Subaru Releases First Image of New WRX Ahead of LA Auto Show

SubaruSubaruJapan, 1953 > present34 models
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has released the first teaser image of the new WRX and announced that it will be revealed at the LA Auto Show that begins on November 19. The styling is quite similar to the conceptSubaru WRX ConceptJapan, 2013 > present17 photos
that it showed previously.

Subaru introduced a new generation of the ImprezaSubaru Impreza 4Japan, 2011 > present46 versions
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, which the WRX is based on, last year, but the WRX is planned as a sedan for its new generation. No hatchback is planned.  

It has not announced what engine will be used in the car yet, but the most likely candidate is its new 2.0-liter turbocharged flat four that makes 250hp in the North American ForesterSubaru Forester 2.0XT Pre...Japan, 2013 > present1 photo
and 296hp in the Japanese-market LegacySubaru Legacy Gen.5Japan, 2010 > 201452 versions
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.