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#3065 of 5922 MY2004? by jthorsen

Dec 03, 2002 (6:32 pm)

Hi all, I was just perusing some old posts and saw the link to the Japanese Impreza site which supposedly shows the 2004 design of our Impreza...does anyone know if this is in fact what we will get? I have to say, I like this new look better. Is it just me (or maybe the angle of the pictures) but does the redesign make the front end look longer?

And as I was clicking through the multitude of pictures, I noticed a couple cool features that I hope we get as well!

Pop-up nav system:
http://www.subaru.co.jp/impreza/sportswagon/06/index.html
I probably wouldn't splurge on something like this, but for some reason it reminded me of the Japanese car from Cannonball run

WRX sunroof (albeit a tiny one)!:
http://www.subaru.co.jp/impreza/sportswagon/06/06_03.html

I didn't see any mention of an STI wagon though...

-Jon

#3066 of 5922 2004 WRX Wagon by wrxsoon1

Dec 03, 2002 (10:19 pm)

Jon,
From all the posts I've read and links I've seen, yes, this is what the new (2004) Impreza's will look like. I don't think they even offer the STi Wagon in Japan anymore and they've never offered it in any other market.
 
I, too, am hoping they offer heated seats and mirrors here in the U.S. (SOA are you listening! Stephen don't get started. ) as I will likely get my WRX Wagon next year. Rumor has it that the 2004 models will be hitting the States in March. I read a post on a different site that stated Canada would be getting the optional moon roof (they already get the heated seats and mirrors as standard equipment). So hopefully Subaru will bring that option to the U.S. as well. Not sure about the Nav system.
 
-Ian

#3067 of 5922 Jon by paisan

Dec 04, 2002 (5:12 am)

Almost all vehicles in Japan have available GPS/NAV systems. Even the el-cheapo models have these as deal options. Unfortunately here that isn't the case. Let's hope for the moonroof though.
 
-mike

#3068 of 5922 Nav system by saintviper

Dec 04, 2002 (7:34 am)

If you are getting lost in parking structures and while going under bridges and through tunnels, you are relying too much on your nav system and not enough on common sense. Turn you nav system off and look outside the cockpit. You'll probably get lost less.

#3069 of 5922 Unlikely we'd get the nav system even as a option by WarpDrive

Dec 04, 2002 (8:05 am)

People in Japan are gadget crazy, most of that kind of stuff doesn't make it over here (at least on a WRX-class car).

#3070 of 5922 by ateixeira

Dec 04, 2002 (9:46 am)

My recent trip to CT was the first time I truly longed for a Nav system. I would have looked for alternate routes several times, it would probably have saved me hours in traffic.
 
Though so would a plain map. We were in my wife's car and I didn't take them with me (big mistake).
 
-juice

#3071 of 5922 Wow Japan is Subie Heaven! by keithllb1

Dec 04, 2002 (11:23 am)

Nice link Jon, the Japanese have some nice features, I was really impressed with their Sti, I don't think we'll see any Sti's in the states until after 2004's come out in a very limited capacity, I was talking to a dealer and he said they are only allowed to receive about 2 or 3 cars, which I'm sure there is a trove of people already laying claims. And he also said no STI sport wagons. I would love to see an Sti sport wagon! I loved the headlights on the Japanese car. I'm sure our WRX's will easily be upgradeable. I actually kind of like the unique features of the "bug eye" But not as bright as I would expect from a performance vehicle.

#3072 of 5922 saintviper by hunter001

Dec 04, 2002 (6:39 pm)

I was not "lost" in the underground parking lot. The el-cheapo Hertz rental NAV system was lost, since it could not obtain any satellite signals there. High-end systems use dead-reckoning technology to enable them to plot the route even in the complete absence of satellite signals. They do this by storing the last recorded physical location through the last obtained satellite signal, calculating the direction/altitude in which the car travelled (since the receipt of the last signal) and the speed at which the car travelled (since the last signal) and estimates your position (latitude/longitude/street location) precisely. The el-cheapo systems do not do that. They need satellite signals all the time and even while driving in the midst of tall buildings, they get "lost". If the NAV system is lost, then what is the point in having one, other than as a "toy" with no real utility ??
 
Later...AH

#3073 of 5922 Dead Reckoning.... by djasonw

Dec 04, 2002 (8:46 pm)

AH... I did not know that his technology was employed in the NAV system of the Acura. VERY CLEVER. Once you use a NAV system you wonder how you lived without it. I find it's very helpful when travelling somewhere you're unfamiliar with. It allows the driver to focus on the road and allow the unit to guide him/her precisely to the destination. Definitely safer than trying to read a paper map or written directions while driving.

#3074 of 5922 AH by paisan

Dec 05, 2002 (5:34 am)

As was stated before, why would you need to plot a route in a parking garage? Seems like you just want to toute your equipment as being better than everyone else's guess you have a small equipment problem
 
-mike

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