Six Star Magazine Six Star Magazine 2014 | Page 5

Welcome to the Subaru Six Star magazine 2014 summer edition. On many fronts, this is shaping up to be an exciting year for Subaru Canada, Inc. There will be sensational new model introductions and at the same time we’re celebrating numerous awards recognizing the achievements of our current models. Finally, we’re also achieving remarkable sales results. Such success comes about from practicing proven design, engineering and manufacturing principles that have become the cornerstone of the Subaru brand. The four pillars of Subaru’s success – safety, versatility, performance and durability -- give shape and substance to the unparalleled driver and owner experience that Subaru Canada strives to deliver day in and day out. We are very pleased that 2013 was a history-making sales year for Subaru Canada. We sold a record 36,760 vehicles from coast to coast, making us the country’s fastest-growing Japanese automaker. That trend is continuing in 2014. New models have added to the excitement surrounding Subaru and you can learn about them here in Six Star. Please read about Subaru’s very first hybrid power plant, now in the XV Crosstrek, with its advanced fuel saving and emissionreducing technology. There is also the thrilling all-new 2015 WRX and WRX STI, which became available in our showrooms this spring. The 2015 BRZ Aozora Edition adds even more excitement to this trendsetting sports car. And in July 2014, get ready to welcome the all-new 2015 Subaru Legacy (still the only car in its class with standard all-wheel drive) and the 2015 Subaru Outback. Both will be available with Subaru’s awardwinning available EyeSight™ technology. In addition, the all-new Legacy will also feature the next generation EyeSight™ system as part of its enhanced driver-assistance technology. As enthusiastic as we are to launch all these great new models, we are also very honoured by the safety and value awards current models are receiving (see expanded story on page 38). For example, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has once again named the Forester, Legacy, Outback, Impreza and XV Crosstrek Top Safety Picks. This is the fourth year in a row (2010-2013) that these vehicles received this prestigious ͅ