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Subaru’s 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon Booth Previews Impreza STI Parts and More

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Subaru Impreza STI Parts Debut at Tokyo Auto SalonSubaru

The Tokyo Auto Salon is not your average auto show. While automakers are no strangers to bringing the same kinds of concepts we might see in Detroit or New York, modified cars and the aftermarket parts they carry are the true stars. Subaru brought its A-game for 2023, trotting out a whole range of neat vehicles that include new models, concept parts, and a whole bunch of motorsports goodies.

Residing front and center in Subaru's Auto Salon display is a modified version of the next-generation Impreza hatchback that made its debut in Los Angeles in November. Rather than just rolling out the same bone-stock car from L.A., Subaru fitted this Japan-market Impreza with several STI accessories under development.

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Details are light—and we're waiting for Subaru to get back to us with a more comprehensive list—but a report from Carscoops said the Impreza concept carries STI-specific bumpers and side skirts, as well as a more pronounced roof spoiler. Gloss black paint can be found nearly everywhere the car's Sunbrace Pearl Orange paint isn't. But perhaps the coolest part of the whole concept can be found all the way aft, where a pair of center-mounted exhaust tips hang out.