IwannaSportSedan Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Posted on Autoblog, Straigtline, from NASIOC source. http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/forester_sketch_450-op.jpg Autoblog Link If this is the new, new nose, why the hell has it taken so long. This is better looking than the impreza Schnozz by far, better than the new Tribeca, as well. If the next Legacy gets design cues from anything, this would be it. I don't want a Forester, but I do like the look, and wonder where it has been until now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenc544 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 These sketches generally makes the car more attractive/dramatic than it actually is. The drawing looks decent but I will withhold my judgment until I see real pictures of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 No hood scoop ? Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deimos Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Thats prob not the XT. Have no fear the XT is confirmed for Canada at least http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1382044 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallguylehigh Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Yeah, unfortunately sketches like these are so overwheeled, slammed and slanted that they always look great- I think this will lose some of its edge when we see it in the flesh. With that said I like the new front nose- it gives it presence with a dose of sportiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 looks like the new Ford SUVs ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgeorge Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 looks like the outgoing dodge caravan front end w/o the 4 part dodge grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Looks like a Legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanoswrx Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I think it looks pretty good, better then the new Impreza looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 are they still going with the same crappy green lit dash? one of the reasons why I went with the Legacy instead of another Forester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 It will probably get a similar dash to the new WRX... which I believe are white and red lit, like the Legacy... but I am not positive. THe drawing might be somewhat stylized... But this doesn't look like a precursor to the design process... it looks like someone drew a representation of a real vehicle that they saw, to get past the official photograph embargo. it has photochopped B11S wheels, chopped subaru emblem, and grille mesh, but the rendered headlights and foglights look like they are impressions of real parts, not imagination. But I could be wrong. I like the angles on the front end. above the bumper is raked back, and angular, but simple, below the bumper, it rakes back and under, not billboard flat on the front. Aside from some weird angular curves, the new impreza is too flat. The headlights and grille are flat vertically, and the bumper cover extends out a few inches, and then vertical to the ground. No rake at all. The Legacy is similarly raked on the front end, (although 08+ doesn't rake under below the bumper line... which looks worse than 05-07.) but the flat vertical area of the front bumper is enough vertical area. I'd have preferred less. The JDM larger Spec B grilles cut down into some of that, which is one reason they look better. If the picture above is accurate, the new forester is going to look sportier from the front that just about any current or recent subaru, except perhaps the sportier Legacys, and someone deserves credit, and a promotion, to make sure that the rest of the lineup gets more attractive, not less. Lord knows that the recent designs for the Tribeca and Impreza are not winners, even if some have brought themselves to tolerate them. I can't say they have grown on me. Usually things like car design hits me positive or negative. if it is indifferent to me at first it might grow on me, but hardly ever does a negative first impression turn into a positive one over time. Legacy similarly hit me very positively in 04-05, when I first saw the new JDM Legacy at that time. This forester hits me positively now, provided that it is realistic. Although I don't need an SUV, so it doesn't matter as much to me, practically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 looks like the new Ford SUVs JDM Spec.B bumper swap and I'll never care to look at another subaru ever again... The Crimson Dynamo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Too bad Subaru doesnt have a future/concept vehicles section on their website like every other car company out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 ^ lol because last time they did that with the B9 Tribeca it did not come out like the drawing did haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrish Subaru Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I'm pretty certain that the rendering above has no resemblence to the actual car that we'll see in a few months. If you follow the actual thread on NASIOC where this pic was posted you'll see that it was the work of a poster instead of an actual "leaked" photo/rendering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 JDM Spec.B bumper swap and I'll never care to look at another subaru ever again... Me too. High-Five! ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzanetti Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Looks hot..... At least we have it in a wagon bodyframe!!! And it is made in Japan, heck a lot better than our Indiana built babies.... Flavio Zanetti Boston, MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Looks hot..... At least we have it in a wagon bodyframe!!! And it is made in Japan, heck a lot better than our Indiana built babies.... Flavio Zanetti Boston, MA Pretty sure it's still true.. the engine and the transmissions all come from Japan however the body (Tribeca and Legacy are done at the plant in Indiana) Sucks I was in IN and I did not have my GPS with me and I could not find the plant however they said you can't miss it from the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I like the looks of it...maybe I can talk my wife into another lesmobile since she wants to get rid of her Outback. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 I'm pretty certain that the rendering above has no resemblence to the actual car that we'll see in a few months. If you follow the actual thread on NASIOC where this pic was posted you'll see that it was the work of a poster instead of an actual "leaked" photo/rendering. If that is the case, and this is unrelated to the ACTUAL Forester redesign, then Subaru needs to hire that person and me. Between someone capable of rendering that design (better than current production Subaru results), and what I would do with my druthers for Subaru product planning, and their already good engineering continuing to move forward.... Subaru might actually increase some marketshare. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neurodancer Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I like it -- it looks like a Merc R-Class. Stylistically, I've liked that wagon/SUV blend. But I like my cars a bit lower and sportier - that class is more floaty and bloated, IMHO. If the Forester looks like that when it comes out, I might be able to convince my wife that its worth a look. She's more an SUV-style gal and the Tribeca doesn't appeal to her -> she's thinking more along the lines of a Highlander hybrid or a CX-9. It's her car, so my job is just to negotiate the deal on what she decides she wants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagcars26 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 My wife will be looking closely at the new Forester also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicytuna Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 If that is the case, and this is unrelated to the ACTUAL Forester redesign, then Subaru needs to hire that person and me. Exacty. Same thing goes for that guy who rendered the 2 door STi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec B Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 i like it...resembles the tribeca from the side..particularly the doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 That drawing looks like the Tribeca.. maybe a mini Tribeca? I think its dumb. Is Subaru trying to ruin all of their cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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