Subaru Impreza WRX ? - SEAT Cupra.net

*LEO LION R* · 31-01-2003, 12:05

Has they really improved the front of the impreza wrx ?

Despite these being a nice colour, it just doesn't look right and for the first time ever i thought the oval badge made it look like a deformed mondeo.

Then again i suppose i'd be buying it for it's performance, and not the looks.

*LEO LION R* · 31-01-2003, 12:05

MMMMmmm...

*mark sheerin* · 31-01-2003, 12:09

I've got to say and I've thought this all along...

The new car looks no better than the last despite all the claims by the Journalists....

The front air Dam is more old school Hyundai!!

the black one looks like a sea lion thats just getting b*ggered by a Sperm Whale!!

*edc* · 31-01-2003, 12:12

Only £19,995 now though.

*mik* · 31-01-2003, 12:17

Quote:

Originally posted by mark sheerin

the black one looks like a sea lion thats just getting b*ggered by a Sperm Whale!!

I personally think it's a big improvement over the bug-eye.

Although I wish they'd change the crap rear spoiler

*LEO LION R* · 31-01-2003, 12:21

I know what you mean, the spoiler sucks big time, RB5 one looks great IMHO, although the PD one is nice too.

*mik* · 31-01-2003, 12:24

PD one?

Wossat?

I think you mean the RB5WR one

I believe the std RB5 didn't get the WRC style one (although I could be wrong......where's fen when you need him?

*LEO LION R* · 31-01-2003, 12:28

PD = Pro Drive as in the one on the STi7

*mik* · 31-01-2003, 12:58

Aha - you were taliking Banbury

You obviously spend too much time on Scoobynet

*LEO LION R* · 31-01-2003, 13:22

Nah i've finally decided it's the 22BWRC one that's best or is it the STi5 - damn just when i thought i'd decided as well

like the TSL and PD ones but in a single piece.

*mik* · 31-01-2003, 14:17

I still have a real thing for the RB5 WR ~ know I'll never get one now on the road home. Yum

22B is a beast of course.

*dangel* · 31-01-2003, 15:41

Well it sounds like a much improved car - better handling, engine and (important) interior too. I don't miss the bug eye look one iota

But it's the image i have the problem with..
However, if you own a 22b your cool in my book

*max_torque* · 31-01-2003, 21:42

If you are going to get a new shape 'preza, then make sure you get an STi, WRX is hopeless now they have softened it off 'cause you can get the STi officially in the UK. For just under £20k i'd get a Focus RS, std WRX doesn't see which way an RS went round any test track i've tried them on. And on the road the wrx has such poor body control and lift off oversteer it's sh*te in the wet!

Personnaly i would only have one of the original ones, pref a P1 but maybe an RB5.

*Fen* · 03-02-2003, 17:45

Quote:

Originally posted by mik
PD one?

Wossat?

I think you mean the RB5WR one

I believe the std RB5 didn't get the WRC style one (although I could be wrong......where's fen when you need him?

The RB5 just came with the MY99 mid-level one. The WR Sport was the one with the big Prodrive puppy on the back as well as the PPP and a little logo on the speedo. There was a group buy on Scoobynet recently for the WR sport wing at £395 painted. I'd sold mine by then though.

The classic Scooby is the only true Scooby, but image, cost of ownership, age and build quality all count heavily against it nowadays.

The RB5WR (or just a chipped one, mine had a Scoobysport exhaust and an ECUTek TEK2 until I made it standard to sell on) or the P1 are the ultimate. The 22B was too much for the road in the UK, and it just is not worth the money even today.

In the very unlikely event I had another it would be a wagon however. Preferably an import in Steel Blue (RB5 colour) that I could put Speedlines and RB5door graphics on for a laugh

03-02-2003, 18:07

I think the front looks like a Daewoo/hyundai, much prefered the older one as it was more aggressive. however i do prefer the side and rear of the new one

Mark66 · 04-02-2003, 02:10

Where did you take the pictures of the Subaru Leo Lion R? If I'm not very much mistaken its Adam's garage in Aylesbury? Do you live in/near Aylesbury?

*mik* · 04-02-2003, 07:39

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark66
Where did you take the pictures of the Subaru Leo Lion R? If I'm not very much mistaken its Adam's garage in Aylesbury? Do you live in/near Aylesbury?

I'm assuming he copied them from a post on Scoobynet a few days ago..... "Leo" lives up here in Jockland

*LEO LION R* · 04-02-2003, 08:29

Hi

As mik says they are from a scoobynet thread

but don't know the owner to give them credit.

*LDoR* · 08-02-2003, 17:24

I did think that the new shape was an improvment over the bug eye but after having seen those pictures i have to say it actually looks worse:eek:

It does look better in STi tim but it still doesn't compare to the original. And i'm no fan of the scooby in all honesty. Subaru don't seem to understand how to make a car just look good. I'm more of an Evo fan myself.

I have actually seen a modded bug eye that looked cool as it has the WRC kit and extensive mods to the bug eyes.

Speaking of the Evo, has anybody got any more photos of the Evo 8???

