Subaru Viziv Performance Concept - Now the 2022 Subaru WRX

[c172fccc]

Looks ok, I like the front and sides, but I’m not really feeling the rear. The big plastic rear bumper looks a bit weird imo and the proportions are a bit weird, I’m blaming those taillights.

Electronic parking brake is a curious choice, is it for GT trim only or CVT only? Also why is the GT trim CVT only?

I’m not sure about that mostly screen interior. At least they kept some buttons (looking at you VW).

 

[MedigoFlame]

@c172fccc Seems like there is a physical handbrake for the lower trim with a manual. Sorry about mixing up photos between trims.

 

[c172fccc]

@c172fccc Seems like there is a physical handbrake for the lower trim with a manual. Sorry about mixing up photos between trims.

Yeah I know, that's why I asked if it was CVT only, I saw that the manual had a physical one.

Edit:

What is that? That base interior is terrifying.

 

[CodeRedR51]

That's going to be a no from me. Eww.

 

[GranTurNismo]

The plastic trim totally turns me off. I really hope that’s not mandatory on all WRXs. If it is, then hoo boy will the purists be pissed.

 

[c172fccc]

Someone made an edit of what the STI could look like:

 

[Tornado]

Hopefully the 5% doesn't include the Honda Civic taillights.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

The black cladding is cheesy AF. They are going to sell a lot of black WRXs I have a feeling.

 

[buickgnx88]

They are just mocking me now!

 

[Wolfe]

They are just mocking me now!

I feel like Subaru is mocking me too these days, with these ghastly enormous screens (or the alternative above). The six-speed and all the road-carving performance in the world couldn't make up for living with that.

I'll take a 2002 WRX instead (LOL, as if I could find one that hasn't been thrashed).

 

[ND4SPD]

The greenhouse is the same as the corolla and I'll never unsee that...

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

For a second or two I thought the Corolla was on top.

 

[05XR8]

Look like the center dash is a children’s learning toy. “Hear the cow go ‘mooooo’”. Lord ‘a mercy…

 

[Wolfe]

The greenhouse is the same as the corolla and I'll never unsee that...

This may be a parallel of the discussion about trunks in the Toyobaru thread.

 

[05XR8]

Damn. That center stack is bad. It look like a 1980s version of a tablet and a backyard engineer shoved it in that hole, removed his hand slowly, to see if it falls out and said, “ Yeah, that fits!”.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

The greenhouse is the same as the corolla and I'll never unsee that...
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Leaving aside the Corollaness, there is a disturbing incongruity of having black plastic "I'm an offroader!" cladding combined with 40 series low profile "I'm not an offroader!" tires that I don't think can be possibly reconciled. What were you thinking Subaru? It just looks dumb.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I wonder if the black plastic helps prevent rust. That would be a nice benefit, otherwise the way they did it here looks a bit over the top.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I wonder if the black plastic helps prevent rust. That would be a nice benefit, otherwise the way they did it here looks a bit over the top.

I would honestly worry about it encouraging rust. The last thing you want is to trap water, and cladding over metal with an impervious material (like plastic) is an excellent way to do just that. Hopefully they have designed in some weep holes so any water that does get in there has a way to get out.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I would honestly worry about it encouraging rust. The last thing you want is to trap water, and cladding over metal with an impervious material (like plastic) is an excellent way to do just that. Hopefully they have designed in some weep holes so any water that does get in there has a way to get out.

Yeah good point, I'm not sure how cars with the cladding rust. Either way, in the salt states something will be falling off.

 

[Tornado]

I assume it will be just like any 90s Pontiac from anywhere north of Virginia, where it looks pristine for 5 years and then one day you close the door and everything on the body below knee height just falls off at once.

 

[1241Penguin]

That plastic cladding is horrible.

 

[Hayden]

Honestly really like the car, and have been saying for years that the STI of this model will likely be my next car. That hasn’t changed, but can anyone show me a photoshop of it without the black cladding? Would really put my mind at ease because it’s simply awful.

 

[Veinz]

The black wheel arches look tacky imo.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I know not everyone was a fan of the previous generation design, but I think it looked pretty good.

This is just lukewarm and it's a step down. The biggest issues are the plastic cladding and the center console treatment. Not sure which one of those is worse.

 

[05XR8]

I say(a couple times) the dash is worse. At least you don't have to look at the car much, when entering and exiting the vehicle. Can't see it while driving and not really going to look at the whole car while washing it either. The dash(fourth time) is... shouldn't have been approved during development. May as well have placed a Tesla sized touch tablet for everyone to complain about. Nearly forced to choose an upspect model to avoid that dash.

 

[GTboyz]

What's with the black panels jeez...

 

[Keef]

How can a young and hip Subaru designer in 2020 look at photos of the 22B lining their studio and think to themselves,

"...black cladding. It needs black cladding."

 

[TonyJZX]

what is with the GR86 tail end??

well you know, this sort of turbo flat four w/ manual + 4wd isnt long for the earth so one must be happy that these things even exist

of course i would take this any day over an 86 and i would think a wagon type body w/ manual would be a good thing

i'm not a huge fan of the flat four sound, ("signifies the imminent arrival of a moron") but its at least distinctive throaty bassy in a world of cars that sounds like PD Gran Turismo vacuum cleaners.

 

[Rossell2]

On the subject of the cladding. I completely missed the new Forester the other week and... Well... Look...

2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness Revealed With A Lot More Toughness

The 2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness model boasts 9.2 inches of ground clearance, a skid plate, and off-road tires.

www.motor1.com

 

[TonyJZX]

that Forrester is supremely ugly. They made it so the wheels look tiny and the car is overly bulky looking.

The cladding is overdone and the interior looks like its 1997.

I'm sure its a good drive with its 2.5 flat four w/ cvt (LOL)... surely modern CUVs can do better than this.