Subaru Impreza 5-Door Concept: You Can’t Say the Name Isn’t Fair
Subaru is sharpening up its strong-selling Impreza with a newfound concentrate on “dynamic” design and a “solid” aesthetic foundation. However that designer-speak is meant to translate to regular English, we can say that it all comes together well, forming a muscular and luxurious hatchback. The fresh look addresses the somewhat-awkward transition in the current car from fender flare to front door. Rather than the flare ending abruptly on the fender panel, the line now flows into the door, creating a brainy crease that runs the length of the car, one that we were blessed to hear will carry over to the production vehicle. Other subtle touches gussy up the fresh Impreza, too, such as side mirrors that are far smaller than those of the current car, helping to avoid the budget-conscious off-roader look. The demonstrate car has no less headroom than the Impreza in showrooms today, but it is lower overall, thanks in part to a smaller greenhouse.
The concept is 173.Two inches long, 74.0 inches broad, and 56.7 inches high, which makes it an inch shorter and lower than today’s model and a significant Five.Five inches broader. We have it on good authority that the production Impreza will be even broader than the concept, so it emerges Subaru is taking its freshly adopted “wide and low” mantra gravely.
Details on the drivetrain are scarce, but we suspect that’s just because it won’t be that different from the outgoing car. Subaru says that the fresh Impreza once again will feature a Two.0-liter boxer four-cylinder engine, and we expect that to proceed to drive all four wheels through a choice of manual or continuously variable automatic transmissions. And as long as we’re drawing logical conclusions, it makes sense to expect that the manual transmission of the next Impreza will build up a gear to go from a five-speed to a six-speed. Subaru might also see fit to suggest a hybridized version; it already has a similarly sized gas-electric in the form of the Impreza-based XV Crosstrek hybrid.
The next-generation Impreza is likely to be unveiled at next year’s Fresh York auto demonstrate in late March, before going on sale later in two thousand sixteen as a two thousand seventeen model. A sedan variant will be available alongside the five-door hatchback. The car will debut an all-new “global” platform, but we weren’t able to confirm which of the company’s products will use the architecture—or if it can be spread to accommodate Subaru’s upcoming seven-passenger crossover.
While this public-facing version of the next Subaru Impreza is little more than a design explore today, the company says that we can expect to see this styling language applied to other redesigned Subaru models, too. The concept is more of a logical progression than it is a radical shift in design, but we like what we see. The question is, how much resemblance will the production car bear when it arrives? Subaru does have a latest history of creating beautiful concepts and then powerfully watering them down for production.
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Subaru Impreza 5-Door Concept: You Can’t Say the Name Isn’t Fair
Subaru is sharpening up its strong-selling Impreza with a newfound concentrate on “dynamic” design and a “solid” aesthetic foundation. However that designer-speak is meant to translate to regular English, we can say that it all comes together well, forming a muscular and cool hatchback. The fresh look addresses the somewhat-awkward transition in the current car from fender flare to front door. Rather than the flare ending abruptly on the fender panel, the line now flows into the door, creating a clever crease that runs the length of the car, one that we were blessed to hear will carry over to the production vehicle. Other subtle touches gussy up the fresh Impreza, too, such as side mirrors that are far smaller than those of the current car, helping to avoid the budget-conscious off-roader look. The display car has no less headroom than the Impreza in showrooms today, but it is lower overall, thanks in part to a smaller greenhouse.
The concept is 173.Two inches long, 74.0 inches broad, and 56.7 inches high, which makes it an inch shorter and lower than today’s model and a significant Five.Five inches broader. We have it on good authority that the production Impreza will be even broader than the concept, so it shows up Subaru is taking its freshly adopted “wide and low” mantra gravely.
Details on the drivetrain are scarce, but we suspect that’s just because it won’t be that different from the outgoing car. Subaru says that the fresh Impreza once again will feature a Two.0-liter boxer four-cylinder engine, and we expect that to proceed to drive all four wheels through a choice of manual or continuously variable automatic transmissions. And as long as we’re drawing logical conclusions, it makes sense to expect that the manual transmission of the next Impreza will build up a gear to go from a five-speed to a six-speed. Subaru might also see fit to suggest a hybridized version; it already has a similarly sized gas-electric in the form of the Impreza-based XV Crosstrek hybrid.
The next-generation Impreza is likely to be unveiled at next year’s Fresh York auto showcase in late March, before going on sale later in two thousand sixteen as a two thousand seventeen model. A sedan variant will be available alongside the five-door hatchback. The car will debut an all-new “global” platform, but we weren’t able to confirm which of the company’s products will use the architecture—or if it can be spread to accommodate Subaru’s upcoming seven-passenger crossover.
While this public-facing version of the next Subaru Impreza is little more than a design explore today, the company says that we can expect to see this styling language applied to other redesigned Subaru models, too. The concept is more of a logical progression than it is a radical shift in design, but we like what we see. The question is, how much resemblance will the production car bear when it arrives? Subaru does have a latest history of creating splendid concepts and then powerfully watering them down for production.