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Originally Posted by Maxim
Mostly I'm interested in what this means for the WRX. With news circulating that the WRX is being split off from the normal Impreza line (for example, Subaru is continuing to sell the CURRENT gen WRX and STi alongside the new gen Impreza), and Subaru's exit from WRC....I think there's a good chance that we might already know the name of the Subaru Coupe's name.....especially since Subaru has been making the WRX more and more road oriented over the last generation.
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Two stabs.
Impreza Coupe 2.0RS and Impreza Coupe SRX or SVX?
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Originally Posted by Maxim
As for the original topic...sounds to me like a simple marketing ploy.
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Never car manufacturers would not do that! Actually they do.
Scion/Toyota must understand hype and anticipation could make this car not launch well, Subaru rarely hypes the crowd but when they do they D-E-L-I-V-E-R. The magazines/editors and show room tests people will expect a lot from this car. Just like that NYAS FR-S concept, you show that to the public and people are going to want that, not what the car could be after $5k of your money in bodywork especially if your going to pay $25k for a Scion. IMHO.
Example, I sat down in a Genesis R-Spec, dead set on getting it and then realized the interior is meh and didn't get it after the test drive. Although everything us about the car was good, I went into that dealer with high expectations because of the auto shows, commercials and all the buzz.