2012 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Rendering: Who’s the Ugly One Now EVO?

The rear fender flares are a bit too much in my opinion….. but the front end looks sick!!!
Wing needs to be re-shaped to better suit the car.

Still too many doors.

“if Subie’s designers follow this path it might be the first time the EVO comes up short on the looks department.”

How come? We have no idea how the 2012/2013 Evo might look like… jumping to conclusions way too fast ????

The old one was so ugly. This new is awsome.

This is the car I’ve been waiting for! It has a beautiful design – sporty and sophisticated and I love the fact that it has four doors. I have been searching for a car like this for a long time. I can’t wait for it to be put on the market – I’ll be the first in line to buy it!

Yeah right $ 40,000 and an underpowered turbo that makes 300 HP!! What a joke. Hell every car makes over 300 HP now days. The bar has been at least 400 HP for a few years now. Unless your 16 years old. What a joke. Subie needs to wake up and listen to what people want.

It’s not about power, It’s the power to weight ratio. I don’t care if has “only” 300hp, as long as it doesn’t weigh 2 tons like “every” other car out there.

The only numbers that matter to me is 0-60, 1/4 mile, slalom and lateral grip. I could care less about the horsepower it makes, as long as it beats the pants off of the other guy. Power means nothing when it is attached to a land yacht, trust me…I own a Dodge Challenger I know.

Um nope..the STI hasn’t always came up short to the EVO. In fact the last couple years the EVO popularity has dropped a bit and the STI’s have increased. The back end of the 2008-2011 WRX sedans look like a Kia….The hatchback STI is the way to go. It’s an awesome looking car, and performs well. It’s a true AWD hatchback. Don’t get me wrong i love Mitsubishi, but the newer EVO’s have got uglier.

MAke it a Damn Coupe Already! 22B style!..400HP! Lets shed the weight down to 3,100lbs and you have a SUPERCAR, well somewhat. Enough is enough Subaru…WE WANT – COUPE, WIDER, LIGHTER, FASTER!

Hmm… I like it… no I hate it…. no I like it….. no, the world ends in 2012 anyway! Or is that supposed to be 2064 after Mayan to Gregorian corrections? O.o

Seriously, the Impreza Concept scared me, but I this is a liveable solution. Just stick with a TMIC would you FHI? And keep that wing, it gives character without rice, and provides 88kg @ 120MPH IIRC(metric weight with US speed, go figure).

Complaining about power? Atleast this sti is going to be direct fuel injected….. I was told using Cobb accessport sti d.I. will be 500hp tuned.

PLEASE USE THE HOOD SCOOP FROM THE ’05 STi!!!!

I love it, it is the best looking STI!

I love this design!! don’t get me wrong the power is sweet, But Subaru come on why not make every WRX and STI standard with 400 or 500 horses. Make the STI a TRUE SUPERCAR, now that would be sweet!

Have had 04 and now 07 STI with power pac and short shifter.New sti is much slower than my car.Subaru will lose me if HP does not increase to 375-400……easy to do!!! Boss 302 will win me over!!!

I feel subaru is going from iconic to toxic ..one thing that makes a car hav heart is history
Take porsche for example yes they have various new models bt the 911 body remains intact

If I was the designer for subaru I will rather focus on interior n make cosmetic changes not
The entire shape well if it looked good that would be nice

If going green is they concern rather not make cars

man i hope to god the 2012 subaru doesnt look like this, this is the most uglyest one yet. If they were to make a 2012 version then make something nice

It is the best looking STI!

What a great improvement over the past few years. Subaru stuggles to get a front end identity. I have an 06 STI and like the front treatment but this is awesome!!!!! Hope the rest of the car is the same way and the pricing is reasonable. Subaru–don’t price yourself out of the market like Mazda did with the third generation RX7.

Diesel, flat six, 300 bhp, why not?

Why is everyone trying to increase the power on the sti? it is a four cylinder and has 300+ hpwr!! The reason they don’t make it more powerful is because it would become too expensive. Besides most people that get sti’s modify them afterwards, so this gives the buyer a great feeling that they can make their car better thats why these cars are so demanded. Making it more powerful would simply make it too expensive, and most people would not pay for a 45,00 dollar sti. This gives you great power and a great car, without the supercar price.

Hey Subaru, make a coupe version of the sti.

Had an ’03 EVO before and usually prefer them but if this car ever makes production the way it looks here, I will buy it

Look really closely people. That design is very similar to a car already on the road with the exception of a couple extra air damns and two extra doors. It is the Scion TC with a hood scoop. As a matter of fact, the tail lights look like an old Celica from the pic. i have a 2005 WRX and was dissappointed with the 2008-2010 design. That looked like a Corolla on Steroids. The new 2011 is the best looking STi ever and just so happens to be the fastest STi around the Nurburgring. Keep the same design for a couple of years. Look for different Spec options.

