STUD or DUD: Has Subaru's 2011 WRX Changed From An UGLY Duckling Into A Beautiful Swan?

While some may or may not appreciate Subaru, which is essentially Japan's Audi, it seems that these guys are being a bit too harsh on the updated for 2011 WRX.

If you did not catch recent headlines, the new WRX is slated to be given a widebody treatment, which entails a wider track. The guys at TTAC think that it is a bit too "swollen," but this writer thinks its muscular treatment fits the character of the car.

Although TTAC says that it works better in hatch form, the automotive community seemed to lambast the STI when the current generation debuted.

Either way, we want to know what YOU think.

Is it a move in the right direction for the brand's more aggressive performer OR does it appear a bit too much like a steroid-laden bodybuilder?

The Truth About Cars reports:

How can it be that Subaru is simultaneously so easy to love and so easy to hate? Under the sheetmetal, the company sells some of the most capable and characterful automotive technology in a market that’s otherwise flooded with bland homogeneity. But then there’s the damn sheetmetal. Subaru has “upgraded” the 2011 WRX with the swollen, anabolic looks of the STI, which might look decent in hatch form, but as a sedan (and like all Impreza sedans since the first generation) it’s just plain unfortunate. If only Subaru had snagged Peter Schreyer before Kia did…








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lewishamiltonpimp - 3/23/2010 9:21:44 PM

+4 Boost

"Subaru is Japan's Audi."

Umm...okay then...

B7FAN - 3/24/2010 7:49:28 AM

+8 Boost

and whats funny Subaru's AWD system is better than Audi's

Tarzan - 3/23/2010 9:37:11 PM

-2 Boost

Its too busy in front of the A pillar, and too plain behind the A pillar.

LACMAN - 3/23/2010 10:45:27 PM

+2 Boost

It looks just like the same little monster it did when when I last paid it any attention. (to be honest, I dont know when that was)

DaHarder - 3/24/2010 3:10:09 AM

+3 Boost

The Subaru WRX/STI remains an Aesthetic Abomination with Marvelous Mechanicals... Nothing's Changed

Bmw8ter - 3/24/2010 7:11:32 AM

+3 Boost

I'm a Gen. 4 Legacy fan myself. The Gen. 5 Legacy is an even greater abomination than the new WRX.

veyron1001 - 3/24/2010 11:52:27 AM

+2 Boost

The 2004 model was the best looking model.

pennfootball - 3/24/2010 10:34:04 AM

-1 Boost

It needs a 6 speed gearbox ASAP....the 5 speed is cheap. Other then that I am glad they gave it an aluminum dead peddle my plastic one kind of fell off.

pennfootball - 3/24/2010 4:14:58 PM

+1 Boost

Seriously deboost me because I want a car with 6 speeds instead of 5....this is madness I am getting sick of BMWspies

AlexTx - 3/24/2010 1:09:21 PM

+1 Boost

Is it just me or the whole WRX/STI/EVO thing is over..
I mean it was great 6 years ago, but it just seems like these cars are not as popular as they used to be... people got tired of them.
I don't know.. maybe it's just me, but living in a big city like Dallas, I used to see a ton of them but the past 2 years... I see very, very few of them.

pennfootball - 3/24/2010 4:14:21 PM

+1 Boost

They raised the prices so lower demand