The new Subaru Liberty?
9 Jun, 2008
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Although we are not sure if these computer generated images are legitimate, we are hoping they are not, as they could potentially indicate yet another facelift for the aging Subaru Liberty. Or perhaps they are of an all-new Liberty?
Currently Subaru is competing against what can arguably be described as the prettiest car under 40k, the new Mazda6. So whilst we appreciate the idea of another facelift, Subaru can do with a whole new model. Now.
We are leaning towards another minor facelift with these images given the rear has not changed all that much.
The Japanese brand has recently launched the new Impreza, updated the Tribeca and its best selling model, the Forester, so the new Liberty is now high on the agenda.
Exterior changes appear to be more of an evolution than a revolution on the current shape, which is not a bad thing given the Liberty has always been the best-looking car in the Subaru lineup.
The images are from Subaru Magazine and were posted by Nihon Cars.
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June 9th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
please dont let this be it the libery is the only good subby atm
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June 9th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
ohhh noooo
please say it isn’t so!
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June 9th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I don’t expect next year’s all-new Liberty will look like the computer generated sketches above.
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June 9th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
actually the top image shows a liberty with a new greenhouse.but the bottom image shares the same greenhosue with the current model.Also to add pull out door handles this late in a model cycle is a bit odd.
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June 9th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I don’t believe this to be the new Liberty. Firstly it doesn’t have Subaru’s new fugly corperate grille and secondly it still has frameless door windows, which no longer exist on new Subby’s.
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June 9th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
An all-new Liberty has to be due in ‘09 and Myke is right, this isn’t it. This looks like a bad facelift of the current one.
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June 9th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
I think it is chopped off the new Audi A4 (refering to every thing from the A-pillar to the rear wheel)
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June 9th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
look at the headlamps - the inside is old gen Mazda6. Its a photoshop.
To those who said it couldn’t be a facelift so late in the cycle, look at the last-gen Impreza. it had 3 facelifts in its lifecycle!
Photoshop!
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June 9th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Oh no PLEASE NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Front lights remind me of past generation Toyota Camry! UGLY!
Rear lights on current model has changed from last generation (liberty). But if this is the new liberty the brake lights look like there going backwards to the model before the current one. Exactly the same nearly.
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June 9th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Got to be a face lift - The new car for 2010 is currently called the exiga I believe.
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June 9th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Definite not legit…all new liberty should be out by 2010. Hope the next one is a looker like the current gen!….
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June 9th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
haha the funny thing is everyone was “oh my god no its hidious!” about the pre-launch sketches and renderings of the current liberty, now its commonly accepted as one of the better looking cars on the road
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June 9th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
its a photoshop
lines are form audi A4 and the door handles are from bmw protypes [see new 5 and 7]
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June 9th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Very bad, a little 05′ Camry in there… and thats not a good thing…
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June 9th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
As a repeat Liberty owner I was polled by a dealer rep recently about interest in the new turbo diesel.
What I was told:
- New model will be here Nov 09
- Turbo diesel is coming
- Evolutionary changes, not revolutionary
I am interested in the turbo diesel, the German versions get 5.6 L/100km. One of the questions I was asked is how much of a premium would I expect the turbo diesel to cost, I said about $2-3,000 would be realistic, but if it was the same price as the 2.5 they would sell heaps of them.
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June 9th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Toyoda will leave Subaru asking questions, looks like it has an old retired cardigan design. just what the crap Camry Fwd oversteering joke ordered, less sales for Subaru, more sales for toyleta..
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June 9th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
And also, this isn’t the new Liberty…
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June 9th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Looks like some Passat profile cues were superimposed onto a current gen Liberty pic. Why even post this? It’s a shocker.
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June 9th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Bad Photoshop… Just a mash up of everything.
Can’t make up its mind if the doors are frameless or not.
Just someones guess for the future - that is all…
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June 9th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Whatever they do with the new Liberty, lets hope they don’t screw up as much as Mazda did with the new 6.
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June 10th, 2008 at 10:32 am
The Mazda 6 is selling very well, giving Mazda a new record high volume of sales in May 2008. Latest Wheels Magazine for June 2008 road tested the Mazda 6 against 3 other cars and the Mazda 6 won easily.
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June 10th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Still looks like a Japanese version of the previous model Audi A4. Now if Mazda offered the new Mazda6 with AWD I could be tempted
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June 10th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
IMO, this is a photoshop. Look at the design of the window frames for example. Blue car looks to have full framing whilst the black one doesn’t, so which one are we to believe?
At best if shows some themes for the next update, but that’s about it IMO.
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June 10th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Dont know what you lot are talking about. The Liberty looks just fine and has done so for years now. I would prefer they did not deviate too much from the current design personally.
Now, I cant tell if these are photoshopped or not, but agree they prolly are - is that black one with the rear wiper a hatch? Not sure that Subie is planning that although great if they are.
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June 10th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
that blue one is a bmw with a mix of impreza and liberty grafted on the front.. pretty crap photoshop
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June 10th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Please please please make it look nice and throw away the 4-speed auto!
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June 10th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
The Liberty is awesome.
I’d have to agree with everyone else that its a photoshop because its got Legacy B4 on the plate. Liberty turbo’s are GT’s now. Unless they are planning to go back to a Twin Turbo, which means they will get rid of the bad lag in the Gen 3 B4. Because they cant possibly be stupid enough to produce a TT with bad turbo lag again.
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