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IMPREZA
EARNS ACCOLADES AROUND THE WORLD
WITH OPTIONAL EYESIGHT ® AND STEERING RESPONSIVE HEADLIGHTS
The all-new 2017 Subaru Impreza may have been released less than a year ago, but it’ s already earned some impressive awards for safety, retained value and overall excellence.
In terms of safety, the Impreza is breaking new ground in the compact car segment, making a big impact with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety( IIHS). When equipped with EyeSight ®, Steering Responsive Headlights and High Beam Assist, the Impreza received“ good” ratings across all eight of the IIHS evaluation criteria.
Built using the new Subaru Global Platform, the Impreza also earned a“ superior” rating for front crash prevention, making this the first vehicle in the small car category to receive the highest possible ratings in all IIHS tests. The 2017 Subaru Impreza is designated a Top Safety Pick +, the highest possible overall rating from the IIHS. But safety is just part of the story.
Earlier this year, the Subaru Impreza was also honoured with the ALG Canadian Residual Value Award for the compact segment. The Impreza has topped this segment seven times in the nine-year history of these awards, a remarkable record. Given that the all-new Impreza builds upon the successes of the previous generations, we expect good things at next year’ s ALG Residual Value Award presentations as well. To top it all off, the 2017 Subaru Impreza has also been named Car of the Year Japan. This top-tier award pits all the best new vehicles in the world against each other in a winner-takes-all contest, as voted on by 59 leading automotive journalists from Japan. The new Impreza comfortably outdistanced its main competitors, the Toyota Prius and Audi A4.
“ When we started developing the Impreza over four years ago, never did I imagine I’ d be standing here today with such a prestigious award,” said chief engineer Kazuhiro Abe while accepting the award at the Tokyo International Exchange Center this past December.“ The Impreza’ s new global platform has great meaning for the company moving forward and will underpin nearly all of our cars over the next decade. On behalf of all of my R & D team, I’ d like to thank the jurors for their support of this car.”
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