{"id":101042,"date":"2015-11-18T17:30:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T22:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=101042"},"modified":"2015-11-18T21:42:34","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T02:42:34","slug":"subarus-la-concept-is-a-thinly-disguised-impreza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2015\/11\/subarus-la-concept-is-a-thinly-disguised-impreza\/","title":{"rendered":"Subaru\u2019s LA Concept is a Thinly Disguised Impreza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Subaru Impreza Sedan Concept is expected to be pretty close to what rolls into showrooms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you have the sense you\u2019ve seen the new Subaru Impreza Concept before, well, you wouldn\u2019t be entirely wrong. It\u2019s been only a few weeks since the Japanese maker unveiled another Impreza Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show.<\/p>\n

That one, however, was a hatchback take on the popular model line. For the 2015 L.A. Auto Show, Subaru is back with the Impreza Sedan Concept, a yet-closer version of what we\u2019ll soon see rolling into U.S. showrooms.<\/p>\n

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What a concept!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the Tokyo Show, Subaru officials promised that the concept hinted at \u201cthe design direction not only of the new Impreza but of Subaru\u2019s future models as a whole.\u201d Now, they add, the next-generation Impreza will be the first in a series of products to emerge from the company\u2019s Prominence 2020 strategic plan.<\/p>\n

A key element of that plan is to develop what might be called \u201cclass-above\u201d products. The Impreza might be Subaru of America\u2019s entry model, but the new version won\u2019t come across as a basic econobox, the company promises.<\/p>\n

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The Impreza might be Subaru of America\u2019s entry model, but the new version won\u2019t come across as a basic econobox.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the front, you\u2019ll notice a lower and wider stance, with a more sporty and three-dimensional face. There\u2019s a new version of the Subaru hexagonal grille, framed with distinctive \u201chawk-eye\u201d headlights.<\/p>\n

(Subaru set to roll out new three-row SUV at Indiana assembly plant. For more, <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A character line stretches from nose to tail, a second crease rising from front to back. The fenders are flared to accentuate Subaru\u2019s familiar all-wheel-drive system.<\/p>\n

The low and wide design theme is repeated in the rear, with the combination lamp assembly echoing the hawk-eye lighting cues.<\/p>\n

Recent spy photos suggest the L.A. Sedan Concept is quite close to the production model coming next year. What you don\u2019t see is that it will ride on a new modular architecture, Subaru taking its cue from competitors as diverse as Toyota and Volkswagen. The goal is to lower production costs by sharing a flexible platform among a variety of different models.<\/p>\n

(<\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for details about Subaru’s concepts from\u00a0the Tokyo Motor Show.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Various reports have suggested the new platform will accommodate a range of different powertrains. Expect them to stick with the classic Subaru boxer layout, with a push for increased fuel-economy, along with improved power and performance.<\/p>\n

Subaru has also been working on a plug-in hybrid and it\u2019s quite likely to offer a version in the new Imprezza at some point \u2013 but it\u2019s far from certain that model will come to the U.S.<\/p>\n

(Subaru one of several automakers adding forward collision warning technology. <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for more.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

With a conventional gas engine, expect the new Subaru Impreza to stay close to the current price range, starting around $19,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have the sense you\u2019ve seen the new Subaru Impreza Concept before, well, you wouldn\u2019t be entirely wrong as another was introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show. Go to TheDetroitBureau.com to see the difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101042"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101042"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=101042"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=101042"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=101042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}