2012 Subaru Impreza: First Official Photo

Look at the first official photo of the all-new 2012 Subaru Impreza sedan. Subaru promise that the new design will provide "a roomier interior and improved levels of comfort and refinement" with the company adding that it will deliver up to 36mph on the highway. The 2012 Subaru Impreza will receive its world premiere in both [...]
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This is the production version picture. Nothing special but
the car looks are very clean. I like it.

http://www.insideline.com/subaru/im...1-new-york-auto-show.html#comments_sort_form1

Basia

 

I thought I'd never see a day. Though I'd stay away from a 50/50
torque split.
I was amazed at how much the 40 front /60 rear split goes towards
steering neutrality on A4. No hint of understeer on A4(and A6) audi.
It might do subaru some good to move some power rearward on lesser
imprezas and leave 50/50 to the (presumably older)
safety freaks on legacy/outback/fartster.

No subaru for me, I want rear axle torque bias, thank you very much
(well, there is something to be said about exorbitant prices of subaru
parts where I live also).

 

I lied, I like 325xi setup where fronts are connected with a huge (2
sec or so delay) after
the rears have been spinning in vain.
But next to that 40/60 is second best.

I think BMW xi setup is da best at eliminating torque bind and other
similar problems
with idiots towing the car improperly. But If you do an xi kind of
thing on a subaru
you either get a bmw(I somehow doubt it) or you get an epileptic RAV4
system with shitty
brains that does a random dance when random wheels sleep on a slippery
pavement.

My guess is FT-86 platform would be the proving ground for the new awd
concept.

Not that I expect toyoda to fix their shitty "awd" in the process.

 

Any idea what is compromised to get the 36 mpg rating?