red beast Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 this isn't nastycocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octain11 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 i have seen those around, always thought they were just regular wrx's without the wide bodies, either way they are ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodax Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Didn't the GT WRX came with 4EAT instead of the 5EAT? I was looking at one before I got my 3.0R. The car is alright but it doesn't feel all that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Yes. 4EAT iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blongo804 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Yep, 4EAT.. Really odd car lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Um, the FXT is turbo and is/was 4eat too you know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blongo804 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 For some reason that makes more sense than a 4EAT WRX. Why it didn't get the 5EAT is beyond me.. why this model was made is also beyond my understanding.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckseleven Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 For some reason that makes more sense than a 4EAT WRX. Why it didn't get the 5EAT is beyond me.. why this model was made is also beyond my understanding.. It's not a WRX though. Just an ordinary Impreza with a turbo. I agree, it is a strange car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octain11 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 the blob eye wrx's also had 4eat option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blongo804 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Oh yeah my mistake lol. When I think of the 2.5gt Impreza I see the giant WRX hood scoop in my head and automatically (not pun intended) think WRX.. Either way... mutant car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blongo804 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 the blob eye wrx's also had 4eat option Also true but it was still a "WRX". I guess Subaru just threw a curve ball by calling this a 2.5gt. A mutant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Forester also had a 2.5l with a TD04. It ran the 4EAT. So, this "creation" is a Forester in WRX clothing, Lol. 4EAT has "proven" stronger than the 5EAT (generalization). Subaru seems to have more trust in the 4EAT than the 5EAT. Note that they did not try to mate the 5EAT to any car running the VF-52. They felt that the turbo was too much for the tranny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octain11 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Also true but it was still a "WRX". I guess Subaru just threw a curve ball by calling this a 2.5gt. A mutant. and decided to take off the wide body and put the regular impreza body with a hood scoop, which is a horrible mistake, impreza with out the wide body is horrifying to look at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blongo804 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Octain, you're so right. Those cars are pure hideous without the wide body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1055 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 You mean the mazda 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueWhiteBoy Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Weren't all non-STI imprezas non-widebody until 2011? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahr_side Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Oh yeah my mistake lol. When I think of the 2.5gt Impreza I see the giant WRX hood scoop in my head and automatically (not pun intended) think WRX.. Either way... mutant car. I believe in some markets it was badged as a WRX, and in others as Impreza S-GT. Note that all classic (GC/GM/GF body) turbo Imprezas were marketed in the UK and Switzerland (and maybe other european countries) as Impreza GTs. The same car was sold with WRX badges in Japan, NZ and Aus... AFAIK only the WRX went wide in '11. The n/a models went on as before. Oh, there are many markets which got a 5th gen LGT with 5EAT. Same VF-54, dual-AVCS, high-compression 265hp motor as the 5MT models. Obligatory '[URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/2008-gh8-238668.html?t=238668"]build thread[/URL]' Increased capacity to 2.7 liters, still turbo, but no longer need spark plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 The 2.5GT uses a turbocharger with a 6-speed manual transmission used exclusively in Japan and North America with Australia being able to choose between the 6-speed manual or 5-speed automatic transmission. Only Australia was offered a AT and a turbo. I am not sure if it is the same 5EAT we have state side. I am not sure how many were made or sold and if they experienced any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laufu Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 The 2.5GT uses a turbocharger with a 6-speed manual transmission used exclusively in Japan and North America with Australia being able to choose between the 6-speed manual or 5-speed automatic transmission. Only Australia was offered a AT and a turbo. I am not sure if it is the same 5EAT we have state side. I am not sure how many were made or sold and if they experienced any issues. The 5EAT Turbo was offered in other countries besides Australia. I believe Japan, Hong Kong, the Philiphines and parts of the Middle East had it as an option or as the only transmission choice. Isn't it strange how Subaru decides who gets what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octain11 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Weren't all non-STI imprezas non-widebody until 2011? 2010 and above they started doing wide body wrx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The 2.5GT uses a turbocharger with a 6-speed manual transmission used exclusively in Japan and North America with Australia being able to choose between the 6-speed manual or 5-speed automatic transmission. Only Australia was offered a AT and a turbo. I am not sure if it is the same 5EAT we have state side. I am not sure how many were made or sold and if they experienced any issues. There are 5th Gen LGT with automatic transmission (I assume 5EAT) in China. 2010 and above they started doing wide body wrx 2011 and up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octain11 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 oops, ya your right, i was thinking of my friends wrx, he bought it in 2010 but its a '11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahr_side Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The 5EAT Turbo was offered in other countries besides Australia. I believe Japan, Hong Kong, the Philiphines and parts of the Middle East... ... plus Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, China... and that's just what I personally know of. Many of these markets got no manuals. To a large degree it's the importers that get to choose which trim packages and powertrain choices they'll take. Obligatory '[URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/2008-gh8-238668.html?t=238668"]build thread[/URL]' Increased capacity to 2.7 liters, still turbo, but no longer need spark plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Sorry. All I have in front of me is the official press releases from Subaru. Which clearly state that Australia is the only country that received the AT. Not saying things did not change. They do not say specifically if it is the same USDM 5EAT. Just that it is a 5 AT. Seeing how I live in America and can not purchase or import cars made for other countries I do not worry my little head with options offered elsewhere. I will never see them. Never drive them. Never work on them. Why even bother? I can see day dreaming about an exotic that is not available in the US, but a family sedan??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbtech Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Why even bother? I can see day dreaming about an exotic that is not available in the US, but a family sedan??? I dream of the day I can own a diesel VW Lupo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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