Saturday, October 6, 2007

Subaru Interactive @ Docklands

Where: Subaru Interactive, Docklands Melbourne
When: 7th Oct 2007

Visited the Subaru showroom at Docklands to get a hand's on feel of the new rex. The showroom is up on Lorimer St, which is quite near the city centre.

The Docklands marina where all the "boat people" park their boats.

Signboard leading to the showroom which doubles as a service centre as well. The STi badge is proudly being displayed. There is a dedicated STi showroom just for Subaru's STi beasts.

Ahhh...the new rex MY08. Sadly shape wise is way out in my opinion. Actually based on many of Rex fans out there. It uses the same 2.5 litre boxer from the previous MY06/07 plus a few tweaks. You can see that Subaru is trying to make it look more finer and classy to move up market I guess. It looks more friendly and something people may consider for their kid going to college?? Also its a hatch now, no more sedan. But on the showroom floor it does seem kinda bossy with its cool blue color and big 17" alloys.

Cut out of the famous 4 cylinder (H4) boxer engine that started it all. Famed for its low centre of gravity and excellent balance drive output. A turbo just makes it all too evil...hehe

This is the small theater room where you can learn more about impreza and the symetrical All wheel drive system. There is impeza chassis in the middle, displaying the engine, suspension and the AWD system.


Now this is what i'm talking about! The slightly older 04 STi was marked sold and its owner will soon be tearing down the streets with 320bhps!


Now this is the car to consider. The Liberty 2.5 GT. Same boxer turbo as the Rex but with luxury you can just melt in...hehe.. Leather seats are electronically adjustable with all the goodies like Sat Nav and i-drive knob thingy in the middle console. Wow! But I find the space inside is not that big for a large sedan car. All in all, I'm seeing stars from all that Subaru badges all over the place....alright, time to bugger off now..!!