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YamahaR86 · 09-10-2021, 03:58 PM

It's laughably bad. Plastic cladding which I hate since it degrades/fades in sunlight. Civic tail lights. The highest trim the GT with adaptive dampers and seats is automatic only. 3 HP gain. The 11.6 touch screen with AC controls hidden in there. The base model's screen looks like a nintendo 2DS.

BFIFE22 · 09-10-2021, 04:11 PM

I don't mind the black on the bottom of the bumpers/side skirts, but I'm not a fan of it going around the wheel arches.

Taillights of the 2015-2021 were extremely boring so as plain as the 2022's are I think they are an improvement, the black bar with the Subaru logo jutting in it is pretty bad though.

If the torque curve is much broader than the current gen like they say I'm happy with this model. Current one is so unresponsive below 3k rpm, then punches you in the back for a second, then just dies off.

ScoobsMcGee · 09-10-2021, 05:00 PM

Welp, that's genuinely worse than I expected it to be -- and my hopes weren't all that high to begin with. The good news is that no matter how much horsepower the STI has, if it has those wheel arches I'll have no desire to get one.

StraightOuttaCanadaEh · 09-10-2021, 05:11 PM

It looks like a Pontiac Aztek and the Subaru Crosstrek had an ugly baby. Holy shit it's bad! Did they not look at it before they released it? Where was the management? How can this happen?

Sasquachulator · 09-10-2021, 05:39 PM

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022...st-look-review

Its actually quite close to the Viziv Concept that people seemed to like.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/next...initely-hybrid

All the lines and bulges are in the same areas and it looks more like detail got added to the concept which makes it watered down (and smaller wheel wells of course)

The added aggression with the STI model should help it look better since the viziv STI makes the viziv performance concept look quite tame.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/suba...oncept-debuts/

BFIFE22 · 09-10-2021, 06:10 PM

The reactions are always the same with a new generation. Read the comments on the reveal for the last 2 gens:

We've seen it with the 2nd gen of the Toyobaru too

Pbrown · 09-10-2021, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022...st-look-review

Its actually quite close to the Viziv Concept that people seemed to like.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/next...initely-hybrid

All the lines and bulges are in the same areas and it looks more like detail got added to the concept which makes it watered down (and smaller wheel wells of course)

The added aggression with the STI model should help it look better since the viziv STI makes the viziv performance concept look quite tame.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/suba...oncept-debuts/

You release that sti concept as production model and price it in between the z and the supra and you win!!!!!! After todays reveal though we all know that is not going to happen. Subaru should stop making concept cars as they help augment the massive disappointment when they release thier production versions.

mazeroni · 09-10-2021, 11:43 PM

Body color fender flairs help a lot.

Overall, I really like the design. The tail is a little too blunt, but everything else is aggressive and actually well executed compared to a lot of Subarus that end up looking frumpy.

Dirty Harry · 09-11-2021, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mazeroni

Body color fender flairs help.

Yeah it does, doesn’t it. You’d think they’d spend the few extra $$$ to paint it. What would it be, less than a 1/4 a tin of paint lol.

jflogerzi · 09-11-2021, 04:17 PM

Agree Painted fenders would help alot. Don't mind the front but the rear sticks out wayyy to much...

ACT86 · 09-11-2021, 06:24 PM

It’s quite a tall, skinny looking sedan. I’d imagine the darker wheel arches are supposed to slim the body profile down, but it just looks like a tall sedan with dark wheel arches.

TylerLieberman · 09-11-2021, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mazeroni

Body color fender flairs help a lot.

Overall, I really like the design. The tail is a little too blunt, but everything else is aggressive and actually well executed compared to a lot of Subarus that end up looking frumpy.

I have a strong suspicion that they’ll do color matched flairs for the STI. Another way (in addition to the large wing) to separate and distinguish the two trim levels.

Irace86.2.0 · 09-12-2021, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

Let’s hope the STI does, but I won’t hold my breath. The FA24 in the twin added around that hp and it’s not turbo either. They’ve basically put a larger displacement turbo engine in with pretty much the same power, I just don’t get it.

More displacement, less revs = same hp more torque. See K20A vs k24A. There are many examples. The FA24D is atypical.

Decep · 09-12-2021, 01:05 AM

It kinda looks like they're dumping their current demographic in favor of providing an upgrade path to say, drivers of the Crosstrek. looksbadman. And that power bump is an insult. Gotta be the CVT limitation?

And whats with the huge tumor on its ass? Why's it have to stick out so far?

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YamahaR86 JDM Vaping Stance Nation Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 White Location: FL Posts: 710 Thanks: 647 Thanked 345 Times in 218 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	It's laughably bad. Plastic cladding which I hate since it degrades/fades in sunlight. Civic tail lights. The highest trim the GT with adaptive dampers and seats is automatic only. 3 HP gain. The 11.6 touch screen with AC controls hidden in there. The base model's screen looks like a nintendo 2DS. __________________ Clueless

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StraightOuttaCanadaEh Wes Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: Artisan Spirits '17 86 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,794 Thanks: 1,165 Thanked 1,674 Times in 994 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It looks like a Pontiac Aztek and the Subaru Crosstrek had an ugly baby. Holy shit it's bad! Did they not look at it before they released it? Where was the management? How can this happen? __________________ Instagram: @gt86ws

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Decep Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Drives: 2013 FR-S Series 10 Location: CA Posts: 1,073 Thanks: 172 Thanked 497 Times in 326 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It kinda looks like they're dumping their current demographic in favor of providing an upgrade path to say, drivers of the Crosstrek. looksbadman. And that power bump is an insult. Gotta be the CVT limitation? And whats with the huge tumor on its ass? Why's it have to stick out so far? __________________ 2013 FR-S 10 Series ~75k (SOLD) RCE SS-1 Coilovers Corsa Catback Edelbrock Supercharger installed @ 50k

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Sasquachulator Pavement Grey Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2020 Toyota 86 GT, 2017 BMW X1 Location: Calgary Posts: 3,084 Thanks: 109 Thanked 2,223 Times in 1,205 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022...st-look-review Its actually quite close to the Viziv Concept that people seemed to like. https://www.motortrend.com/news/next...initely-hybrid All the lines and bulges are in the same areas and it looks more like detail got added to the concept which makes it watered down (and smaller wheel wells of course) The added aggression with the STI model should help it look better since the viziv STI makes the viziv performance concept look quite tame. https://www.motortrend.com/news/suba...oncept-debuts/

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ACT86 Senior Member Join Date: May 2021 Drives: English, French, Swedish & Japanese Location: Canberra Posts: 176 Thanks: 262 Thanked 149 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It’s quite a tall, skinny looking sedan. I’d imagine the darker wheel arches are supposed to slim the body profile down, but it just looks like a tall sedan with dark wheel arches.

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