S or 380S are Prodrive built correct? Well then we need to get ProDrive to be more active in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I think prodrive recently closed their main US operations a few months, back... I'd have to look again, but I thought I had heard that. I think they still import parts to the US a bit, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I think prodrive recently closed their main US operations a few months, back... I'd have to look again, but I thought I had heard that. I think they still import parts to the US a bit, though. That's about the extent of it. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDriver Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Well, who do we talk to about bringing them back? Maybe they closed up because they didn't do nearly as much for the US as they did for the UK. They shot themselves in the foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I wish they would come back, but I am not sure that the market is going to favor that, without some major OE sub-contracts, and I don't see SOA doing that. They mostly do GT-series racing and development in Europe, from their UK headquarters. They are allied, or have a stake in the new ownership of Aston Martin. Subaru tuning is probably quite a small sliver of their work, Subaru WRC racing is probably a bit more than street-car tuning. But they didn't do that much in the US. I wish they did. Mostly it became an official importer, and you might as well sub-contract that, if that is all it'll be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I wish they would come back, but I am not sure that the market is going to favor that, without some major OE sub-contracts, and I don't see SOA doing that. They mostly do GT-series racing and development in Europe, from their UK headquarters. They are allied, or have a stake in the new ownership of Aston Martin. Subaru tuning is probably quite a small sliver of their work, Subaru WRC racing is probably a bit more than street-car tuning. But they didn't do that much in the US. I wish they did. Mostly it became an official importer, and you might as well sub-contract that, if that is all it'll be. Who wants to be an exclusive distributor, or is that slot already filled? - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbwrx Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 official info is up now http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=23171112&postcount=758 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 because this thread got way OT, i started a new thread: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93183 http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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