Comments on: Australian MY08 Impreza Specs Released

By: Sami

Sami — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:47:03 +0000

Mitsubishi lancer Just Beter than suby

lancer all of model so nice

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:30:11 +0000

Just drove the Impreza R MY08 and i can tell you its a better ride(suspension and steering) than the Focus CL, Lancer VR.

Engine wise it was lacking a little torque under 3k which would make it perfect.

Styling has grown on me… :P

By: John Morris

John Morris — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:21:51 +0000

It’s obvious that most of the comments so far come from people who have not driven the new Impreza MY 08. I drove a 1997 Impreza GX for 10 years and sold it in October 2007 before buying an Impreza MY 08 in November. I liked the GX and it gave me no problems over 190,000 km and was good to drive under most conditions. So far I have driven the new Ipreza for about 4,000 km and it is better in most respects than my previous Impreza. Imprezas require a few thousand kilometres for the engines to give their best and initially don’t seem to have the power listed on the spec. However they get better and better the further they are driven and I have noticed a marked improvement in the automatic gear change points as the power becomes available. Handling is flatter than the previous model and the suspension is superior so it is a lovely car to drive and certainly competitive with anything else in the price range. Appearance is a matter of taste and I have had no adverse comments on my car so far.

By: Albert

Albert — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:51:01 +0000

The new Impreza is lovely to drive and the ride is smooth. It a pity that the seats are so narrow and that the steering wheel sits so low that it’s sad. I’ll go for the new Lancer instead.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:18:54 +0000

Test drove it and brought it yesterday!

Lost none of its speed, quieter, lighter and shorter, got mine for 38k on road with crappy trade, 3 year roadside warranty too. Just waiting delivery feels like forever….

By: bj

bj — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:39:18 +0000

“Forget about Suby enter the world of new lancer…”

I have been a Subaru owner for well over a decade and am on my third one. Having sat in the latest one, though, I know I won’t be buying one.

Having seen the Lancer project site referred to above, I would almost be tempted to change camps – just so long as Mitsi can produce an interior that is better than a bin liner.

I’ll look forward to seeing one in the flesh!!

By: Disappointed Purchaser

Disappointed Purchaser — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:53:39 +0000

Subaru Impreza my08 Problems
Vehicle was delivered with a extreme speedometer accuracy defect.
Paint is flaking away from a small stone chip.
Paint missing from inside front door.
Touch up paint to repair defects is unavailable

This is the 3rd Subaru we have owned and have had no problems with the build quality before and we are wondering if this vehicle was in fact manufactured by Subaru.

By: Davo

Davo — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:16:08 +0000

wow subaru have really screwed up this time, was the designer on drugs or something? lol, who cares about moving parts? a car always has moving parts, might as well kick urself.

By: Hamoudi

Hamoudi — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:43:10 +0000

Subaru let the team down…on a positive note, Im laughing because my 07 rexy will keep its value longer because the new one looks a little girly. Just a note on the Mitsubishi blog posted before – the lancer evo is one crapy car, might look good but it has too many moving parts, any good mechanic will confirm this… rexy’s will always live longer than a company thats about to go bust.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:05:10 +0000

Yes but you could say that for the car itself, are you to lazy to walk!? If you have something better available, you use it. Personally I prefer auto unless its a performance orientated vehicle.

By: Osienna

Osienna — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:34:32 +0000

“No Auto. on WRX, count me out”

Reminds me of that “man cans” commercial.. I don’t understand why Australians are so fond of automatics. Too damn lazy like the Americans.

By: Albert

Albert — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:07:24 +0000

I like the new Impreza.
I just hope it does not have narrow seats and can acomodate a reasonably sized person. The previous Impreza’s had very narrow seats.
and I hope it gives a more comfortable ride. I’m only interested in the base model as an automatic.,,and in a sedan when they are released next year.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:24:16 +0000

i thought we were getting the sedan around this time next year?

unfortuntely i havent heard anything anout an sti version of the sedan which would look better than the hatch imo

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:05:42 +0000

It’s not a bad looking car from the front, but the rear really makes it look awful – the tail lights are shocking! I think that they should’ve included a sedan variant in WRX spec (US only afaik) in the lineup as that doesn’t look so bad.

By: troy

troy — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:55:03 +0000

wrx = ok

other models look BLAND AS!!!!!!

By: RallyWhiz

RallyWhiz — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:32:54 +0000

Subaru Impreza 2008 Summary
Overall Looks: Kia Rio on drugs (like someone said in this post)
Rear: Mitsubishi Outlander
Front: Fish on high with wide opened mouth

Forever rest in peace you POS Subaru Impreza. One more ugly duckling from Suby like the Tribeca..

Forget about Suby enter the world of new lancer…

Check this out! the new Lancer Project:
http://www.lancerproject.com/lancer/

By: Lachlan

Lachlan — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:47:27 +0000

ugly…………
Give me the 08 Ralliart Lancer instead of wrx.

By: alborz

alborz — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:23:51 +0000

frugal one there is a first steer of the new wrx on the site, has been for some time :)

By: Frugal One

Frugal One — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:16:30 +0000

$39,990 good value, BUT you can buy a Mazda CX7 for that, yes less performance tuned and more *family* based of which is what i want….

Also want CA to test vehicle, prefer this decade if possible, as *promised* :-)

Cheers

F-0

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:14:40 +0000

Yes Adam but you miss the point… they are trying to appeal to a broader demographic, not performance enthusiasts. Of course from a performance perspective we would all want manual > auto (well at least non-DSG auto)… but if you want to make a car for the masses you dont just offer manual