Subaru had time to build a new interior, chassis, suspension, brakes and body around a largely unchanged engine and drivetrain for the 2008 Impreza range. The naturally-aspirated hatchback represents one-fifth of that line-up. As with most redesigns, the car grew in every dimension, and Subaru’s signature frameless doors are no more on the company’s entry level vehicle. The hatchback ...

While we're sure Subaru sold more of the previous-generation sedan that the wagon, it wasn't just for the single fact more of the sedans were made. The sedan was just so much better looking. Well, we have a feeling that will change with the new, third-generation of the Impreza. Whereas the sedan's look has been likened to too many other compacts on the market, the hatchback has only one ...

Subaru had time to build a new interior, chassis, suspension, brakes and body around a largely unchanged engine and drivetrain for the 2008 Impreza range. The naturally-aspirated sedan represents one-fifth of that line-up. The more refined new sedan also becomes much more practical, as a 60/40 split seatback is finally standard equipment. As with most recent redesigns, the Impreza grows in ...

Released months after the more pedestrian WRX for 2008, the STI is Subaru's performance flagship, taking cues from the rally cars it builds in the World Rally Championship, though that car hasn't turned a wheel in competition yet. Anyhow, the STI is a serious performance car. Based on the Impreza hatchback, it nevertheless sports unique body parts to make room for the big 18-inch wheels and ...

Thoroughly redesigned for 2008, the WRX has a face not only a mother could love, necessarily, but maybe one only she'd recognize. Upon first laying eyes on the new WRX sedan, enthusiasts weren't always kind, likening its looks to Corollas, Saturns and, sometimes, even Accords. Heck, even journalists who drove the car lamented the redesign cost the WRX its rawness behind the wheel. There is no ...

There are no more Legacy wagons (they’re all badged as Legacy Outbacks now, and feature the associated jacked-up suspension, etc.) Likewise, there are no more Outback sedans. The range does get a new flagship model, the 3.0 R Limited, though it is not the most expensive Legacy. Other changes for 2008 to the new Legacy line-up include revised front and rear fasicas and lights, upgraded ...

The big change for the 2008 model year as far is the death of the Legacy wagon. Buyers can still get a Legacy with a liftgate, albeit with the Outback moniker attached. What this means is higher ground clearance and other details in an attempt to mimic an SUV. It also means the all-wheel drive sport sedan segment is pretty much left to Audi. That said, the pseudo SUV gets shifter paddles for the ...

Subaru’s Legacy Outback-based SUV, the Tribeca, seems to be going through the same ugly duckling restyling as the outgoing, second-generation Impreza, as it got a ‘nose job’ after just two model years, along with new panels elsewhere. It also loses the B9 moniker in its name for 2008, and gains new 18-inch wheels. The engine fitted to the Tribeca gains some muscle thanks to more ...