April 08, 2005
2007 FHI
Rumors and fake pictures are common sight in car related online forums. It take very little effort to get any brands’ faithful to froth at the mouth, both in the positive and negative sense.
The pictures below come from a BabbleFish translation and point at the Fuji Heavy Industries’ quest to enter the upper-crust of automakers; and the larger European profitable market segments.
Props to NYCshopper on NASIOC
Impreza
Impreza MPV
Roadster
New models of Subaru: Drive shaft the Japanese specialist for all-wheel drive wants to expand in Europe strongly. Therefore a wave of new Subarus rolls in the next years. Heart of the product offensive is starting from 2007 the new Impreza. The Japanese automakers see in Europe still much Wachtumspotenzial - not only to Nippons Branchenprimus Toyota, but also the small manufacturer Subaru, which per year so far builds only 600,000 cars. Already 2007 want to sell 750,000 units to Subaru, until 2009 even scarcely 900,000 - of it 100,000 in Europe where the autosection of the Fuji Heavy of Industries company sets today straight times 60,000 off. In Germany, beside Great Britain and Switzerland largest European Subaru market, are to rise the annual sales of 10.000 to 18.000 units. The growth path desired can be walked on however only over an expansion of the model program. Therefore numerous Subaru novelties roll in the next four years. Most important column of the program is to become the Impreza, so far an outsider, because wrongly positions and in too few karosserievarianten available. But that is to change. New Impreza also basis for Kompaktvan and roadster first of all come to the IAA in the autumn of this yearly a Facelift and more achievement for the two-litre double-piston engine, which there is to then be uniformly with 160 HP. The Impreza is correctly again presented to Tokyo engine show in the autumn 2007. It is to carry the new Markenlook of Greek chief Designer Andreas Zappatinas come of Alfa Romeo as the first Subaru Serienauto. Planned are from the new Impreza beside the four-door sedan also a Coupé, a combination and a Minivan. Also a compact roadster as competition to the Mazda MX-5 is to be based on this platform. A further key to larger Subaru spreading in Europe might be the first box he turbo-Diesel of the mark. The four-cylinder debuetiert 2007 together with the Impreza, has somewhat more than two litres capacity and is to carry at least 160 HP out. The engine comes starting from 2008 then also in the new edition of the Forester to the employment as well as in the Legacy. In order the siebensitzigen SUV named B9 Tribeca in Europe well marked out to be able, is missing still another six cylinder turbo-Diesel double-piston engine. That does not come however 2008 ago - so for a long time prospective customers with the thirsty 250-PS-Sechszylinder-Benziner must take before dear. Zurzeit is homologiert the large SUV for the employment in Europe. The Potenzial for the German market sees annually limited managing director Jens Becker without Diesels on 500 units: “with Diesel we could sell the quadruple surely.” Increase gives it however not only in the Top segment, but also at the basis. Seriously is considered the import of the small car g 1, which was shown for the first time on the of this year Geneva salon the European public. For local conditions the only 660 cubic centimeters measuring four-cylinder turbo engine would have to yield however a larger engine. And whether it would be at all competitive with a price of 10.000 euro in the competition-intensive surrounding field, it remains being waiting. It stands firmly however that the next Minicar generation is developed by Subaru, which already rolls in two years from the outset for European requirements with.
Posted by petergun at April 8, 2005 01:54 PM