We’re going to see both the four- and five-door versions of the all-new 2012 Impreza at the New York Auto Show this week, but at the Shanghai motor show, Subaru lifted the wraps off a concept version of the hatchback model in a crossover guise. Named the XV Concept, the study essentially offers us our first glimpse at the successor of the North American market Impreza Outback Sport as well as the Impreza XV that is offered in Japan. Read the rest of this entry »
The Subaru WRX may come being an entirely new sport coupe with an STI variant with WRC ambitions
Subaru will probably be introducing your next WRX in 2014 being an entirely separate model from your Impreza range.
The WRX becomes a sports activity coupe of the company’s own that has a different design from your new Impreza. The two models will continue to share with you a platform nevertheless the upcoming WRX should have a shortened wheelbase for better handling.
Says a Subaru source to Motor Trend:
“The initial thing you must realise about our all-new WRX is the fact that we’ve developed it through the start to win in motorsports events. This is why we now have focused so heavily on weight issues, let alone a shorter wheelbase that permits faster, more precise turn-in. Marry that to proven AWD system, and we think you will find there’s winner.”
The WRX will likely have a variant STI upon which the next WRC rally car will be based – a competition which Subaru plans to come back to.
The common 2014 Subaru WRX will probably have a 1.6 liter turbocharged boxer unit with around 270 PS (199 kW / 266 bhp), although Subaru can be working on a twin-charged supercharger system.
The WRX STI variant will feature that same powerplant setup dialed as much as across the 304 PS (224 kW / 300 bhp) mark to get a true WRC-linked road rager.