Carlex Design Europe Subaru Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 with redesigned interior

Carlex Design Europe has revamped the interior cabin of a Subaru Cosworth Impreza STI CS400. By using a lot of red leather, Alcantara and carbon fiber, the people working at Carlex have given the Impreza STI CS400 "Wild Beast" a whole new look. The seats are wrapped around in red and black leather with red stitching which is the same theme used for the doors. The steering wheel and gear shifter are black with red stitching, while the dash, pillars and roof are covered in Alcantara.

The 2.5-liter turbocharged engine was left untouched so it delivers the same 395 hp (295 kW) and 398 lb-ft (540 Nm) of torque, which is enough to propel the car to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.7 seconds and a limited top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h).

Source: Carlex Design Europe

 

Frankfurt Preview: Subaru XV Crossover Concept

From the moment we saw the XV Concept at the Shanghai Motor Show last April, we knew that it was a thinly disguised study of Subaru’s new Impreza-based crossover. And we were right: the Japanese company announced today that the production version of the XV will make its world premiere at the opening of the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 13.
Subaru also released a cropped sketch of the XV showing the car's front end. As expected, it doesn’t differ much from the concept, and we expect the same to be true of the interior.
The Concept was powered by a 2.0-liter flat-four engine coupled to a continuously variable transmission (CVT), which will most likely make it on the XV. Power will be directed, as is customary for Subaru’s models, to all four wheels.
Production of the new Subaru XV will begin in late 2011 and the first deliveries are expected in early 2012.

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Subaru-Based Crossover Prototype Comes out of the Closet

Back in the corporate heydays of GM, before the Detroit automaker went bust, the General would re-badge just about anything it could get its hands on if it were to make a fast buck without breaking a sweat.
This lazy corporate mentality was not only limited to GM’s American products but it spread throughout the entire company. Saab and even Subaru were subjected to this crude process, which was mostly limited to swapping badges and grilles.
When GM controlled the fate of Saab and held a 20 percent share of Subaru, the Detroit company's executive gurus came up with the bright idea of re-badging Subaru models as higher-end Saabs and selling them for a premium.
The first product of the Saabaru project was the Saab 9-2x, which was nothing more than a Subaru Impreza hatchback with a different nose job and a re-trimmed interior. It was also the last production model of the sort as the following year, GM sold its Subaru’s shares back to the Japanese carmaker’s parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries.
But not before it finished a prototype named the Saab 9-6 that was built on the Subaru B9 Tribeca crossover. And even though most of us had heard about the 9-6, no one outside of Saab and GM had ever actually seen the crossover model, up until now, that is.
The Swedes decided that it was time for the prototype model to come out of the darkness and into the light of Saab’s museum in Trollhättan, Sweden.
Discovered and photographed by Steven Wade, the man we came to know as the founder of the Saabsunited website and who is now part of the Swedish firm’s social media team, the 9-6 is a typical product of GM’s re-badging process.
And by that we mean a Saab nose plus some minor changes to the exterior and interior trim.
Wade also mentioned on the company’s website that GM also developed a three-door prototype of the Saab 9-6, but its whereabouts remain unknown.

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Subaru Signs MoU to Manufacture Compact SUV

Subaru’s parent company Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tan Chong Group for the local production of an unnamed compact SUV in Malaysia.

The only compact SUV in Subaru’s current range is the Forester, though the vehicle in question may be the upcoming Impreza-based crossover that was previewed by the XV Concept (pictured above) at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show in China this past April.

The Japanese automaker said an initial assembly of 5,000 vehicles per year will begin in October 2012 at an existing production facility of Tan Chong Motor Assemblies Sdn. Bhd (TCMA). The vehicles will be sold in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia through the Tan Chong Group’s Subaru network.

FHI established a partnership with Tan Chong Group in 1987 when the latter was appointed the Subaru distributor in Singapore. The Tan Chong Group has since expanded the sales and distribution network of Subaru vehicles across ASEAN countries that now include Cambodia, Southern China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Asia Autosalon @ Singapore Expo: Car Park Random Shot Part 1

Beside the Autosalon at the Singapore Expo Hall 5 and the drifting demo, there were a lot of nice cars of visitors in the car park, lets see below.









Ferrari F430 from Malaysia with very nice plate number.









Modified Nissan GTR with carbon fiber bonnet and GT wing.









Modified BMW M3 E92 with carbon fiber bonnet, trunk and GT wing, previously it was in green colour.









Modified Nissan Skyline ER34, if you are a D1GP lover, sure you will know ER34.









Stock Nissan 370Z from Malaysia.









Nissan 350Z.







Modified Nissan Silvia S14.







Nissan 180SX drift car.







Modified Subaru Impreza WRX in yellow colour.







Old Subaru Impreza WRX same in yellow colour.







Second generation Mazda MX-5 with bodykit.



For more pictures of Singapore Asia AutoSalon, please visit Asia Autosalon @ Singapore Expo Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Drifting Demo, Car Park Random Shot Part 2 and also the Race Queens.

Asia Autosalon @ Singapore Expo Part 3

Continue from Part 1 and Part 2, more pictures will be posted, hope all of you will like it.




Pink colour RX-8.




Itasha RX-8.




Modified Mazda RX-8.



Matte color Mazda RX-8.



White Mazda RX-8.



Red Mazda RX-8.



Widen body Civic Type R.






Honda Civic Type R race car.



Modified Mitsubishi Colt.



Mitsubishi Lancer GLX with 3M Carbon Fiber Vinyl.




Subaru Impreza WRX STI race car.



Subaru Impreza WRX STI S204.



Subaru Impreza WRX STI



VIP Mazda 3.



Pink Toyota Previa.



Brabus Smart Fortwo.

For more pictures of Singapore Asia Autosalon 2011, please visit Part 4, Part 5, Drifting Demo, Car Park Random Shot Part 1, Part 2 and also the Race Queens.