Impreza.... Impressed ?

The Original Icon : The Subaru Impreza WRX STI (R320 version)

The New Icon : The Subaru Impreza WRX STI (new)

The old Subaru Impreza was ICONIC.

The WRX/WRX STI version is World Rally Championship (WRC) champion bar-non.

Years on years of ultimate dominance over other makes from Mitsubishi (EVO), Renault (Clio) and Peugeot (206cc).

Symmetrical four-wheel drive and thumping turbo. World famous technological tour de force.

I term it :

"A Fusion of Technology and Personality"

It's been the ultimate Ah Beng/Ah lian's Dream Machine. (Not that they can afford one .. dream, getit?) .

It's probably the one car that has achieved Cult status in recent years.

Having fan clubs all over the world .. having morphed by all kind of mods and colors.

Distasteful or othewise. ... :p

Then THIS.

The one biggest Revolution to the ICON.

Past versions were all evolutions of a successful original .

This is The all New Impreza WRX STI.

Love it? It's now about GRACE. PACE. FACE. SPACE.

No longer in-your-face Brash.

Supposedly meant to have a wider appeal. To the now-grown-up teenager who grew up drooling but cannot afford one .... to the wild girl who thinks a Beetle is way too poser-ish. To the suited business man who has the edge and will yawn being seen in a normal family sedan.

Love it or hate it at first sight... it'll grow on you. :op

Not as inviting or enticing like the way its sexy predessor was... but at least... you'd be less stigmatised.. being seen in one ... when you drive up front to a hotel lobby.

Herald the new ICON. :-)

Impressed???