People can cry all they like about the new "soft" suspension, but having driven a base 08 Impreza back to back with an 07, I prefer the 08. Yes, it is more compliant, but it grips better. The new suspension is "grown up" in a German kinda way, offering better grip and better ride quality.
Drive a BMW, MB or Audi and you'll see what I mean. They all have more body roll and suspension movement than you'd expect, but the tuning and geometry means that when things get twisty, it plain works without you losing your fillings. Also, it means no bump steer, a real bugger on broken Canuck roads.
Now, they have made some serious strides in the suspension tuning, but have not in the steering feel department. Hello? It's still too light. C'mon Subaru, obviously you backwards engineered some German car, why the mushy brake pedal and overboosted steering?
