fbi012 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I dont have specs but I liked the pictures, better design than current in my opinion. http://img176.exs.cx/img176/6007/807258vw.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2218/807262qb.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/481/807279ox.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/6051/807281ct.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/7148/807296du.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatV8 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 looks like an update of the current one... Wierd they didnt put the new Subaru front end on it though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05LegacyGT330Ci Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Looks very nice, nice bold grille yet not overdone like the Tribeca grill thank goodness. The lights though look odd, almost Bangle like with the over brow, what is it. Song of Post- Pink Floyd- Hey You '05 Black Legacy GT Wagon 5-spd '02 Topaz/Black 330Ci 5-spd Drift Ryder's School of Rally Arts, coming to an Australia near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Not bad, although at first glance the front reminded me of a mix between Toyota 4Runner/Kia Spectra (older one)/Ford Escape. To be honest, I like the current look better. I also agree with 05LegacyGT330Ci that the grille isn't overdone. Nice interior though. I'd hate to sit in that front passenger seat with all that junk in the trunk. Also, notice the transmission on the first interior picture (5EAT, I assume), versus the transmission on the second interior picture (4EAT, I assume). -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbuktu Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Looks like the current one, only cleaned up. I always thought the current forrester didn't look quite right, especially with the AMC Pacer inspired rear window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdepew Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 here's some more info http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000840029264/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Not bad. Not good. But not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 God damn it stop putting our mirrors on every car now. OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimbeaver Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 It's ok... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I don't mind it. Kinda industrial looking from the front, reminds me a bit of Nissan's bold look of their trucks/SUVs. Don't mind it a bit. Wish the back end made a bit more bold statement though too. I'm just glad it doesn't have that 'new' front end. I'd take this over that new one any day though I still like the currents quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownBoy Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 anyone notice that the SUBARU lettering is gone from the backend, and its just a prominent STAR emblem now...were the JDM alwys liek that? THe USDM werent, but i think i like the current exterior better, looked a bit less "refined", but it's supposed to be an "suv"..right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanoswrx Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 JDM cars don't come with Subaru lettering on the back, they just put that on USDM ones. I like the look, looks bold, almost land rover'ish. Deffinetly glad they didn't put that ugly Tribeca grille on it. Deffinetly would get one if I needed a small suv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ih8vtec13 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I like it, not too over done the lesbian community can have a stylish ride too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestir Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Perhaps some of these changes will make it to 06 Legacy as well... shivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euclid Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Here's a link with specs, and more pics.. http://www.subdriven.com/news/publish/Subaru_News/article_330.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChruiSSer Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Hmmmmm..... is all I have to say. I actually don't really mind it. After the Tribeca, this is nothing ahah...I see a little BMW in the headlights. I'll tell you one thing though. Being a salesman and selling mostly foresters, a TON of customers are going to be happy about the front seat folding completely flat like that. You wouldn't believe all the people who come in and complain and in some cases "ruled out" the car for the fact that the front seats don't "fold flat" like other manufacturers. It's sharp though. If the price stays around where it is, it's a sharp car for Possibly under $20k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanoswrx Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Did I read that right, the rear brakes have 14" rear solid rotors? Wow that is big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajack Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I like it. Not a big step forward, but not offensive either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolutionmovement Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 At first I thought 'Audi' with the overall center shape (and then asked, 'why?'), and then a hungry bull dog, but the grille member shape left me with bull-nosed AMC Matador. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.7L H6 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Better than the Tribeca as far as looks go. Can't find specs yet. I'm sure I will soon be enlightened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunderkind Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 the interior is from the Legacy parts bin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcsine Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Like it a lot, and that's unusual as I really don't like SUVs and it looks a lot more like an SUV now. Beats the hell out of the Tibeca, though. Looks heavier, wonder if it's still quick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Not bad. Not good. But not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 I doubt it's much heavier at all. Subaru has been good at getting the pound per dollar better with each successive model (less the Impreza upgrade from Gen 1 to Gen 2 and we are still on Gen2, just with some styling updates like this Forester is.) Kanos, the 14" solid rear brakes probably refers to that as the smallest wheels that will fit over them, at least that's how brakes have been noted at times in the past. Like the old B4 RSK and similar were noted to have 16" brakes, when they really were 11.4" up front and I think 11.3" out back. I think that's how they referred them though, wheel size that fits over them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I kinda like it. I think the existing one is pretty pedestrian. This new one actually looks pretty dignified. Get a lode of what is just out of frame of this pic, though... (the pic is from the Autoblog link on the first page of this thread) three round dials. Looks like the B9 Tribeca's climate control knobs. From our resident SIA insider, the new climate control works pretty slick, and I hope it works well, and gets integrated across the '06 lineup. As for the grille, I actually quite like it. I wouldn't mind seeing it inverted for the 06 legacy. Wider at the top than the bottom, but 4 sided, rather than the 6 sided opening of the Legacy. The sides at the same inward rake as the inward sides of the headlights. I think it would actually look quite good, and require only a re-tooling of the hood and the grille peice. Radius corner at the bottom, sharp acute angle at the top cornerrs, satin silver cross bars... Satin silver mesh on the LGT or STi (forester or legacy). The head lights dont bother me so much, actually, It seems to be "de riguer" right now, with the BMW/Scion Tc, etc. using the eyebrow motif . At least the eyebrows on the forester complement the hood line, and don't look that obtrusive. The one thing I have always thought was that the forester would look better with the C pillar blacked out. Maybe that is a little too "wagon" for something that wants to be a little more macho-ute looking. All in all, an improvement, and it still is what it is. Will be interesting to see how a 2.5xt would look. Integrated scoop or "sit on top" scoop?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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