Anyone else seen this new WRX?

[Goodspeed]

I just can't see how, after what i'm sure was months of focus group studies, customer profiling, and market research, they could possibly sign off on this design. do they have any idea what happened to the last Civic Si when Honda tried the "quirky dumpy looking hatch" formula?

I think what is truly disappointing, beyond the horrid looks, is the obvious intention of Subaru to stray away from the WRX's/STi's rally-bred heritage into plebian automotive appliance - dom. They already have the Tribeca and the Legacy, why do they need to take their leading performance vehicle and turn it into yet another overweight, ugly people carrier? Japanese auto companies have really gone down hill lately IMO and they have now completely turned their backs on the enthusiasts that played a large part in their growth in this country. I hate to see what is going to happen to enthusiast culture as a result of this