Comments on: 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX Images

By: eagle

eagle — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:32:06 +0000

What did you do? Win lottery?

By: rex4sx

rex4sx — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:49:43 +0000

iv owned every wrx and sti there has been and currently driving an 07st and there is noway in hell will i ever purchase the new heap of crap they have cum up with not even for a quarter of the price its sellin for.YUK

By: 08rexie

08rexie — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:32:19 +0000

I agree with Dan. These cars are MUCH better looking in real life. The photo shoots just don’t do it justice. I own a 08 WR Blue WRX and used to own a 02 WRX and a 06 2.0R (which I seriously regret getting). With no doubt the 08 pulls hard earlier and performance wise it is faster than previous generation rexies since it’s also lighter. Oh not to mention cops won’t hassle you anymore. Unless you got a loud exhaust and a blow off valve…

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:48:41 +0000

I bought one when they first arrived in late November07. Been driving falcons all my life and decided to cross the dark side. Saw it in wheels magazine and thought it looked less masculine than previous rex’s but was curious. The grill is black mesh on the wrx and not like the US verison above. When i walked in the showroom to book a test drive I saw the RS version (non tubro) and decided it looked like a girls car but turned my head and saw the massively big bird eating bonnet scoop on the WRX version and fell in love. the scoop is buldgy like the XR8 bonnet buldge. Took it for a drive and this thing cuts through corners like butter, gets to 100 in around 6 seconds i think. I got it in black, there is a slight metallic blueish tint in it it is awesome in the flesh, wait till we see a few more on the road and trust me you will like.. Two things that shit me with it is the seat belt warning alarm if you forget to buckle up & the gear box, needs a 6th gear.. Been driving around the city and girls absolutlety love it. real head turner in the flesh, at night it looks stunning with the xenon lights and rear LED’s and the shimmer off the bonnet buldge. Agree it needs a bit more agressiveness around the front spoiler and wheel arches but people are buying them, havent seen one kitted up or exhusted yet. But who cares anyways. Im blowing off 06/07 rex’s and V8′s at the lights, who cares so much about the looks?

By: 08rexie

08rexie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:35:51 +0000

Yes Tim I agree. Not sure where you are but the Australian version of the front grill looks like an evolution of the MY06/07 impreza/WRX/STI (owner of 2006 2.0R). I highly recommend this car as I own one at the moment and I used to also own a 02 WRX and test driven a 05 STI, 07 WRX and of course the 08 what was my personaly favorite. And for everyone else (the nay sayers out there), yes the body don’t look as aggressive as the old rexies but in person they do (trust me) look aggressive enough to be classified as a WRX. Doesn’t matter what lookers say, or previous gen WRX owners think… You’ll never know how good the 08 is unless you test drive it. And trust me, you will warm up to the car, just pick the right color, like WR blue or black

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:50:13 +0000

i took the 08 wrx for a spin today, with my preconceived notion after reading forums and looking at pics that it wasn’t a great looker and subaru had lost the plot. In the flesh I felt that it looked far from that and is what was needed to evolve it into a modern livable wrx. My only complaint is that features like the front grill or rear tail could be a tad more aggressive. It was no more ‘uglier’ than the previous gens. The car handles better than MYo7 and so forgiving, the performance is still there. For the price I was left overall impressed and just may look at forking out for one.. the looks too will do just as the older gens and grows with its fanbase over time..

By: tony hillman

tony hillman — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:42:45 +0000

it amazes me that people are quick to judge a photo i,ve been driving the 08wrx for 4 weeks now best car i,ve had.all these armchair boy racer critics that can,t afford one can go f**k themselves

By: Rex

Rex — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:17:51 +0000

Earlier designs were just as plain… the new Impreza range in the U.S and Canada at least has had RECORD sales. Looks better in the flesh.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:53:29 +0000

I owned a 2001 “bug eyed” WRX. Everybody hated it, & Subaru changed it in 2 years. I had to sell mine, I wished now that I had kept it. It sat in the car dealership for 6 days. I asked why it sold so quickly, “Because they’re becoming a rare model” was the reply. Let’s just hope that with the new look of the 2008 model, sales will drop, as it did in 2001, and Subaru will change to a new look. There was nothing wrong with 2003, 04, 05 06 design. If it not broke, why fix it.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:12:41 +0000

What are Subaru designers thinking!? They must hate the company and came up with this ugly car.!

Let’s hope sales plummet and they go back to the design room. Mazda 3 MPS as a comparison looks very impressive.

Subaru has lost me…