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"  On Wednesday, Subaru will officially unveil its all-new Impreza WRX. We took a gander at the shots that have been circulating the web early and... well... we&amp;#039;ll let you make up your own mind. But to our eyes, this new high-performance, all-wheel-drive Subaru looks an awful lot like a Kia Spectra (see photo below at right). Not the most dynamic shape for a legendary sport compact like the WRX. Maybe the design will look more original and more emotional in person later this week. Let&amp;#039;s hope so. A few mechanical details about the car have been leaked. Most notably and surprisingly, the powertrains will carry over. Expect the new 2008 WRX to be powered by a turbocharged, 2.5-liter, flat four-cylinder with about 230 hp backed by a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic transmission. And because it&amp;#039;s a Subaru, all-wheel drive will again come standard. Some say the system is improved over the current model, and we hear the steering has been sharpened too. The car is larger in nearly every dimension, but we hear it may actually be lighter than the current model. A Subaru rep told us last week that the more reserved styling of the car is intended to broaden the model&amp;#039;s appeal. We hope it doesn&amp;#039;t turn off the legions of hardcore WRX fans that have made it such hit since the car debuted in 2002. \u2014Ben Stewart Kia Spectra "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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