http://www.subaru.co.jp/topics/t-2005/r2_r1_debut_fair/For those that "dislike" the Tribeca snout, perhaps this is a good sign.
The R2 minicar was, IIRC, one of the first to sport the trademark snout and tomorrow, the TypeS will be launched in Japan *minus* the snout!
Although the R1 TypeS still has the snout, it looks quite nice and aggresive with Type S treatment.