spc2125 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 New shots released. Update! Comparison shots Added. Some are saying its the STI, not the WRX Concept car. If it does turn out to be the WRX Concept, then it appears that we are all going to be greatly disappointed. However, there are little things that you can see how it would indicate that it would be the STI. For example, the STI badge on the front grill, I believe it is. Article http://www.carscoops.com/2013/04/2015-subaru-wrx-scooped-if-this-is-it.html [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx31tH-dXJ8]Subaru WRX STI 2014 på Nürburgring - YouTube[/ame] Pics http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4_pFZq1nMOc/UW1CKkClVWI/AAAAAAAMdgk/VoXZXDt0YP0/s1600/2014-Subaru-WRX-1%25255B3%25255D.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wRoYSc7Pqy0/UW1CNHspECI/AAAAAAAMdhE/vH6NoskQBqg/s1600/2014-Subaru-WRX-3%25255B3%25255D.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6K3aoNkysrE/UW1COZICmhI/AAAAAAAMdhU/G5NWYekbSd8/s1600/2014-Subaru-WRX-4%25255B3%25255D.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GjBuxEbyQ5s/UW1CSuknnmI/AAAAAAAMdiE/X2RUhb2cim8/s1600/2014-Subaru-WRX-7%25255B3%25255D.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tNIQBW9OW6w/UW1CTwBCndI/AAAAAAAMdiU/ZeyJX5BAclI/s1600/2014-Subaru-WRX-8%25255B3%25255D.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jkPiyAiG7co/UW1CVFg7J_I/AAAAAAAMdik/bsrS0cVe0JA/s1600/2014-Subaru-WRX-9%25255B3%25255D.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/-J_bOTxaCqdE/UW1CXwkswuI/AAAAAAAMdjE/3fEOkrjk8Gg/s1600/2014-Subaru-WRX-11%25255B3%25255D.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19bwj9pw798y7jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19bwk5o72wi04jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19bwk5o77ocxljpg/ku-xlarge.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19bwk5m830g9ejpg/ku-xlarge.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19bwk5o758ktmjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19bwk5m83ctm2jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19bwk5m81h80jjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19bwk5q68ixlijpg/ku-xlarge.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Third picture reminds me of the Civic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Third picture reminds me of the Civic. front end. meh. 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 248K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 258K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 That's a current Impreza with a body kit. It's kinda late for this to be just a test mule, so Subaru's strategy sure looks confusing. 1. Show aggressive/impressive concept and claim it's close to production model 2. Test a base impreza with a wing on the Ring. 3. ??? 4. Profit. 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Take a 4th gen Legacy, add some rice stuff, mask the heck out of it and drive it around known areas for test vehicles to get the photos on the web. Meanwhile continue with the testing elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 It's a conspiracy! 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 My initial thought is decoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Good thinking, Nils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellesedil Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 That should be a factory-offered paint color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perscitus Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Either a decoy or such a let-down that it might just be... real. Let down, it's what makes a USDM Subaru a Subaru. Carscoops rocks BTW. Probably only good news here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Maybe just some guy with a 2012 WRX and a lot of time on his hands to wrap his car looking for attention. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Stapp's Law: “The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle.” "Simple incompetence is a far more sinister force in the world than evil intent." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero1 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Certainly makes the WRX concept look like a hypercar!! This new test mode looks like a dog base Impreza with a wing and a little rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 That color was used when testing the BRZ i think... and it was basically that car. So i wouldnt get my hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 It looks to be all put together too. So its just masked up and a diffrrent color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Now that I've thought more about it, I think this is just an Impreza GT doing testing with an STi wing to build buzz about it. That's just the 2011 STi wing. I couldn't imagine anything being called a WRX or STi would be so flat sided after that whole 2008 - 2010 sleeping pill they called a WRX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aac0036 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Honestly as much as I'd like to be able to say this is just another test mule (remember all the hilarious looking BRZ mules?) ... it doesn't look like a mule at all. This car looks to be 80-90% production ready. It doesn't have any tack-on pieces from other Subaru models or weirdo proportions, and the bodywork is tight and lump free. That's the new grille, bumper, and headlights to match the BRZ design language (I quite like it) but it's nothing close to the concept. It does look really similar to a reskinned base Impreza, but the window line on the rear doors curves up a little. Everything looks production ready to me. The only things reminiscent of the concept are the general grille shape and the LED strip in the tail lights mimicking the concept's shape. I still like it though, I was expecting something like this realistically anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 (remember all the hilarious looking BRZ mules?) . A year an a half before BRZ production start the mules on the Ring looked identical to the real car. It was the really-really old mule (2009-2010) that looked all weird. 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Honestly as much as I'd like to be able to say this is just another test mule (remember all the hilarious looking BRZ mules?) ... it doesn't look like a mule at all. This car looks to be 80-90% production ready. It doesn't have any tack-on pieces from other Subaru models or weirdo proportions, and the bodywork is tight and lump free. That's the new grille, bumper, and headlights to match the BRZ design language (I quite like it) but it's nothing close to the concept. It does look really similar to a reskinned base Impreza, but the window line on the rear doors curves up a little. Everything looks production ready to me. The only things reminiscent of the concept are the general grille shape and the LED strip in the tail lights mimicking the concept's shape. I still like it though, I was expecting something like this realistically anyways. Exactly what I was thinking. There really doesnt look like there are any parts/pieces that dont belong/ stick out that would make it an obvious mule. Meaning its pretty much almost all ready for production except for maybe a few minor details. But if you zoom closely to the grill, you can kind of make out the STI badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Craptastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboLag23 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 A bit of a letdown that the next STI is probably not going to look like the WRX concept just shown at the NYIAS, but I have a feeling people are still going to like it at the end of the day. Although if they cancel the wagon variant I'm gonna be pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spc2125 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 The wagon version would prob look better than the sedan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 The wagon version would prob look better than the sedan SOA said no hatch. I hope they reconsider, but in case then don't I ordered '13 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faded-a-fool Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 at least it has projector headlamps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooln30 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 That's nothing like what I've been seeing. Here's just one pic that I have on hand. http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5743/imag0115jv.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 ^That's just a random artist's rendering, not an official Subaru photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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