Hey I own a 2011 STi and I was wondering if the Cobb access port would avoid my warrenty?

Please! Subaru’s are WACK and EVO’s are even WACKIER. I just sold my 08′ STI, practically gave it away at 23,500. What people don’t get is that these cars are qucik and perform well for the first couple of years. After that you have to keep dumping money into them just so they can up with a tuned up Scion. I got my money and put it down on an HPH tuned VW Scirocco, yup going V-DUB, bye bye Subi!!! My brother owns an 04′ R32 AWD and even after I tuned my STI I still could barely keep up on the quarter. Not to mention how many people remind me that it WRX’s sound like they’re farting and the noise gets louder as you accelerate! WHY! SUBI??? That thing is as fast and as SICK as a Porsche. I just can’t get past how sexy and luxurious VW interiors are NOT cheap looking. And models like the GTI are pretty sexy as well. Well I know alot of peeps here are in denial and probably hating right now so I guess I’m outta here. Peace! drop me a line for vids… fredsavesourmoney@yahoo.com

by the way I was reffering to the 04′ VW R32, when I said it was as fast and as SICK as a Porsche. I did’nt mean my STI. Peace!

I was reffering to the 04′ R32, that is as SICK and quick as a Porsce, unfortunately not my STI. bye bye STI.

are u importing the vw scirocco here to the states? those are pretty awesome i checked them out. im stuck with my evo for now because i owe to much on it being a 2010 but am considering the scirocco if it comes to america but i would never buy a wrx even if it was an sti they look cheap and the sedan looks like a kia or at best a corolla on steroids.

Every major car enthusiast magazine holds an annual Evo vs STi shootout that pits a bunch of each of these cars in various trims and power levels against each other in a series of competitions. Tell me when the last time was that the overall winner was a Subaru? Don’t worry I’ll wait. The Castrol Syntec top shop car was an Evo and the top shop engine build off was a 4g63 made by the same shop. It hurts me to think that people think there is a comparison.

I think this looks positively awesome. Cannot wait to see the new Impreza BIG improvement over the last interation. I love the styling of this WRX STi!

OK now make the real STi production car look like this picture don’t be changing things around on it it looks fine like this BUT add a 1000whp capable of holding block, heads, and valves so we can just slap in a bigger turbo n run over the evo’s n put a strong 5 speed tranny 6 gears makes us lose time shifting to 5 gears on the track

OOO yea don’t forget to add some 1000whp forged pistons too

Subaru sti

Subaru modified the platform for the 2012 Impreza and left the WRX & WRX STi alone. Two different badges. There is no 2012 “Impreza WRX STI” any more.

Let me amend that. There never was one!

Freddy – I wonder if you cooled the turbo down before you shut the STi off each time. Big truckers do it and all turbo vehicles should do it to get the EGT down to around 300ºF before shutting down. My son has an 07 GTi turned up to about 270WHP with 45000kms on it and still feels the same. Turbos are the first thing to go on vehicles if they are not looked after.

I own a JDM STI V5’99, and for this look is not bad but looks more like a scion. I think the front get an 9 points, the side with fenders/flares an 6, the rear with spoiler 4 and the deck a 6, total 6,25points overall.
If they make the engine parts better, e.g.forged pistons,piston rings and better oil pickups and baffles then it would get more attention to buy. I don’t like the franchise between toyota and subaru, this cause the big problem in design that we don’t like anymore. I want quality vs styling and prizing.

good thing im goona get a 04-07 sti…after 07 sti got ruined…this looks like a fucking ford fiesta…without the wing

Man I think it looks,but I do think the fender flares are bit to bulged look tone it down a bit then you’ll be fine,but just don’t do what the EVO did and make it to heavy that it can’t out do the old one,I love the EVO but the new one is a bit to heavy and the interior was dyland cheap,

subaru!!!!!!!listen what peoples are saying.make a coupe.even same as p1.that was,is and will be a dream car all of scooby fans.

wrx even not sti is arroun 1400 kgs heavy.with flat four 218 bhp engine is fast as shit.peoples don’t know how fast is sti.i don’t care if some evo’s are faster.fuck that.i love subaru.i will always love them.hi five for evo owners.and next to wrx owners.good luck with ur cars.

Love the styling. The current model is ugly. Subaru needs to build a good looking car around the great STI engine. I wonder if the back end would look as good.

you guys are a riot. Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one. Different strokes for different folks. You all must be 20 somethings.