Subaru fans were coaxed down from their respective ledges this week, when the company confirmed that its newest Impreza models had received a far less ambitious facelift than many had expected. While the cars' new face has been drawing varying degrees of ire since the first buff-book spec shots began circulating earlier this year, other sections, from midship to rear, were generally left alone, allaying fears that the new Impreza would be something of a motoring Quasimoto. Click through for more official pics. [Thanks to Ryan for the tip.]

[Update: Our buddies at Autoblog.es posted the whole press kit so we could relax and have a sandwich. Check out the rest of the photos here.]

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