I like the rear quite a bit.  Better aero while preserving wider fenders to keep meaty rubber on the road.  It also could be that it gives the visual impact of a low roof 4 door coupe but retains the headroom of a normal sedan.  From the front 3/4, the pinch actually makes the car look like a 2 door coupe.  Also, a tapered rear makes the rear fenders look more aggressive as the fenders have a larger proportion to the rest.  This was something that pissed me off about the Camaro production car compared to the concept.  Weaker haunches.

I like the front end on that WRX but think the rest looks like shit.  WTF is up with the rear?  And the hideous pinch down the side.  bleh.  Looks like they took a Camry or Accord and thought it looked too boring so they just riced it up with some ninja pinches. 

Also seems like they just released another SUV.  Unbelievable.  Good luck pandering to a market that doesn't want to own Subarus while betraying all the customers they built for the last couple decades.  What the market really needed was another hybrid SUV car wannabe.       And they could have released a completely unique AWD hybrid off road wagon like Subaru is supposed to make.  Which would actually appeal to their customer base. 

Maybe krispy kream should start selling salads.

I assume you're referring to the XV Crosstrek? (Seriously what is it with Subaru and dumbass letter/name combos?) It's just a jacked up Impreza hatch, no different than the Outback that's been around forever. Also, the customers they built for the last couple of decades didn't actually buy any cars. Since the Toyota involvement and Subaru started mainstreaming it, sales have exploded.

The "hybrid" is incredibly pathetic though, its an old tech Ni-MH battery that weighs a quarter ton lashed to a 13hp electric motor. WOOOOWWWW. You gain about two mpg for your trouble, much like the laughable previous generation Lexus GS hybrid that was probably the dumbest luxury car on sale at the time.

You gain about two mpg for your trouble, much like the laughable previous generation Lexus GS hybrid that was probably the dumbest luxury car on sale at the time.

How so?  The performance gain from the Hybrid GS was quite noticeable and enjoyable.  Lexus largely tunes their hybrids for performance, not mpg.  That's what Toyota is for.

NiMH is pathetic?  We have a 2001 Prius on its first set of batteries still pushing 38mpg after 150,000 miles.  What's pathetic is all the other dipshits rushing to Lithium ion before they were ready so their cars caught on fire (GM/Boeing) or lost most of their range in the cold (Nissan) causing the dealer to buy them back from customers.  There's multiple reasons Toyota released the first modern hybrid car w/ NiMH and will be the last to use Lithium Ion.  So yeah, save weight with Lithium and burn to death or walk home.  Good plan.

Btw, the electric motors tuned for mpg aren't valued for 'work' or HP.  They are for torque off the line and minor assist during cruise or cylinder deactivation.

Quote from: planx on March 29, 2013, 07:08:13 PM

You have a LGT Anax? What year?

2005, the best looking model and generation of Subies ever made IMHO.

Shiiiiiit. I have the 2000 LGT and I keep wishing for some tuuuurrrbbbboooo powwwaa. Agreed on it being the best gen. Is yours spec B with Bilstein or did you go your own way with the suspension tuning?

I'm running KYB GR2 shocks and H&R sport springs on mine.