Subaru's "Teaser Page" for the 2012 Impreza is up

Not sure if anyone caught it yet, but Subaru is very openly showing off the 2012 Impreza at their home page, to be unveiled at the NY Auto Show...

 

http://suburu.com/auto-show/index.html

 

Not too many details yet, but from what they're giving so far, there'll be a CVT, a new 2.0L engine (the combination of which will yield 36MPG), and still will be available in 4 and 5 doors.

 

http://suburu.com/content/images/hero/auto_show/2012_Impreza.jpg

Get Ready to Experience Love.

When the all-new 2012 Impreza is unveiled at the New York International Auto Show, it’ll be pure Subaru with the safety, reliability, capability, and value you’ve come to expect from us. Both 4 and 5-door body styles will be offered, and of course, our legendary Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive system is standard. Under the hood, an all-new SUBARU BOXER® engine will make it the most fuel-efficient All-Wheel Drive car in America.* Find out more about what makes the all-new 2012 Impreza a Subaru on April 20th.

 

About the New York International Auto Show.

Subaru will unveil the all-new 2012 Impreza at the Jacob Javits Convention Center during the New York International Auto Show’s Press Preview Day, on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Doors will be open to the public from April 22 - May 1. For more information, go to autoshowny.com.

That asterisk leads to: *Manufacturer estimated fuel economy for 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i CVT 36 MPG highway. Comparison based upon EPA estimated highway fuel economy for all 2011 AWD vehicles. Actual mileage may vary.

For comparison purposes, here's the concept.

 

http://www.thetorquereport.com/subaru_impreza_design_concept_3.jpg

It looks a lot like a shrunken 5th gen Legacy with different headlights to me....

http://image.motortrend.com/f/roadtests/oneyear/1008_2010_subaru_legacy_2_5gt_limited_arrival/27914306+pheader/2010-subaru-legacy-2-5GT-limited-side-view.jpg

 

http://suburu.com/content/images/hero/auto_show/2012_Impreza.jpg

Lol @ Subaru owning a suburu.com domain as well.

Def does look like a shrunken 5th gen Legacy

If they do hit 36 mpg hwy, that'll put it just 2 mpg shy of the new Focus, and on par with the Cruze.

 

      displ.	hp/torque	trans			city/hwy mpg
Impreza 2012: 2.0L	146/145		CVT 			?/36
Civic 2012:   1.8L	140/?		5 spd auto		?/39
Focus 2012:   2.0L	160/146		6 spd dual-cluth auto	28/38
Elantra 2011: 1.8L	148/131		6 spd auto		29/40
Cruze 2011:   1.4L T	138/148		6 spd auto		24/36

 

And visual comparison:

 

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5595681294_43f13ddab2_o.jpg

 

Under the hood, an all-new SUBARU BOXER® engine will make it the most fuel-efficient All-Wheel Drive car in America.*

The Legacy held this honor for MY2010, and 2nd place in MY2011 (beaten only by the Countryman All4 manual).

 

Edmunds Inside Line:

The company also said the new Impreza will have "a roomier interior and improved levels of comfort and refinement."

 

The fourth-generation Impreza, which goes on sale later this year in the U.S. as a 2012 model, is expected to feature Subaru's new-generation four-cylinder boxer engine, which will be offered in displacements of 2.0 and 2.5 liters. Subaru said output on the 2.0 engine remains the same, at 146 horsepower, while torque climbs from 141 to 145 pound-feet].

Can't wait to see the 5 door. Is this larger than the current gen? Also, if my math is correct, the STI should be out next year, right?

For comparison purposes, here's the concept.

 

http://www.thetorquereport.com/subaru_impreza_design_concept_3.jpg

 

 

http://suburu.com/content/images/hero/auto_show/2012_Impreza.jpg

 

 

Sorry, but I'm wholly underwhelmed. The concept is sex and the production is yawn

Meh, most stock Imprezas I've seen have been underwhelming.

 

Shame, the concept looked quite nice too.

