1/22/2024 0 Comments Subaru im 2012![]() After all, it carries the brand's DNA while improving things perhaps a half-step over the previous model-about the cadence Subaru seems to follow. I'm confident that Subaru aficionados will be fine with the Impreza. Of the multitude of small cars that I've driven lately, only the Ford Focus approximates the same planted feel. Whether it's because of the AWD or the low center of gravity, or perhaps just suspension tuning, the Impreza drives like a larger, heavier car than it is-in a good way. The driving position was good, with much better seat-bottom bolstering than I'm used to in small Asian products, and the Impreza had that hunkered-down Subaru on-road stability that seems to be a hallmark of every example of the brand. Noisy though the cabin was, the 2.0-liter flat-four proved adequate for pushing the Impreza along. On the road, once the CVT had stopped adjusting its belts and pulleys, things definitely improved. ![]() These weren't $30,000 Optimas, either: They were both Kia Rios, and both came in at less than $21,000. In Subaru's defense, I probably wouldn't be so hard on the Impreza if it weren't for the fact that I was in two Kias earlier in the week, each of which had interior appointments far surpassing that of our Subaru. OK, so comparing our 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Limited to the three-pot Scooby scooter is probably a bit harsh. Add a raucous engine note amplified by the dreaded continuously variable transmission, and you have a recipe for Japanese Econobox Flashback, 1988-style. DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Leave it to a black Subaru Impreza interior with Vinyleather upholstery and all-weather floor mats to redefine the word cheap.
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