Subaru teases 2023 Impreza ahead of LA Auto Show reveal

The 2023 Subaru Impreza will be revealed at next week’s Los Angeles Auto Show on November 17 by Bucky Lasek, Subaru Rally Team USA driver.

But we’ve got a sneak peak of what to expect. Subaru has teased a familiar, hatchback silhouette. The new Impreza’s grille also appears larger, and set slightly deeper into the fascia following the trend set by Crosstrek.

The new Impreza looks more like an evolution, or deep facelift, of the current small car rather than an all-new vehicle. All will be revealed in time.

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As the Impreza follows the release of the Crosstrek small SUV – formerly XV in Australia – we can infer plenty of information about Subaru’s new small car, as the pair typically share features outside and under the skin.

The new Crosstrek is confirmed to get a hybrid powertrain option, as well as retaining Subaru’s famed symmetrical AWD system.

A big point was made of safety for the new Crosstrek, with nine airbags, new driver monitoring system and deeply upgraded Eyesight technology. There’s also a generous portrait-oriented 11.6-inch touchscreen inside the Crosstrek with wireless smartphone mirroring.

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Although Subaru had previously stated the new WRX would be the last new car to use the current iteration of Subaru Global Platform (SGP), the Crosstrek appears to use the same underpinnings. It’s therefore likely the Impreza will be SGP-based as well.

We can expect the Impreza to hit Australia in 2023, but Subaru’s Australian importer has not made any concrete announcement yet.

The new Impreza – a rival for Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen Golf and Mazda 3 – will be revealed on a livestream at 4:25am AEDT on Friday November 18.