Talk:Subaru Impreza

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This article needs merging with Impreza, probably. There are too many Impreza pages in the Subaru category! Andrewferrier 15:27, 2004 Nov 10 (UTC)

I think this has been done. Impreza now redirects here. --SportWagon 17:52, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Looks Like Pacer? 2 First Entry into Small Car Market? 3 Correct engine designation. 4 Images 5 Separate page for RS? 6 Delete the Collectibles Section? 7 Engine Designations 8 Link-Fest 9 incomplete data

[edit] Looks Like Pacer?

Does anyone here think this thing looks like a hypermodern AMC Pacer? -Litefantastic 23:43, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

I remember Pacers. An Impreza Wagon doesn't really look that much like one in real life.--SportWagon 17:52, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

They do have a similar silhouette (a bit of tumblehome to the body and tail, for example) the cars really don't look much alike.

--Bagheera 22:39, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] First Entry into Small Car Market?

Can you say Subaru 360, Subaru Justy ? And the Legacy isn't "large". Do they mean precise "compact" versus "sub-compact" or "micro" or something? Or is the claim just plain wrong?--SportWagon 17:52, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Correct engine designation.

"The basic turbocharged motor, the EJ20, produces 211 bhp."

The "EJ20" was the single overhead camshaft engine with either 8 valves (88) or 16 valves.

The "EJ20T" was the twincam 16 valve turbo which produced upwards of 180HP

[edit] Images

Would it be possible when adding / changing images that the full spec is included in the image name or comment, including the region. -- Jbattersby 11:21, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Separate page for RS?

Shouldn't there be a separate page for the RS just like the WRX and STi? --Arun 23:31, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree with you; at the least, this article needs more info about the RS, and perhaps a picture of the RS. Also, since there are seperate articles about the WRX and WRX STI, a lot of the info about those cars can be cut out of this article. Maybe this article could benefit from a chart explaining the differences in the cars, or a more organized listing of the trim levels. The differences in the trim levels of the Impreza are more extreme than most cars, and the Impreza could be viewed as either a slow granny-driving station wagon, a rugged off-road vehicle, or a high performance sports car.

[edit] Delete the Collectibles Section?

At one time (5 years ago) it was difficult to find die-cast replicas of Imprezas, or Subarus in general. There are far more available now, however, both as collectibles and pure toy variety (I myself sometimes find the latter more "collectible", but anyway...). IMHO the new section says little of interest (toy and collectible replicas are made of most successful automobiles), and is nowhere near complete. I mean, they don't even mention AutoArt. (And yet a complete list would probably be off-topic for the article).--SportWagon 17:32, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Very difficult to find in the US. Yes, there is some controversy over whether collectibles should even be allowed in WP, but who is to say whether a Subara Impreza is notable, but a Choro Q Impreza is not, as there are certainly articles on types of toys, and certainly individual cars such as the Hot Wheels beach bomb. I would advocate not following those who seek to delete all topics they do not deem of interest, and err on the side of including more information, rather than less. --matador300 19:39, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Engine Designations

Shouldn't there be some mention that the 2.5L engine used in the USDM STi is the EJ257, and the 2.0L JDM and EDM versions are the EJ205?

[edit] Link-Fest

There's a silly amount of external links here, mostly to fan sites and other non-encyclopedic sources. Can someone take a look a tidy them up? StopItTidyUp 20:23, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] incomplete data

once again the engine range and data is not complete.

From 92 the impreza was available with an ej15, ej16 or ej18

In 96 the impreza wagon was available with ej20

Not all nonKei Subarus are AWD. In North America that may be the case, but then the reference to Kei cars is pointless. If JDM Kei cars are mentioned, then it must be said that Subaru markets a base model FWD Imprez in Japan.