2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Review

By many measures it's better than the previous car, but the funk and fun that made the older car endearing is largely gone.

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Subaru Impreza 2.5i - 2008 Review: Once upon a time, the standard Subaru Impreza was a sleeper deal. You got a good chunk of the fun of a WRX and nearly all the funk, just with less power and a cut-rate price. With that history in mind we were initially excited to get our hands on the all-new 2008 Impreza 2.5i, so imagine our disappointment when we discovered that the little Subie is making a play for the mainstream. By many measures it's better than the previous car, but the funk and fun that made the older car endearing is largely gone.

By Keith Buglewicz
Photo Credit: Oliver Bentley

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