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2008 Subaru Impreza WRX Sedan...Impresses More than the 5-Door?!

In the past week or so there have been numerous photos of the new WRX 5-door on the internet. It all started with a controversial Motor Trend showing. Since its unveiling the 5-door has received a lot of criticism for its underwhelming styling

The specs for the powertrain have finally been released: The WRX's 2.5L turbocharged flat-four still features the same 224hp and 226 lb-ft. of torque, but those numbers now arrive earlier on the tach. The base 2.5L has 170hp a 3hp drop, but torque moves up 4 to 170 lb-ft.
The All-New 2008 Subaru WRX is set to be unveiled at the New York Auto Show next month. Well the May issue of Motor Trend already has the pictures of the car.
A member of the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club received his copy of the magazine a little early and decided to scan in the pics.
As you can see the car looks a lot like the Mazda 3. The pics do not give any clues to engine size or transmission choices, etc. One new option will be a navigation system.
Sadly I hoped that the new model would have been a lot better than this. Kind of a let down. Hopefully the powertrain will make up for the underwhelming styling.