31-01-2003, 12:05	#1
LEO LION R if you need to ask . . . Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on the edge Posts: 5,804	Subaru Impreza WRX ? Has they really improved the front of the impreza wrx ? Despite these being a nice colour, it just doesn't look right and for the first time ever i thought the oval badge made it look like a deformed mondeo. Then again i suppose i'd be buying it for it's performance, and not the looks. __________________ gone black LCR but not forgotten

31-01-2003, 12:05	#2
LEO LION R if you need to ask . . . Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on the edge Posts: 5,804	MMMMmmm... __________________ gone black LCR but not forgotten

31-01-2003, 12:09	#3
mark sheerin DUNLOP academy wanabee Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,597	I've got to say and I've thought this all along... The new car looks no better than the last despite all the claims by the Journalists.... The front air Dam is more old school Hyundai!! the black one looks like a sea lion thats just getting b*ggered by a Sperm Whale!! __________________ If you are not alarmed . . you should be www.fastalarms.co.uk

31-01-2003, 12:12	#4
edc Blue Leather &amp;amp; Shiny Bits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Woking, Surrey Posts: 8,165	Only £19,995 now though. __________________ Ed ___________________

31-01-2003, 12:21	#6
LEO LION R if you need to ask . . . Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on the edge Posts: 5,804	I know what you mean, the spoiler sucks big time, RB5 one looks great IMHO, although the PD one is nice too. __________________ gone black LCR but not forgotten

31-01-2003, 12:24	#7
mik irregular participant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Glasgow UK Posts: 3,054	PD one? Wossat? I think you mean the RB5WR one I believe the std RB5 didn't get the WRC style one (although I could be wrong......where's fen when you need him?

31-01-2003, 12:28	#8
LEO LION R if you need to ask . . . Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on the edge Posts: 5,804	PD = Pro Drive as in the one on the STi7 __________________ gone black LCR but not forgotten

31-01-2003, 12:58	#9
mik irregular participant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Glasgow UK Posts: 3,054	Aha - you were taliking Banbury You obviously spend too much time on Scoobynet

31-01-2003, 13:22	#10
LEO LION R if you need to ask . . . Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on the edge Posts: 5,804	Nah i've finally decided it's the 22BWRC one that's best or is it the STi5 - damn just when i thought i'd decided as well like the TSL and PD ones but in a single piece. __________________ gone black LCR but not forgotten

31-01-2003, 14:17	#11
mik irregular participant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Glasgow UK Posts: 3,054	I still have a real thing for the RB5 WR ~ know I'll never get one now on the road home. Yum 22B is a beast of course.

31-01-2003, 15:41	#12
dangel Nuclear Banana Boy Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Around Cambridge. In the scheme of things, does it really matter that much? Life is too short. Posts: 2,869	Well it sounds like a much improved car - better handling, engine and (important) interior too. I don't miss the bug eye look one iota But it's the image i have the problem with.. However, if you own a 22b your cool in my book __________________ -= Timbo =- Leon Cupra In Stealth Mode [size=1] MY03 - 240bhp, 247lbft JabbaChip, Boost Controller, 18" Cupra R wheels, Dunlop SP9000s(7.5J), Brembos/SuperDot 4.1/Braided Hoses/NOT Carbon Metallic Pads this time, Lowered on Koni Shocks/Eibach Springs, Forge DV007P, GPS/PDA satnav/speedcam, Pimp Tints, LED lights, Phillips VisionPlus Bulbs, ALL EU options, Pioneer MP3/WMA/CD HU, De-locked, Fuse 38 Relocated, Pillar-mount boost gauge.. Audi 80 1.9 TD SE finished in minty white, lowered on spax shocks - 75bhp but handles like a dream awww![/size] Need some new tyres and don't want to pay over the odds? Click here!

31-01-2003, 21:42	#13
max_torque Wide boy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: sticking pins in voodoo dolls of MSA officials! Posts: 895	If you are going to get a new shape 'preza, then make sure you get an STi, WRX is hopeless now they have softened it off 'cause you can get the STi officially in the UK. For just under £20k i'd get a Focus RS, std WRX doesn't see which way an RS went round any test track i've tried them on. And on the road the wrx has such poor body control and lift off oversteer it's sh*te in the wet! Personnaly i would only have one of the original ones, pref a P1 but maybe an RB5.

03-02-2003, 18:07	#15
Shock_Xe Guest Posts: n/a	I think the front looks like a Daewoo/hyundai, much prefered the older one as it was more aggressive. however i do prefer the side and rear of the new one

04-02-2003, 02:10	#16
Mark66 Full Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 86	Where did you take the pictures of the Subaru Leo Lion R? If I'm not very much mistaken its Adam's garage in Aylesbury? Do you live in/near Aylesbury?

04-02-2003, 08:29	#18
LEO LION R if you need to ask . . . Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on the edge Posts: 5,804	Hi As mik says they are from a scoobynet thread but don't know the owner to give them credit. __________________ gone black LCR but not forgotten

08-02-2003, 17:24	#19
LDoR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Theres no place like 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1,662	I did think that the new shape was an improvment over the bug eye but after having seen those pictures i have to say it actually looks worse:eek: It does look better in STi tim but it still doesn't compare to the original. And i'm no fan of the scooby in all honesty. Subaru don't seem to understand how to make a car just look good. I'm more of an Evo fan myself. I have actually seen a modded bug eye that looked cool as it has the WRC kit and extensive mods to the bug eyes. Speaking of the Evo, has anybody got any more photos of the Evo 8??? __________________ Now drives and Audi S3 with Revo

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