 

So when will the announce the BATTLEWAGON trim?

 

Never?

 

Awwww

be interesting to see what the STi in that gen looks like

Definitely a shrunken 5th Gen. I liked the profile of the concept much better.

+1 on the concept was better...

 

They've made the Impreza the size of a Legacy now...

 

So for a 36mpg AWD vehicle.. can we expect.. 120 hp? Why not just bring the diesel over here.

Ok, it doesn't look as cool as the concept, but who seriously thought it would? When was the last time a final production vehicle looked as good as the original concept? Heck, even the Pontiac Aztec looked fairly cool in concept mode and look how that turned out.

 

At first glance it looks like a Corolla, sure, but the more I look at it, the more I think Suzuki Kizashi.

 

http://caraudiomag.com/pictures/suzuki-kizashi-profilehttp://caraudiomag.com/sites/default/files/images/00000/06/45/suzuki_kizashi_profile.jpg

 

But the wheels on this are too small. Maybe it would look better with 17's like the Outback Sport has now.

Subaru always does this, and I think they are almost worse than any other company. Their concept cars actually look Production ready (minus wheels), and the production cars lose 60% of the coolness factor of the concept. It's a shame, really.

It will take a major bump in power for me to consider an STi in that body.

I think we should give the designers a bit of a break here.

 

This is an entry level car in the market. We're talking about a car that starts at under 17.5 USD. So, a lot of the "extras" (air dams, rims, exhaust housing) obviously can't make it to production for financial reasons. The other point is that this is not a car that is being marketed to enthusiasts. The people buying this thing are granny's and people who want a utility car.

 

Now Subaru is in a weird position in that their most expensive sports car is also based on the same model as their entry level utility car. It's like if Chevy had to base the Camaro on the Aveo.

Spy shots here

http://www.leftlanenews.com/subaru-impreza-2012.html#tab12356561

Maybe Johann @ Girodisc can show us all how to weld something better looking on the back

I think we should give the designers a bit of a break here.

 

This is an entry level car in the market. We're talking about a car that starts at under 17.5 USD. So, a lot of the "extras" (air dams, rims, exhaust housing) obviously can't make it to production for financial reasons. The other point is that this is not a car that is being marketed to enthusiasts. The people buying this thing are granny's and people who want a utility car.

 

Now Subaru is in a weird position in that their most expensive sports car is also based on the same model as their entry level utility car. It's like if Chevy had to base the Camaro on the Aveo.

 

So because it's an entry level car, it's gotta look like crap?

 

Cadillac bases their high performance model on their grandma-mobile and did a good job of making both look good.

Looks as exciting as a Corolla. A mini Legacy with Scion headlights. Yay...

 

 

Again, Subaru upping the bland factor to sell more units.

 

 

 

 

I'll go on record today: It will be the most successful Impreza style ever.

Yeah, shame they figured out how the value of marketing now instead of back in 05, else we might have a 300 HP Legacy STI

 

To be honest, I really don't think the standard 05-09 Legacy looks like anything special either though.

The 2005 LGT wagon was something special though... it was more striking than the sedan which I agree was plain.

 

They got the rump of the 05 LGT wagon perfect, not to be duplicated again.

The 2005 LGT wagon was something special though... it was more striking than the sedan which I agree was plain.

 

They got the rump of the 05 LGT wagon perfect, not to be duplicated again.

 

I'll agree to the wagon. The problem is no one knew about these cars which is a large reason they didn't sell.

 

Suddenly they start advertising well and they're amazed that they're able to sell more cars. I often wonder if the LGT wagon might still be around if they actually advertised the Legacy line back in 2005.

 

Hell, I didn't even think about a Legacy until my friend kept pointing it out, and even then the older Legacies kept popping into my mind. I kept bitching that I couldn't find an automatic WRX

I agree with Gire, it'll probably be the most sucessful model thus far. Generic seems to sell really well these days.

Forget about the looks - it is going to be slow. Subaru has pretty much abandoned the performance market, which is not surprising since it is so small.