Quote Originally Posted by bomber21 View Post
It is unbelievable how much time changes things. The Impreza, the car name that is connected more than anything else on this planet with rallying, is now a ridiculously slow car that noone buys.
Subaru decided to split out the Impreza and STI lines for branding purposes but they are still very much "Impreza."
Today, you can buy more performance models of the Impreza, in more places in the world than at any point in Subaru's history.
So, I'm not sure what you mean by this?


Remember the Audi 200, Skoda Octavia, Subaru Legacy, etc? Yeah, those days happened and we'll get over this too.
The Puma is hardly a traditional SUV, at least no more so than the Mini. Rallying at the top level is a marketing exercise and somebody has to pay for it so it makes sense to follow the consumer. CUV's are selling incredibly well. Both Hyundai and Toyota are also launching cars in this segment.