Subaru’s brass was only prepared for us to see the silhouette of its new all-wheel-drive, 36-mpg compact sedan—but that hasn’t stopped our army of intrepid spy photographers from catching the 2012 Impreza in the buff today.
The new Impreza borrows quite a bit of styling from its older sibling, the Legacy—especially the headlights and the muscular rear haunches. Beyond that, picking out the design features that are reminiscent of other cars turns into a game of I Spy as played by the Micro Machines spokesman and his family. The grille looks like the Cruze’s! The greenhouse reminds me of the Saturn Ion’s!
In truth, the Impreza is one of the few cars with design that almost doesn’t matter. Most buyers will be more interested in the all-weather traction and the excellent claimed fuel economy. A smaller set of buyers will be drawn to the Impreza’s evil twin, the WRX. And while this new Impreza should clean up nicely when fit with a wide-body kit and massive rims, history tells us that even when the WRX is a bug-eyed beast, buyers are lured to its beautiful performance.
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