In an odd move, it seems the Subaru Impreza, at least here in Australia, is no longer going to be a 4-door all wheel drive turbo sedan but a 4-door turbo hatchback only.

It’s not all bad news with Subaru Australia telling us the car will be more sophisticated, though perhaps be more conservative in it’s styling and may come with a more potent version of the 2.5 litre motor currently found in the WRX range. Wether this stands up to the more powerful 2.0L turbo S-GT engine currently found in the JDM model of the WRX is yet to be seen.

Subaru Australia stresses the new car will be a more refined, more upmarket car and will be joined by the STi model, however that won’t arrive until around February of next year. The Impreza range will be launched locally at the end of August and go on sale the following month.

Either way the release is going to be interesting not just in terms of seeing if the hints given come true but also in terms of how the market responds to only having a choice between hatchback models

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Check this out. You’ll see what I mean in just a second. Amazing!

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Perhaps one of the most classic shoots ever, see this Nissan 350z hammer through the streets of Prague!

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Both brilliant cars. But hey, the end result is rather obvious when you consider what’s under the hood.

Interestingly, it’s not by much

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The fellows at Prestige Motorsport inform us that the Toyota Caldina GT-T wagon, with model years 1997-2002 (ST215W and ST246W), is now available to be imported into Australia, though compliance is not yet available for the later model ST246W.

Two examples; the ST215W and ST246W models respectively, from Prestige Motorsport

The Toyota Caldina GT-T wagon is a serious piece of kit, sporting the 191KW 3S-GTE engine, a 4-wheel drive system like the Celica GT-Four, and either a 5 speed manual or tiptronic automatic transmission. Prestige Motorsport estimate prices to be around $10,000 and $20,000 complied, based on condition, mileage, model year etc.

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