The first rendering and details of the Subaru Impreza Design Concept are now available at the LA Auto Show.

Subaru could finally get rid of bland front end designs for their Subaru Impreza. If the Impreza Concept Concept is received well at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the answer will be “yes”.

The new 2.0-liter Boxer engine is also introduced with the Lineartronic CTT. This engine is a lower displacement, naturally aspirated version of the 2.5-liter turbocharged 2.5-liter 224 horsepower (167 kW), engine found in the Subaru Forester 2011.

We told you earlier in the month that the concept car was built according to Subaru’s “Confidence in Motion”. This is the first model to be produced using the new strategy.

Although this is the first image of the Japanese manufacturer, it shows a vehicle with bolder designs. However, there will be changes before the vehicle hits the assembly line. The concept does not have side view mirrors or door handles (replaced with tiny camera stalks), which seems to be done to give the design a fluid appearance.

There are several things we would like to see the four-passenger four-door model carry over from concept-to-production. The fin-shaped LED fog lights work well with the single bar grille. This is against a black honeycomb mesh. The racing heritage model’s four corners and two diffusers were all optimized using a wind tunnel to improve aerodynamics. The rear lighting will be “inspired by a sharp-edged theme… stretched into the body sides in order to join the character line running along the flanks.”

The hexagonal grille at the front is what doesn’t work. The Impreza Design Concept looks almost Volvo-esque with this hexagonal grille. The interior’s platinum leather has blue piping and stitching, which is a stark contrast to the exterior’s Sky Silver color and bright silver aluminum wheels. The interior features include a touchscreen infotainment system and a multifunctional steering wheel with touch panels.