Six Star Magazine Six Star Magazine Winter 2011/2012 | Page 17

IMPREZA

2012 SUBARU IMPREZA:
THE BEST JUST GOT BETTER
There are plenty of compact cars out there
to choose from these days and a number of

exceed all expectations in this segment.
Let’s start with the blatantly obvious: The

them represent reasonably smart choices.

Impreza is, arguably, the most fun-to-drive

They offer some great qualities at an

compact car on the road today. It’s the only

affordable price, such as strong fuel efficiency

car in its class with standard all-wheel drive,

and a h ealthy list of standard features. But as

yet it still offers comparable fuel efficiency

with any segment of the car industry, some

to two-wheel-drive rivals. To differentiate the

competitors rise above the rest — and the

Impreza even more, it’s also the only compact

2012 Subaru Impreza is a prime example.

car equipped with Subaru symmetrical

While the Impreza has been a crowd

full-time AWD — something that is very far

favourite and a class-leader since it first

removed from your average AWD system.

arrived on the scene close to 20 years

The inherent qualities of the system

ago, the all-new fourth-generation version

combine to make all the difference in the

promises to put even more distance between

world. All the key components are positioned

itself and its so-called competitors — and

very low in the car, which sets the stage for

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